Harley heated gear problem...?
Stage I
Joined: May 2012
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From: Crestview, Florida
Gerbing Link Broken
the light will not blink at the highest setting. supposed to run steady led.
some of the leds are not of the highest quality either. they can be pretty dull.
anything below the highest setting supposed to blink.
instructions pdf -- look on right side, Connecting your controller... line #2.
your electrical system comes into play. a stronger alternator will crank these things up. what bike are you using these on? FLHTC/U... should be more than sufficient.
i cannot put the Gerbing G3 gloves on max on the 2010 EG. even at 15° they get way too hot. i put them on max for 5 seconds, and back them down. same with the Gerbing jacket liner.. max for 5-10 seconds, and back it down.
some of the leds are not of the highest quality either. they can be pretty dull.
anything below the highest setting supposed to blink.
instructions pdf -- look on right side, Connecting your controller... line #2.
your electrical system comes into play. a stronger alternator will crank these things up. what bike are you using these on? FLHTC/U... should be more than sufficient.
i cannot put the Gerbing G3 gloves on max on the 2010 EG. even at 15° they get way too hot. i put them on max for 5 seconds, and back them down. same with the Gerbing jacket liner.. max for 5-10 seconds, and back it down.
Do you have the PDF file available?
Rob
I'm sure you do, but are you using the correct amp fuse that the instructions call for when using both the jacket liner and the gloves? I have the same pieces but without a temp controller and my jacket about makes me sweat and my hands stay toasty warm (but I'm also riding at 28 degrees and not 19 degrees).
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Baltimore, MD
I have the HD heated jacket liner and gloves with the dual thermostat. Rode to work this morning (19degrees) becasue the afternoon temps were supposed to be in the upper 40's. Anyway, on the way to work I noticed the gloves did not seem as warm as they had been in the past. The jacket liner was absolutely toasty. At a stop, I looked down at the controller and the light for the gloves **** was blinking. The jacket light was dim. I had the jacket turned down at that point which may explain the dim jacket indicator light. But the gloves light continued to flash. After work, I suited up and made doubly sure everything was hooked up correctly. Started the bike and plugged in the power cord. When I turned on the liner and gloves, the gloves light began blinking immediately. Although the temps were warm enough this afternoon to not need a lot of heat, the indicator flashed all the way home. Any ideas? I checked all the documentation that came with the jacket liner and gloves. Nothing mentions the lights on the controller. Maybe there is nothing wrong and 19 degrees ambient temperature is too low. But I doubt it. Any ideas will be appreciated.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Baltimore, MD
FYI, Did some destructive analysis on my coax connectors that I replaced. Seems the point of failure or weak spot is the area just where the molded strain relief ends. One or both of the wires will eventually break due to the folding back of the wires and the constant bending just where the strain relief ends when wearing gloves. The coax connectors themselves were fine.
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: The Great Northwest
Had a similar problem. I use the Gerbing T5 gloves, jacket liner and dual controller. It turned out to be the controller so I replaced and all is well..
Try swapping the cables where they connect to the jacket liner.. If the gloves get hotter and the jacket no so much, that'll confirm that it's the controller and not the garments.
Try swapping the cables where they connect to the jacket liner.. If the gloves get hotter and the jacket no so much, that'll confirm that it's the controller and not the garments.
3rd Gear
Joined: Dec 2016
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From: Virginia
I had a similar issue this morning. I have both the H-D 12V BTC jacket liner and pants. This was my third time using the gear. First two times worked flawlessly. However, today the indicator on both the pants and jacket liner were flashing. I'm assuming it's either the y connector or lead coming off the battery. Will need to trouble shoot this evening.
3rd Gear
Joined: Dec 2016
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From: Virginia
The thermostat pulses to try to keep the heat as a constant level that you've set. The blinking light basically shows the pulses. Even full blast the gloves wont feel "warm" at speed in 19 degrees. But your hands wont get cold either. I love mine!
I rode in 19 last week. I too thought they didn't feel warm but when my hands weren't cold at all after 45 minutes at 70mph, I knew they were working just fine.
I rode in 19 last week. I too thought they didn't feel warm but when my hands weren't cold at all after 45 minutes at 70mph, I knew they were working just fine.
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Double Check
You should check the plug from the wire on the gloves to see if has a straight connector or a 90 degree connector. When I had the setup a few years ago, T5 gloves with the heated jacket, the gloves were not warm enough. At the NY bike show I talked to a Gerbing's rep and he said that they were aware of the gloves not warming the fingers properly. He advised me to return the T5 gloves and exchange them for their newly designed (at the time) G3's with the 90 degree connector. Possibly you have an "older" set of T5's with the straight connector?
