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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2013, 08:54:25 AM » |
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Got to be REAL careful that the wires don't shift and touch. If they move and touch, the effective length of wire goes way down resulting in extreme heat generation. Hot enough to burn your hand, and possibly melt parts or even start a fire?
I did the same thing years ago, used large heat shrink to cover the grips. Developed a short, trust me that wire can get HOT!!
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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 09:23:24 AM » |
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This wire is insulated. It is crossed over its self many times. Plus it is over my ISO grips which are metal.
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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2013, 09:41:39 AM » |
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That's pretty cool!
I like it!
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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2013, 04:56:57 PM » |
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Guy I work with did the same idea last winter. If you use shrink tube, make SURE its not the marine type thats adhesive lined......Dumba$$ ruined a set of ISO grips.
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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2013, 06:37:53 AM » |
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F6Banger, did you wrap 27 ft of wire or 27 inches? 27 ft seems like a lot but just wanted to make sure. I think I will have to try this. Where did you get the dimmer?
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« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2013, 08:52:51 AM » |
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F6Banger, did you wrap 27 ft of wire or 27 inches? 27 ft seems like a lot but just wanted to make sure. I think I will have to try this. Where did you get the dimmer?
jmann, I used 27 feet per grip. The 28awg is really thin. Got the dimmer off of ebay.
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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2013, 09:10:52 AM » |
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F6Banger, did you wrap 27 ft of wire or 27 inches? 27 ft seems like a lot but just wanted to make sure. I think I will have to try this. Where did you get the dimmer?
jmann, I used 27 feet per grip. The 28awg is really thin. Got the dimmer off of ebay. Thanks. I will give this a try. Pretty inexpensive way to see if I like it. Lot less expensive than heated gloves. 
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« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2013, 03:19:05 PM » |
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love innovation  remember that heated grips do NOT help the part of your hand that is exposed to the air ! my beemer police bike has heated grips and my palms and inside of my hands are warm or hot depending on the setting All of my fingers however can still get damn cold from the big knuckles to the fingertips Under 40-45 degrees I use my heated gloves if the ride is more than a half hour Now if someone made a heated cowl for my toes to stay warm that would be something great
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« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2013, 06:17:02 AM » |
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I don't want a pickle, just wanna ride my motor sickle  [img width=300 height=233]http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/
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« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2013, 01:48:45 PM » |
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I activate the warmers 30 minutes before I leave the garage, just followed the directions on the package saying they need half hour to warm up. That being said, I will probly try the ones above, pretty clever! Hoser
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I don't want a pickle, just wanna ride my motor sickle  [img width=300 height=233]http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/
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