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Post by petetheraven on Jun 1, 2011 15:40:34 GMT -5
Hi Guys I have recently fitted a pair of Oxford heated grips and currently have them wired direct to the battery. I would like to use an ignition feed to protect against flattening the battery but dont know where to tap in. Any advice please  |
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Post by hairyuk on Jul 3, 2011 14:21:48 GMT -5
hi peter my honda pan euro has a power take off off the front brake switch
it also is a oxford make and works no problem
hope thats of some use
mark
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Post by redbarchetta1 on Oct 2, 2012 14:55:05 GMT -5
Hi, i fitted a pair of rg racing heated grips and thought i would be clever and wire the +ve into one of the 2 wires that operate the rear brake light. However for some reason on my 15 mile commute today and coincidently the first time i used my grips my bike cut out after 13 miles. I pulled in to the roadside and there wasn't enough power left in the battery to crank a hot engine over. I left it and walked! I brought her home in a transit and checked all fuses which were fine . I have the battery on charge and will re-fit in the morning. I have disconnected the +ve wire for the grips and will wire it straight to the freshly charged battery.
Any ideas why my battery drained, i had, just before it conked been sat for about 40 secs with the rear brake on. The bike has run fine since January i'm sure the failure was heated grips related.
ps. the grips are really good £38.00.
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Post by Jake on Oct 3, 2012 3:37:27 GMT -5
Hi redbarchetta1...  I know nothing about heated grips. I use Exo2 heated gloves that connect directly to the battery via a heat controller… But on the Oxford Heated grips trouble shooting page it mentions that wiring to the rear brake light is not a suitable place (see quote below): ….is the wiring harness put directly to the battery? If not,
then it can point to it being wired to an unsuitable place
such as a rear brake light feed or headlamp feed or worse
still indicator light feed. An ideal feed is one that comes off
the ignition switch or off the fuse box and a large fused connection.www.oxprod.com/index.php?pg=92It also suggests that: If your vehicle lacks an accessory electrical terminal, we
suggest you tap onto a lightly used circuit, such as the one
that illuminates your license plate. In all cases, be sure
the circuit is fused (5 amps) and the circuit turns off when
the vehicle is turned off.www.hotgrips.com/faq.php#14lockitt.com/heatedgripsqa.htm |
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Post by redbarchetta1 on Oct 3, 2012 4:13:17 GMT -5
thanks for the reply- i have re-charged the battery and disconnected my h/grips from the rear brake light wire. Bike fired up without hesitation. I have wired the grips to the battery now( must remember to switch them off). When for a 30 min test run with lights/ grips on through traffic etc and everything is working as it should. Hopefully the fault lay with the intial wiring into the brake light as you suggest,
thanks again, Adi
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Post by redbarchetta1 on Oct 3, 2012 12:14:02 GMT -5
Bad news, thought i would take the bike out again after it has been stood for 6 hours after this mornings 30 min ride. Rode 5 miles with no issues until again the bike just died. The battery would hardly turn the engine over so i bumped it and it fired up. Nearly arrived home and again the bike cut out. This time no luck with bumping, hardly enough power to illuminate the neutral light! I am going to order a new battery and hope this will cure the problem. Of course any advice would be gratefully recieved and will my spirits up,as i am not looking forward to the 15 mile cycle to work tomorrow  |
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Post by Jake on Oct 6, 2012 11:38:59 GMT -5
Bad news, thought i would take the bike out again after it has been stood for 6 hours after this mornings 30 min ride. Rode 5 miles with no issues until again the bike just died. The battery would hardly turn the engine over so i bumped it and it fired up. Nearly arrived home and again the bike cut out. This time no luck with bumping, hardly enough power to illuminate the neutral light You don't mention if they were turned on the last time you rode the bike. Are they drawing too much juice from the old battery? Did you leave them switched on whilst you weren't riding the bike? |
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Post by redbarchetta1 on Oct 9, 2012 12:18:00 GMT -5
Hi Jake, i have fitted a yuasa battery (new) and with my multi meter it was showing 12,6 volts off the bike. The bike starts and runs fine.
I have been unable to check the voltage when the bike is running as i dropped my multi meter and broke it doh!- a new one will arrive anyday. I will then check the running voltage which i hope will be 13- 14 volts. Anymore and it lookks like an r/r.
I have connected the grips to the battery, like previous bikes i owned. I always double check on switching them off, i will let you know if it was the battery when my multi meter arrives.
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