Installing heated grips: Difference between revisions

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The stock wiring on the bike is 18 AWG. If you're using these accessory wires, then there's no use in using any bigger wire than that for this modification. If you're running the hot and ground ~~wire~~ back to the battery with [[How do relays work?|a relay]], which is a really good idea for this heat-producing application, you should use a little heavier wire.

The stock wiring on the bike is 18 AWG. If you're using these accessory wires, then there's no use in using any bigger wire than that for this modification. If you're running the hot and ground wires back to the battery with [[How do relays work?|a relay]], which is a really good idea for this heat-producing application, you should use a little heavier wire.

'''One important thing to remember:''' The aux/accessory wires get power ALL of the time, even when there is no key in the ignition. This page on [http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/relay.php Canyon Chasers] has good ideas on how to [[How do relays work?|use relays]] so you can turn off the accessories when the key goes off. This bike has the high/off/low switch mounted on the right side fairing. Just consider how easy it would be to forget to shut off the switch when it is cold out and you want to be in. If you use the accessory wires, you should [[Making your accessory wires 'switched'|make them switched]].

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-The stock wiring on the bike is 18 AWG. If you're using these accessory wires, then there's no use in using any bigger wire than that for this modification. If you're running the hot and ground wire back to the battery with [[How do relays work?|a relay]], which is a really good idea for this heat-producing application, you should use a little heavier wire.
+The stock wiring on the bike is 18 AWG. If you're using these accessory wires, then there's no use in using any bigger wire than that for this modification. If you're running the hot and ground wires back to the battery with [[How do relays work?|a relay]], which is a really good idea for this heat-producing application, you should use a little heavier wire.
 '''One important thing to remember:'''  The aux/accessory wires get power ALL of the time, even when there is no key in the ignition. This page on [http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/relay.php Canyon Chasers] has good ideas on how to [[How do relays work?|use relays]] so you can turn off the accessories when the key goes off. This bike has the high/off/low switch mounted on the right side fairing. Just consider how easy it would be to forget to shut off the switch when it is cold out and you want to be in. If you use the accessory wires, you should [[Making your accessory wires 'switched'|make them switched]].