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General => General => Topic started by: Koreanbaz on 21 March 2017, 10:56:46 pm

Title: Heated Grips
Post by: Koreanbaz on 21 March 2017, 10:56:46 pm: my new to me Fazer has heated grips. That weren't working. But on further inspection the fuse was removed. I also noticed that it's just supplied direct from the Pos and Neg on the battery. So I imagine a battery drain caused the fuse removal. I fitted a fuse, and they do work on all four settings Oxford system.
So where do people generally take the positive from to prevent a flat battery.
Title: Re: Heated Grips
Post by: unfazed on 21 March 2017, 11:39:55 pm: Use a relay to switch on to power to them only when the ignition is on, as this will turn them off when the ignition is turned off. No fear then of flattening the battery that way as you cannot walk away leaving them on.
Take the supply for the relay from somewhere like the horn or brake light circuits and run the power for the heated grips through the relay contacts via a fuse to the battery positive.
Title: Re: Heated Grips
Post by: mtread on 21 March 2017, 11:45:11 pm: Which version of the Oxford grips is it? If it's v8 the controller has an 'automatic off' facility to stop it draining the battery. Works fine.
Title: Re: Heated Grips
Post by: celticdog on 22 March 2017, 07:25:01 am: From the horn
Title: Re: Heated Grips
Post by: VNA - BMW Wank on 22 March 2017, 11:23:23 am: Just use one of the spare switched lives in the fuse box.
See the guide to fitting heated grips on the old forum here - http://fazerowners.yuku.com/topic/5650/HOWTO-Fit-your-heated-grips-PICS-BACK#.WNJd26LfNaQ (http://fazerowners.yuku.com/topic/5650/HOWTO-Fit-your-heated-grips-PICS-BACK#.WNJd26LfNaQ)
Scroll down the page to see the photos I added on how to access the spare switched live. Hook up to that using an inline fuse.
Title: Re: Heated Grips
Post by: Skippernick on 22 March 2017, 12:28:14 pm: :agree easy as pie.
Title: Re: Heated Grips
Post by: celticdog on 22 March 2017, 12:46:05 pm: Quote from: VNA on 22 March 2017, 11:23:23 am
Just use one of the spare switched lives in the fuse box.
See the guide to fitting heated grips on the old forum here - [url]http://fazerowners.yuku.com/topic/5650/HOWTO-Fit-your-heated-grips-PICS-BACK#.WNJd26LfNaQ[/url] ([url]http://fazerowners.yuku.com/topic/5650/HOWTO-Fit-your-heated-grips-PICS-BACK#.WNJd26LfNaQ[/url])
Scroll down the page to see the photos I added on how to access the spare switched live. Hook up to that using an inline fuse.

That's a good find from the old forum :thumbup
Title: Re: Heated Grips
Post by: BBROWN1664 on 22 March 2017, 01:59:38 pm: from the rear brake light switch.
Title: Re: Heated Grips
Post by: Koreanbaz on 22 March 2017, 05:59:26 pm: Quote from: VNA on 22 March 2017, 11:23:23 am
Just use one of the spare switched lives in the fuse box.
See the guide to fitting heated grips on the old forum here - [url]http://fazerowners.yuku.com/topic/5650/HOWTO-Fit-your-heated-grips-PICS-BACK#.WNJd26LfNaQ[/url] ([url]http://fazerowners.yuku.com/topic/5650/HOWTO-Fit-your-heated-grips-PICS-BACK#.WNJd26LfNaQ[/url])
Scroll down the page to see the photos I added on how to access the spare switched live. Hook up to that using an inline fuse.

Excellent awesomeness 😎👍🏻🍺
Title: Re: Heated Grips
Post by: Koreanbaz on 23 March 2017, 03:14:53 pm: As per the instructions on here,
I even wired them to the suggested place and soldered :D

cheers for the info 8)