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 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.

'''Important note:''' The aux/accessory wires get power ALL 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. ~~The bike in this article 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 instead of a relay~~, you ~~should~~ [[~~Making your~~ accessory ~~wires 'switched'~~|~~make them switched~~]].

'''Important note:''' The aux/accessory wires get power ALL 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. If you have more than one farkle that you're going to be putting on your bike, you might want to consider hooking them all to an [[Installing an accessory fuse box|accessory fuse box]].

Some manufacturers say to glue the grips to the heaters, which really isn't such a bad idea. For grip installation help, go to [[I want to get some new grips]].

The bike in this article 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 instead of a relay, you should [[Making your accessory wires 'switched'|make them switched]].

Some manufacturers say to glue the grips to the heaters, which really isn't such a bad idea. For grip installation help, go to [[I want to get some new grips]].

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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 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.
-'''Important note:'''  The aux/accessory wires get power ALL 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. The bike in this article 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 instead of a relay, you should [[Making your accessory wires 'switched'|make them switched]].
+'''Important note:'''  The aux/accessory wires get power ALL 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. If you have more than one farkle that you're going to be putting on your bike, you might want to consider hooking them all to an [[Installing an accessory fuse box|accessory fuse box]].
-Some manufacturers say to glue the grips to the heaters, which really isn't such a bad idea. For grip installation help, go to [[I want to get some new grips]].
+The bike in this article 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 instead of a relay, you should [[Making your accessory wires 'switched'|make them switched]].
+Some manufacturers say to glue the grips to the heaters, which really isn't such a bad idea. For grip installation help, go to [[I want to get some new grips]].
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