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I added an electric liner and gloves last winter, and have enjoyed them to a great extent during the few "cold" days we've had in Houston this year... heh...
Question is, I also installed a heat troller on my fairing panel, which has an indicator LED, letting me know when it's on. The heat troller when not fully on pulses on and off depending on how far I have it cranked. If it's turned up high, the LED is lit most of the time... if it's at middle, the LED is on for a while, then turns off for a while... you get the picture. My question is that when I'm at a stoplight, and there's a car in front of me... if the LED is on, and the electrics are drawing power, should I be able to see my headlights dim in the reflection coming off the car in front of me? They go slightly dim when the heat troller LED comes on, and brighten somewhat when the heat troller LED goes off. Is that normal? I'm not using any aftermarket aux lights, and usually only have my XM receiver, Mixit2, and V1 connected to power (sometimes GPS, but not in town).
So what's the verdict? I probably need to add a Datel to monitor the running Voltage, but haven't gotten around to it. I did just replace my battery (after I started noticing this, haven't ridden since installing with the heated gear on), since it was the original that came with my '05, and seemed to be struggling on occasion to crank the motor... that and I'd start the bike and the clock would be reset once in a while.
I was thinking maybe my stator was getting crispy... luckily I have an Electrosport replacement (with extra oomph) sitting in my garage for the eventual swapout... just don't know if I need to get serious about that upgrade just yet (plus I'm not looking forward to the connector splice/solder on the output wiring).
Question is, I also installed a heat troller on my fairing panel, which has an indicator LED, letting me know when it's on. The heat troller when not fully on pulses on and off depending on how far I have it cranked. If it's turned up high, the LED is lit most of the time... if it's at middle, the LED is on for a while, then turns off for a while... you get the picture. My question is that when I'm at a stoplight, and there's a car in front of me... if the LED is on, and the electrics are drawing power, should I be able to see my headlights dim in the reflection coming off the car in front of me? They go slightly dim when the heat troller LED comes on, and brighten somewhat when the heat troller LED goes off. Is that normal? I'm not using any aftermarket aux lights, and usually only have my XM receiver, Mixit2, and V1 connected to power (sometimes GPS, but not in town).
So what's the verdict? I probably need to add a Datel to monitor the running Voltage, but haven't gotten around to it. I did just replace my battery (after I started noticing this, haven't ridden since installing with the heated gear on), since it was the original that came with my '05, and seemed to be struggling on occasion to crank the motor... that and I'd start the bike and the clock would be reset once in a while.
I was thinking maybe my stator was getting crispy... luckily I have an Electrosport replacement (with extra oomph) sitting in my garage for the eventual swapout... just don't know if I need to get serious about that upgrade just yet (plus I'm not looking forward to the connector splice/solder on the output wiring).
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