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[ThumpnRed]

Originally Posted by bwalsh

Yes, I stole your idea! Thanks again.
The dimmer would be a nice touch..probably too nice for and XR though.


















I've been meaning to get one. I just like to do things the hard way.

When I burned up my last one, I tried to get by with files, the drill and lots of cussing... It took about a month to get fed up enough to go buy a new one. Beer and a Dremel tool is the recipe for some great fun! Sometimes I even end up with no bloodied, bandaged body parts

[Spud Rider]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

I am using a turn signal flasher on mine. Works great. I also wired a relay into the on/off circuit so they will not drain the battery if I forget and leave the switch on.

I installed my Tusk Grip Heater Kit with the supplied resistor, and the grips work great. However, I'm going to ditch the resistor, and install either a turn signal relay or the LED light dimmer.

Have you measured the power output when you switch your heated grips through the turn signal relay? If not, how much power do you estimate the grips are getting, relative to full power, when you switch them to the signal relay circuit? Did you install a thermal, or an electronic signal relay? I wonder how long a thermal signal relay will last when installed with the grip heaters?

I like the idea of the LED dimmer switch, but the dimensions are pretty big; it measures about 4" x 2" x 2-3/8".



Spud

[ThumpnRed]

Originally Posted by Spud Rider

I installed my Tusk Grip Heater Kit with the supplied resistor, and the grips work great. However, I'm going to ditch the resistor, and install either a turn signal relay or the LED light dimmer.

Have you measured the power output when you switch your heated grips through the turn signal relay? If not, how much power do you estimate the grips are getting, relative to full power, when you switch them to the signal relay circuit? Did you install a thermal, or an electronic signal relay? I wonder how long a thermal signal relay will last when installed with the grip heaters?

I like the idea of the LED dimmer switch, but the dimensions are pretty big; it measures about 4" x 2" x 2-3/8".



Spud

I have not measured the output, but it makes the grips very comfortable with a light pair of gloves. They basically run 50/50, on/off. The dimmer is a good idea in that it would give you finite control over the amount of heat. The dimmer would allow you to run them with no toggle switch also. I used a heavy duty electronic flasher that I picked up at AutoZone. Unlike the LED flasher that I use for my blinkers, it is audible... I can only hear it when the bike is idling though.

[ThumpnRed]

On vacation until after new years. About to climb the damned walls!!!! I cant work on the bike...the garage is full of Christmas decoration boxes, so my bike is buried... Too much of a panty waist to go riding. Temps are below freezing and the roads are slick. Counting on you guys for entertainment and you all clearly have lives outside of ADV. WTF?!

[bwalsh]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

When I burned up my last one, I tried to get by with files, the drill and lots of cussing... It took about a month to get fed up enough to go buy a new one. Beer and a Dremel tool is the recipe for some great fun! Sometimes I even end up with no bloodied, bandaged body parts

My foul language vocabulary is pretty extensive. Now I have something to blame it on. I was looking at the dremel 4000 about a month ago. I could use some of the attachments in the near future. Just didn't pull the trigger...yet.

Spud, I'm tryin the signal flasher route for now. I may get one of those dimmers sometime in the future. Did you two make a dashboard for the heater switch or???

[Schultz!]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

On vacation until after new years. About to climb the damned walls!!!! I cant work on the bike...the garage is full of Christmas decoration boxes, so my bike is buried... Too much of a panty waist to go riding. Temps are below freezing and the roads are slick. Counting on you guys for entertainment and you all clearly have lives outside of ADV. WTF?!

Hehe I know the feeling just got up from the basement and seen all this talk of "lipstick on pigs" and fun with a Dremel.

Was working on/with all of the above!

Santa brought me a XRs case saver! My only problem with it is it looked like it was machined with endmills from 1940

So a dremel with a 320 flap wheel, some 600/1000 wet sandpaper plus the polishing wheel I have this beauty

[fritzcoinc]

You may remember me whining about some BS pop up that I was getting when on ADV. I fixed the bastard! In Control Pannel, Internet Options, Security tab, Add ON Manager, disable " helper" add ons. No mas BS.

[Spud Rider]

Originally Posted by Schultz!

...Santa brought me a XRs case saver! My only problem with it is it looked like it was machined with endmills from 1940

So a dremel with a 320 flap wheel, some 600/1000 wet sandpaper plus the polishing wheel I have this beauty

You did a nice job!

Spud

[Schultz!]

Originally Posted by bwalsh

My foul language vocabulary is pretty extensive. Now I have something to blame it on. I was looking at the dremel 4000 about a month ago. I could use some of the attachments in the near future. Just didn't pull the trigger...yet.

If i was in your shoes I would pick up the Dremel 3000, I have 2 4000s that I have had both repaired twice for burning out the speed controls for a total of 4 failures. The 3000 might get a bit hot running at low rpm or a large flap wheel but keeps asking me to punish it more with out a single issue.

[RideAbout]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

On vacation until after New Years. Too much of a panty waist to go riding. Temps are below freezing...

I'm going on a ill' 150 mile DS this Sunday. Yes it will be cold and wet, but dressed like the Michelin Man I'll probably survive.

[AZ TOM]

Originally Posted by Schultz!

If i was in your shoes I would pick up the Dremel 3000, I have 2 4000s that I have had both repaired twice for burning out the speed controls for a total of 4 failures. The 3000 might get a bit hot running at low rpm or a large flap wheel but keeps asking me to punish it more with out a single issue.

I think this needs to be moved to the Dremel thread

[Spud Rider]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

I have not measured the output, but it makes the grips very comfortable with a light pair of gloves. They basically run 50/50, on/off. The dimmer is a good idea in that it would give you finite control over the amount of heat. The dimmer would allow you to run them with no toggle switch also. I used a heavy duty electronic flasher that I picked up at AutoZone. Unlike the LED flasher that I use for my blinkers, it is audible... I can only hear it when the bike is idling though.

Thanks for the reply, Red. If I may ask, how much did the heavy-duty, electronic flasher cost? I found one at AutoZone which costs $12.99.

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...fier=6415_0_0_



I'm thinking of buying this DPDT Center Off (DPCO) switch from Radio Shack for $3.69.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062518



I would replace the Tusk SPDT switch with the DPCO switch from Radio Shack, and wire it in the following manner, as shown in the following thread.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=850635



The grip heaters would be wired in series for the "low" setting, which would double the resistance. Since I = E/R, if the resistance doubles as the voltage remains at 12V, the current should be reduced to half. Have I made a mistake in my calculations? I realize the "high" circuit is wired in parallel.

Spud

[RZRob]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

On vacation until after new years. About to climb the damned walls!!!! I cant work on the bike...the garage is full of Christmas decoration boxes, so my bike is buried... Too much of a panty waist to go riding. Temps are below freezing and the roads are slick. Counting on you guys for entertainment and you all clearly have lives outside of ADV. WTF?!

Sort of similar - sort of. I'm dealing with a divorce right now and can't get to my house until after new years. I've got the bikes where I'm staying, but all need work and basically all my tools are at my house. I could ride something, but it's like freezing everywhere - oh and everything takes money - and my wife got all of that from me already.

RZ Rob

[Spud Rider]

Originally Posted by bwalsh

...Spud, I'm tryin the signal flasher route for now. I may get one of those dimmers sometime in the future. Did you two make a dashboard for the heater switch or???

I used a spare piece of 3/4"x3/4", aluminum angle iron left over from my oil cooler installation to mount the switch. I bolted the switch to the top of my Baja Designs headlight shroud, and it works very well.





Spud

[sc-razor]

Originally Posted by RZRob

Sort of similar - sort of. I'm dealing with a divorce right now and can't get to my house until after new years. I've got the bikes where I'm staying, but all need work and basically all my tools are at my house. I could ride something, but it's like freezing everywhere - oh and everything takes money - and my wife got all of that from me already.

RZ Rob

I've got a truck, trailer, bolt cutters, a Dremel, a free weekend and camo. You anywhere close to NW Arkansas?