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Old 09-30-2009, 01:08 AM   #3
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Re: Increasing power output to handle accessory overload

My vest and gloves are Venture brand and they draw about 120 watts together on high. The heated grips are Oxford brand and I don't remember the exact specs on those but they were a lot less than the vest and gloves. I also have a tach that I've installed but the only draw there is the light on the dial and I have some LED "accent" lighting, but again it's extremely small draw on those. It's very possible that I won't need to run any of this on high, the temps around North Georgia get down into the teens (Farenheit) early in the mornings for maybe 7-14 days at the most and usually back into the above freezing range by afternoon. The coldest I've ever seen it here was about 5 below zero (F) and I'm 45 and I've only seen that one winter. Every couple of Winters' we will get into single digits above zero (F) for a couple of mornings and every once in a while it stays so mild that it never even gets below 20 degrees F.
I did order the Stator and the rectifier/regulator that "matches" it from the same company. I've read a couple of statements about the stock Stator and rectifier going bad on the Vulcan 500's in the first couple of years and if I'm pushing them to their limits that might be a factor in early "death" anyway. Hopefully the items I ordered from electrosport will do what they say and hold up well in the long run.



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