Can I run (3) heated shields off of the 12V DC outlet?

[snow4me]

I hard wired my heated shield cord into the weather pack connector that the 12V outlet plugs into and am very happy with the install. Now, my kids tell me they want heated shields too since theirs fog up also. All three of us are on the same sled. Can I wire two more to a cigarette type plug and plug it into the jack when they are with me? All three would be on the same circuit. Thanks!!!

 

[DaJudge]

I think that there is only a 3 amp fuse for that circuit. I think you will have to use a 7 or 10 amp fuse. Going that big may heat up the wires.

 

[aVenture]

I measured my heated shield to be just around 1.1 amp. (HJC)
Myself, i have a second plug in the back, hooked to the rear light circuit which by the way is a much stronger one, 10 amp i believe... this is probably where you want to hook this up. And as usual, no matter if its a crucial circuit like position light or not, you throw in a 2 amp inline fuse.

.. 3 on a sled ???

 

[snow4me]

What about the rear hand warmers? There is a hot wire there isn't there?
Yea, I have (3) on my sled, my 5 year old daughter in front and my (7) year old son in back.

Thanks, Daryl

 

[DaJudge]

What about the rear hand warmers? There is a hot wire there isn't there?
Yea, I have (3) on my sled, my 5 year old daughter in front and my (7) year old son in back.

Thanks, Daryl

If your sled has rear handwarmers, are they adjustable? Or can you turn the temp up and down? If so, you may overload the switch that controls the temp.
You could always run a fused direct line to the battery, thru a switch, to run the additional facesheilds.

 

[aVenture]

Both the rear grip heater & rear light share the same hardness along the right side. It is that the light circuit is a stronger 10 amp one & that the rear grip is a switched one thru a relay which is activated only when the engine is reving from 3600 & above...... your pick.

 

[snow4me]

Don't know what to do now, seems the safest bet is the rear light, it would be hot all the time like I want and only when the engine is running. Still don't really understand why I need a fuse in there. Can you really get a amp spike that would ruin the shield? I guess I really just don't know too much about this stuff.

Thanks, Daryl

 

[DaJudge]

You need a fuse incase some where down the road IF you get a short in the wires or anything else, the fuse blows and saves the wires from burning. If the wires start to burn the whole sled could burn to the ground.
With the wires hot all the time you also run a chance of shorting the circuit. You should ,at least, put a switch in the circuit to shut it off when not needed. Remember, snow is nothing more than frozen water and water can cause it to short out.

 

[06vectorgt]

I had to put in a 5 amp for my Doo modular helmet.
Be careful you don't burn up your wiring harness doing 3!