Spare Juice

[Riceburner]

How many watts [ or amps] are there to spare on the 06 Apex and a 2004 Warrior?

Wondering what the limitations are for electrical add ons for each sled.

TIA

Dave

PS

Tried this on electrical forum. No luck

 

[Riceburner]

Nobody?????????????

 

[kviper]

I think it is 30 watts. kviper

 

[Bob Miller]

Here is a test I did on my 04 Warrior when I was looking for the same answer I would imagine the Apex to be the same, but I have not tested one of them 8)

For all that are interested! After waking up the Warrior I had an opportunity to monitor the charging system with a Multimeter.
Voltage at idle and at higher revs remains constant about 14.40 volts DC
When cold( while carb heaters are on ) I turned on the Gerbings electric jacket to full power (77 watts) Voltage dropped to 12.80 volts
I turned the jacket off and voltage came back up to 14.40 volts.
I tried again a minute later ( apparently the carb heaters turned off)
The voltage now only dropped off from 14.40 to 14.28 volts. It does not look like there will be any problem with this, and that jacket is NICE 8)

 

[Riceburner]

Thanks Bob,

Sounds like 70 watts is about it from your tests for the Warrior.
Was your test at idle or higher rpm?

Assuming same output on the Apex, there may be a little less available.

The EFI will take some power and the rad fan on the Apex.

Heard of at least one guy having issues with his Apex when he changed his bulbs to 100 watters. That would draw an additional 70 watts between the 2 of them.

Nice offer you have made for St. Zenon next year. Looked it up on Mapquest last nite, a little far for me. But maybe. I am always the leader in our outings and it would be nice to go on a tour with someone else leading the group as long as I did not have to ride behind any two strokes.

Dave

 

[Bob Miller]

Dave,
The voltage readings remain constant at idle and at higher RPM
I don't want to follow any stinking 2 strokes anymore either

Here is another test I did, which included the Jacket (77 watts) and the Gloves (22 watts).

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject:

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Hi JimBob,
I also have the Gerbing jacket and gloves, and I agree completely with you! IT IS THE BEST ACCESORRY YOU CAN HAVE FOR COMFORT. I don't have the pants and socks yet, but even the jacket alone is GREAT! One day in January up in Quebec the high temperature of the day was -10 far and it got down to -22far by the time we got in, and my buddy on his Viper froze his ARSE OFF We put 240 miles on that day, and that heated jacket got me in without getting chilled to the bone
Now for your information, I have put a meter on the charging system and once your flashing light goes out for the electric carb heaters ( about one minute) the meter is reading 14.40 volts DC, and then I turn the jacket on full to check the draw and it shows 14.28, I then hook up the gloves and it shows 14.22.
So once your electric carb heaters shut down, the electrical system will probabaly handle the whole suit without a problem, so you do not have to disconnect a headlight

 

[Riceburner]

OK.

Thanks both of you.

Looks like somewhere between 30 & 70 watts for the Apex [30 for sure as outlet is fused for that], and 70 to 100 for the Warrior.

1oo is probably stressing the Warriors alternator a bit based on the voltage dropping a third of a volt or so.

Dave