Electrical Output?

[gcarper_imp]

Interesting subject and one that I was curious about also. Yesterday evening being cold and damp I thought I'd check out the CBs power output.[ electrical ] I have a heated liner as does my wife. I plugged them in and the voltage which had been showing 14 V [engine running]. dropped to 12.5. I could rev up to 5k and the volts would climb to 12.8. Then I turned on my heated grips--- volts dropped to 11.5 and would climb no higher when I revved the engine, uuummm. Now notice that my heated gloves are not on which would be a further draw. So my conclusion is that we can both wear heated liners but must cycle the electrical draw and I can wear my heated gloves and being connected thru my liner will cycle too, but no heated grips. Without wife I will be alright with liner, gloves and grips.

Okay...who has sufficient experience to summarize/conclude on this thread for me? I've been seriously considering purchase of a heated jacket liner and heated gloves...should I cancel that plan, given what's been disclosed about the limitations of the CB1100 electrical system? I'm very concerned that a company like Powerlet is suggesting the CB1100 is not suited for heated gear.

Also, how much of what's been discussed translates into real world concerns. In other words, who (other than Ole) has been running heated gear and what are your experiences?

If the consensus is that gloves and a jacket liner are okay, what specs should I look for in these items to ensure I don't overburden the CB1100 electrical system?

See my post today and yes, I've been using heated gear a lot and haven't had any problems, but ran the test to see if the bike could handle both of us with heated gear and it can if you have a controller that cycles. Both our heated liners are 90 watt.