Seat heater swicth

[dna9656]

When I got my seat recovered I had a heater installed (wifie doesn't ride in the cold) in the front end of the seat.

The heater uses a 3 amp fuse, that would explain why it's slow to heat; the ones I installed in my car heat up pretty fast but they take a 10 amp fuse and have a relay for 2 heat settings. I got them through Amazon for about $30.00 a seat. They come with seat AND back heaters, so you could use ONE on a 2 up seat....

Anyway I digress.

I removed the INOP audio system from the bike; the amp, radios, and cassette player. I'm going to put in a blue tooth setup.

I have the remote control twin pair(s) of switches on the L/H handlebar that control the audio system's mute/tune and search/volume still in place and thier wire harnesses are still in place as well.

I was wondering if I could use one of the off/on switches to control my seat heater. Where would I find the other end of the wires connected to these switches?

Would I need a relay to carry the current (uses a 3 amp fuse) of the heater of would the switch handle the load?

[Prairiehammer]

When I got my seat recovered I had a heater installed (wifie doesn't ride in the cold) in the front end of the seat.

The heater uses a 3 amp fuse, that would explain why it's slow to heat; the ones I installed in my car heat up pretty fast but they take a 10 amp fuse and have a relay for 2 heat settings. I got them through Amazon for about $30.00 a seat. They come with seat AND back heaters, so you could use ONE on a 2 up seat....

Anyway I digress.

I removed the INOP audio system from the bike; the amp, radios, and cassette player. I'm going to put in a blue tooth setup.

I have the remote control twin pair(s) of switches on the L/H handlebar that control the audio system's mute/tune and search/volume still in place and thier wire harnesses are still in place as well.

I was wondering if I could use one of the off/on switches to control my seat heater. Where would I find the other end of the wires connected to these switches?

Would I need a relay to carry the current (uses a 3 amp fuse) of the heater of would the switch handle the load?

 

I believe those switches are momentary switches, not ON/OFF. I suppose either would work if you held them depressed all the time.

The 'other end' should be in the audio panel where the radio/cassette unit plugged into the console.

[dna9656]

I believe those switches are momentary switches, not ON/OFF. I suppose either would work if you held them depressed all the time.

The 'other end' should be in the audio panel where the radio/cassette unit plugged into the console.

 

I have TWO sets of TWO switches in each set, each SET has a Normally OFF switch that controls search or seek function in the radios , THAT switch is momentary, the other TWO are ON/OFFF to mute the audio. It's the audio mute switches I would use, holding a switch in the on position to power most accessories doesn't make sense to me....

[Prairiehammer]

... holding a switch in the on position to power most accessories doesn't make sense to me....

 

Of course, that would make no sense. I should have added a 'smiley' at the end of my "I suppose either would work if you held them depressed all the time." comment.

 

Since I do not possess the remote switches that you have, I did not realize that one of the switches was ON/OFF. I presumed both switches were momentary.

 

Mea culpa.

[dna9656]

Of course, that would make no sense. I should have added a 'smiley' at the end of my "I suppose either would work if you held them depressed all the time." comment.

 

Since I do not possess the remote switches that you have, I did not realize that one of the switches was ON/OFF. I presumed both switches were momentary.

 

Mea culpa.

 

Mea culpa... That's German isn't it?? Is that like FUBAR, SNAFU, TARFU?

Well now that you mention it I guess you wouldn't know about those switches if you don't have them on your bike...this is the first time I have had here that an esblished "Old Head" :backinmyday:didn't know about some aspect of the bike! OMG!!!

 

Edited November 30, 2014 by dna9656

[Prairiehammer]

Mea culpa... That's German isn't it?? Is that like FUBAR, SNAFI, TARFU?

 

Mea culpa is Latin: an acknowledgment of one's fault or error.