Canbus/Heated Gear

[BigT]

Hi guys,

I'd like to tap into the font of all knowledge BMW GS wise, again. I have Warm n Safe Heated under shirt and gloves to which, as the old bones start to creak and the skin gets a little thin, I am addicted. Yes I know I'm a wimp but do have mercy....

Anyway the question is, will the Canbus System run the gear without issue, or do I have to wire it up direct to the battery?

Many thanks,

Tony

 

[ShakeyGS]

If it pulls more than 5 amps total it’ll trip the canbus feed.

I run my keis from a PDM 60 power distribution module which only uses the bikes circuitry to trigger it with the ignition.

 

[vincentrapide]

If it pulls more than 5 amps total it’ll trip the canbus feed.

I run my keis from a PDM 60 power distribution module which only uses the bikes circuitry to trigger it with the ignition.

Similar for me. We run two Warm n safe jackets via PDM 60 (and other stuff) problem free. That’s done it….

 

[wessie]

What a day to wrote about heated gear. It's rising to 30C later today!

Anyway, on my R1200RS (same canbus system) I can run my Keis waistcoat and heated insoles from the accessory socket, which is located just below the seat onthe RS so an ideal location for this application. The Keis gear combined only draws around 3 amps so will not trip the canbus. In fact, I can use a Y piece and add Gerbing heated gloves to the circuit if needed.

As said above you need to check the current draw of your gear and remember, some stuff can draw more than the nominal current rating when powering up in what is known as the influx current.

 

[casbar]

I can run a vest and gloves on my aux socket on my RT.

 

[Flamair]

I run a Keiss heated jacket. But I've wired the loom direct to the battery via the appropriate fuse.
No issues that way.

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[darthwhite]

If you have an ezcan you can program one of the outputs as a heated kit controller, so the stock heated grip control also controls the heated jacket / whatever.

 

[knutk]

The Aux port is rated to supply 5A = 70W.

The W&S heated shirt is rated to draw 44W, so the Aux port should be able to handle the load.

As already suggested, using the EZ-Can or similar controllers omits using an additional heat controller, and as long as there is the need to drive only the shirt (i.e no gloves or pants), using the EZ-Can is a good solution.

As an alternative, yours truly use the CAN-Switch.
The CAN-Switch allows me to use the wonderwheel to adjust the heat level to as many different levels as I like, rather than only the two steps offered by the EZ-Can type.