Heated Gloves/Liners Controller + Y Harness?

MidLife

MidLife

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rjs987 said:
I used to have Gerbings heated gloves so am familiar with the Gerbings connections. Mine was a direct connect to a fuse block.
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No heated grips on the bike yet, but as it already has a Gerbing pick up installed, was thinking about heated gloves or liners in the meantime and curious about what controller you were using with your set up?

And also, excuse my ignorance on that, how to route the Y-Harness to the gloves? Is it to be fed inside the jacket and down the sleeves or to be externally connected directly to the gloves? Cannot quite picture something very clean for that.
 
I've always seen the glove wires run inside the sleeves and down to where the jacket plugs in, assuming the jacket wasn't prewired.

I'm sure others will have external options too....

My heated gear (H-D, not Gerbing) had the controller built in the jacket and had prewired connectors for the gloves (which I didn't have) to connect at the sleeves.
 
'Normally' jacket liners (Gerbing, WarmNSafe, etc.) have the connections for the gloves coming out of the sleeves.
Usually (at least on the newer versions) the glove 'circuit' and the jacket 'circuit' are separated so you can use a dual controller.
This allows you to adjust the temps of the gloves from the temps of the jacket.
Older versions were together but it is easy to separate them (done that several times).
I use WarmNSafe HeatTrollers on all of my ST1100s and they work fine - with any other coax heated gear.
Having a 'controller' allows you to adjust the temps to suit you instead of having to turn them off if they get too warm for you.
 
Uncle Phil said:
'Normally' jacket liners (Gerbing, WarmNSafe, etc.) have the connections for the gloves coming out of the sleeves.
Usually (at least on the newer versions) the glove 'circuit' and the jacket 'circuit' are separated so you can use a dual controller.
This allows you to adjust the temps of the gloves from the temps of the jacket.
Older versions were together but it is easy to separate them (done that several times).
I use WarmNSafe HeatTrollers on all of my ST1100s and they work fine - with any other coax heated gear.
Having a 'controller' allows you to adjust the temps to suit you instead of having to turn them off if they get too warm for you.
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Thanks, Am looking at gloves only, no heated jacket, using the long Y-Harness designed for gloves only usage. This can usually be run out of a lower wattage Gloves or Socks single controller.

Would the WarmNSafe coax fit into a Gerbing cable?

Was looking at a WarmNSafe glove liners set up, they have a nice remote single controller that they claim you can just double tape to the clutch fluid reservoir. But then, strange enough, they advised against it, claiming it was not waterproof. Still scratching my head on this one. On top of no manual back up if the remote is "borrowed", which would force you to carry a spare manual controller just in case.
 
IIRC, the Gerbing stuff has coax connectors and the WarmNSafe stuff has coax connectors and they are compatible.
I use WarmNSafe controllers with my older Gerbing jacket liners and Gordon's heated gloves.
The 'remote' stuff is okay I guess but you still have to be connected to the bike to get heat to the gear.
I just Dual Lock a metal 'hanger' for a regular WNS controller to the top of my clutch reservoir and then connect the output wires to my jackets from there.
That way the control knobs are right in front of you and easy to reach with your left hand.
That way the 'wires' are in front of you and you tend to manually disconnect when you get off the bike instead of 'automatically' pulling the wires loose. ;)
My regular WNS controllers have seen plenty of rain in this configuration without any issues so far (not really too much exposure since they are behind the windshield).
I've tried all sorts of places to connect the heated gear and this setup has worked the best for me.
I've had heated gear since the early days of Widder and have tried about all brands at this point and all sorts of setups.
 
I use a Gerbing jacket liner and Gerbing T5 gloves. The jacket liner has the harness for the gloves built in. I have a wireless remote controller on my dash to control them.

When I first started using heated gear, I had only the gloves. I'd route the wire harness inside my riding jacket. It was always a pain in the rear though, and it would settle down inside the jacket where I could feel it. If you have someone who can do some sewing, you could undo the jacket inner liner and route the wires permanently.

Chris
 
With gloves they send a 'y' harness with them - which I have used on occasion to repair the glove connectors on a jacket liner.
Several 'used' heated liners on EBay at decent prices - you might look to see if there are any jacket liners close to your size.
Even if you don't need the jacket 'heat' it makes the glove connection a lot easier. ;)
 
Uncle Phil said:
IIRC, the Gerbing stuff has coax connectors and the WarmNSafe stuff has coax connectors and they are compatible.
I use WarmNSafe controllers with my older Gerbing jacket liners and Gordon's heated gloves.
The 'remote' stuff is okay I guess but you still have to be connected to the bike to get heat to the gear.
I just Dual Lock a metal 'hanger' for a regular WNS controller to the top of my clutch reservoir and then connect the output wires to my jackets from there.
That way the control knobs are right in front of you and easy to reach with your left hand.
That way the 'wires' are in front of you and you tend to manually disconnect when you get off the bike instead of 'automatically' pulling the wires loose. ;)
My regular WNS controllers have seen plenty of rain in this configuration without any issues so far (not really too much exposure since they are behind the windshield).
I've tried all sorts of places to connect the heated gear and this setup has worked the best for me.
I've had heated gear since the early days of Widder and have tried about all brands at this point and all sorts of setups.
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Good to know you can mix and match. Thanks.
 
@MidLife seeing this thread, and your one on heated grips, what's your overall goal?

If it's primarily hand warmth, there are lots of options out there including heated grips, Winter riding gloves, battery powered gloves, Hippo hands style muffs, handguards to break the wind, wired gloves / liners, etc.
 
Uncle Phil said:
With gloves they send a 'y' harness with them - which I have used on occasion to repair the glove connectors on a jacket liner...
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I've done the same thing. The jacket liner connection to the glove will often break from being bent repeatedly in the last couple inches. It's an easy fix to cut off the connector and splice a new one on.

So here's a different thought to consider perhaps...

Can you buy battery powered glove liners? I wouldn't get the entire glove that way because I think most of them would shred in a matter of seconds in a fall, but if you could get glove liners that would fit inside your gloves and were powered by batteries, you don't have to worry about the connections.

Another thought...install handlebar muffs. They are expensive if you buy ones that say "motorcycle" on the box, but if you get muffs designed for a snowmobile, they are just as good and will keep your hands warm. You want something more than just Barkbuster hand guards. They will do virtually nothing for keeping your hands warm. Here's a couple quick suggestions to give you an idea of what I mean.


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Both are under $40. You may find that you can wear summer gloves under them.

Last thought...find some motorcycle mittens. I emphasize "motorcycle" in this case. You want something that will protect you in a fall and most ski mittens would shred in less than a second. I had some made of leather once (till I lost one). They were warm! Having your fingers all together instead of separated in the fingers of a glove makes such a difference.

Chris
 
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Obo said:
.......what's your overall goal?
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I've had heated grips on the ST for 20 years and this is all I need.

Wanted to install a set on a newer ST, but discovered it is an electric nightmare, needs to be redone with a fuze box which is going to take a while.

Just looking for something for the colder months, until the electrics are healthy enough for heated grips.

Thought some heated liners for winter gloves would keep me going until the grips are on, taking advantage of the Gerbing coax already installed.
 
I rolled out of Donner Lake this morning at 37* with heated grips, HippoHands and basic winter moto gloves, and only one thumb complained. Pretty sure I don’t have the muffs sealed off well enough so I’m on the fence about spending on heated gloves.

Boy oh boy, the new heated shirt was a revelation, though.
 
+1 for Gerbing gloves, I’ve had mine for years and their after sales support is superb… Their gloves come with lifetime warranty on the heating elements; have needed warranty replacement once, just keep a copy of your receipt.
 
Smudgemo said:
I rolled out of Donner Lake this morning at 37* with heated grips, HippoHands and basic winter moto gloves, and only one thumb complained. Pretty sure I don’t have the muffs sealed off well enough so I’m on the fence about spending on heated gloves.

Boy oh boy, the new heated shirt was a revelation, though.
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If you think the heated shirt was good, you would find the heated gloves great! ;)
The best I found were the heated gloves from Gordons (the restarted original Gerbing) but they went shut during Covid.
 
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