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Fifteen15
04-01-12, 07:26 PM
I fitted some heated grips to the SV a few weeks ago but now everytime I leave my bike running and heated grips on I always think the battery will run flat. The grips use up to 4 amps, so how long would it take to drain an SV battery?

Thanks :)

Edit:

How long would they take to drain the battery if just the ignition was on?

SV Mad
04-01-12, 07:43 PM
If you're riding the battery is charging. Regardless of the grips being on the battery should be fine surely?

SVMAT
04-01-12, 07:57 PM
just dont leave them on with engine off. bumping the sv for the first time is a right kunt so i got em wired into ignition with relay. As for drain on battery it depends on how good nick your battery is in and how well its being charged. I always made sure i turned the heated grips off a couple mins before end of ride. HTH