Making my own heated grips controller

Reading about the reliability issues, I don't want to throw £30 away to have another controller break.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by punkyp

A would be one grip, B would be the other and out goes to the battery. Trying to work out if parallel or series would be the hotter setting.

Ok that looks to make more sense.

Parallel would be hotter.

Misunderstood-----I take it you already have the heated grips fitted and only making the controller,utilizing the original grips?

Originally Posted by Dicky Ticker

Misunderstood-----I take it you already have the heated grips fitted and only making the controller,utilizing the original grips?

Correct.

Use one of these instead, if you want to build a dial-style controller and not have to faff with setting up multiple parallel/series circuits:

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/displayPr...-2072-00001000

I've just purchased Gerbing heated gloves and jacket and their controllers are £60-90.

Having looked around I was wondering if a Pulse Width Modulator would do the trick:-
http://www.maplin.co.uk/555-astable-switch-kit-220011

Not sure how big it is but could well work? I believe that's how the Gerbing one works, rather than directly controlling the temp it's just a timer relay of sort turning full heat on at intervals.