Bigspud Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 A question for the technical souls: Planning the following additons to my 2012 Speed Triple, Autocom system, Tom Tom and facility for heated clothing. The Autocom / TomTom combo was run successfully on my previous BMW, both on a soldered in connection to an ignition live. Having spoken to my Triumph dealer, I can do the same, with a recommendation to take from the number plate lamp feed. I have now acquired a heated waistcoat, which has connections to run straight from the battery. My concern is that with all three running, a flat battery awaits. The standard battery on the Triple is 12 Volt, 12 Ah. The heated kit specs show a typical power of 15W. Not sure of the power draw of the autocom / TomTom Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbloke Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 The battery is there to store electrickery , more important is the alternator output . 15W is 1 1/4 amps , so your battery should run the waistcoat for just under an hour without the engine running ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigspud Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Alternator output is listed as 12 Volt, 35 Amp - so that probably would do it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbloke Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Indeed , but that's maximum output , with all the lights and satnav and jacket switched on , stuck in traffic at tickover , it won't be anything like that . Suck it and see , as they say ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaos Theory Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Just rag the tits off it between the lights and you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerich Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'd be surprised if the intercom and sat nav draw more than a set of heated grips, and I've run a heated waistcoat and heated grips together with no problems. Not sure what the alternator output on a VFR 750 is. I cut the connector off the heated waistcoat wiring and soldered on a match for the Optimate wiring that's already on the battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudgetBoy Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Id turn everything on..lights,sat nav blah blah and then see what the battery says with the multimeter.. At idle and 4k.. If it does not go below 13v i would say you will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigspud Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Id turn everything on..lights,sat nav blah blah and then see what the battery says with the multimeter.. At idle and 4k.. If it does not go below 13v i would say you will be fine. I can borrow my mates multimeter, so I think I'll try this one. Keep your eyes open for a "How do you use a multimeter thread" coming soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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