Hi guys I have a Keis premium heated jacket with a max demand of 7A, my wife has the gilet version with a demand of 3.5A (I need to check that) I was wondering what’s the capability of of the Multis electrical system as I was thinking of upgrading her gilet to a jacket with a potential load of 14A - both jackets set to high. I can’t find the info in the owners manual? Any help appreciated Thanks Nige
Found the info on page 301: 5A combined for power sockets 1+2 if fog lights installed 9A combined if no fog lights Enough to run a small tyre pump without blowing the fuse unlike my old GS1200. Chris
Thanks @Woody that gives an indication for the rating of the sockets which are not man enough for my jacket alone, I’m looking for the maximum draw on the charging system, as my jackets connected directly to the battery. Ie if I connect another jacket will the charging system cope? Nige
March last year I took my 1200DVT with a group down to the South of France, remember the "beast from the east", well on our way back through northern France to Zeebrugge we met it. I had Keis heated jacket and insoles and Gerbing heated gloves, wired direct to the battery. At Zeebrugge the wind was howling as we waited on the quayside for 90 minutes waiting to board, it was -2 + windchill. Left the engine running and all heated gear cranked up to max, all worked without issue, don't know what the current draw was, or what the recommendation is, the only issue was the heated grips would only work on the lowest setting, so I'm assuming the system was giving the maximum output it could. Hope this helps!
I believe it has to be over 2000 RPM to run the grips.... but thats not what the OP was asking... The handbook specifies the generator output... but not the bikes load... or free capacity... I looked 2 years ago and was unable to find anything... Good Luck with your search..
You can always add everything to bike on high with engine running check voltage at battery. Increase rpm til charging over about 12.7 volts and your good.
I'll keep those accessory plugs only to power electronic units such as GPS, phones etc. My dealer's tech always installs an SAE cable with it's own fuse as part of the PDI on each bike sold. The heated jacket I use provides 70 watts of heat and draws 5.8 amps of current. My glove liners provides 24 watts of heat and draws 2 amps of current. The 16 AGW SAE wire can safely handle 13A. I use a 10A fuse there. No issues on both my previous Panigale 959 and my Monster 1200R. Notwithstanding, I did notice an issue on one of the 1200 S demo lent to me in the fall. The NO-KEY light did light up on the display panel when the heated gear "set to max" was plugged-in prior to starting the bike. Take this one with a grain of salt as the electronics on that demo was screwed-up and required TLC. I'll reserve final judgment when I ride my new 1260 this spring.
Hi Nigel, I would think of the output in Watts. The 1200DVT (must be the same for the 1260) generator has a capacity of 500W. Taking out mainly headlights and the other smaller outputs lights in the bike + couple of accessories from the sockets (GPS/phone?), still has plenty of power to be drawn from the heated gear. I would risk a minimum of 250W (Your jacket 7A has an output of 85W).
