Is 90 Watts too much power for a GS?

[JEREMY JOCK]

I'm looking at getting the First Gear 90w heated jacket. I can't take not riding in this PA weather. 

[johnny ro]

see gerbings thread above, it uses 7 watts and thats self contained battery.

[Gary856]

I have the feeling 90W is pushing it on the GS. That's why I've been looking at Gerbing's jacket liner (77W, $200) or Gerbing's vest for even less power (54W, $140). Still not sure if a vest (sleeveless) is good enough w/ less bulk, or if I would regret not getting the jacket liner (w/ heated sleeves).

[sledge]

The answer is no, the GS pushes out around 200W max which is barely enough to meet full load and keep the battery charged. You might get away with 10-20W extra but not 90W.

[manoj]

I have Firstgear 65W jacket ,Gerbings gloves and have made rides lasting 1 hr without draining the battery completely .I make sure to recharge the battery with a battery tender after rides.
Just make sure you buy the jacket one size smaller than your actual size cause I bought my actual size and is not very  effective in keeping me warm,guess a near snug fit will work better.
I think the self contained battery powered vest is better as they are micro-wire type heating element and not old copper wire based as in Firstgear and definitely jacket is lot better than vest.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=50758.0

Manoj

[dauphinc]

None of this can be good for the load on the electrical system; then again, I don't use that stuff considering I live in GA. Ha!

[TonyKZ1]

There are things you can do to reduce the power drain, depending on your technical level, and what you're wanting to spend. Still though, running a 90W jacket liner is most likely too much. Warmnsafe makes those vests and jacket liners for Firstgear and Powerlet. I've got one of the WnS 65W jacket liner and while I can run it a little while, it's really more power than my bike's electrical system can spare and keep the battery charging, at least until I do some more electrical upgrades.

You might want to look a 35-55W vest (Widder's vests are 35-40W and Powerlet have some that are 55W) instead as that would be easier on the electrical system. I've got a 35W heated vest made by Widder - it works pretty good, even though they've since closed their doors you can still find them for sale in different places.
Tony

[cHa0s]

does anyone know what the cdi consumes?

[JEREMY JOCK]

I might look more into a lower powered liner. I don't really want to go with the vest. I plan on riding again, the second there is no snow on the ground, so I want to be warm.