New toys

[nwguy]

Yesterday I got to test my new heated gloves and Stebel Air Cannon horn along with my new voltmeter on my Bassa. These are the gloves:

https://www.california-heat.com/product-page/gauntlet-glove

Here's the voltmeter:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/146961553917

I like this voltmeter because it has an on/off switch. It's wired directly to the battery with heavy gauge wire and a fuse. It reads the same value as my Fluke multimeter with probes to the battery terminals, so seems accurate.

With the gloves turned off, I saw 12.9 volts at idle and 14.2 while cruising between 3 and 4000 rpm. With the gloves on at the lower 2 settings out of 4, there was no change in voltage. At the higher 2 settings voltage dropped to 12.8 and 14.1 respectively. So no issues using heated gloves with the Bassa's charging system.

Interestingly with a prolonged blast of my horn while cruising the volts dropped from 14.1 (heated gloves were on) down to 12.9 volts! That horn's compressor really takes some juice.

It's nice knowing the effect accessories have on a charging system. I love the gloves. Really nice quality. Great having heat elements on the outsides of your hand vs. heated grips only heating the insides of your hands. They were true to size, XL for me. The controller could easily be operated with gloves on while riding.
 

[JJ]

"Hell Hath No Fury...."[b] (Like the STEBEL Nautilus Air Cannon!!)[/b]   

[Moparnut72]

We think alike. I have a pair of gloves from the same company, a slightly different model though. Very happy with them. On the T3 I am building I am not going to fiddle with the idiot light but use a gauge like the one you have. I have a similar one on my V7 and will put one on the T3 also.
kk