Re: Electrical load

[Eric Sheley <Eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:14 PM 2/4/01 -0600, jay levine wrote:
>I've added several accessories to my 1999 ST:
>1. Triumph heated handgrips
>2. Piaa 1100X driving lights
>3. Garmin III Plus GPS, and,
>4. sometimes a Widder heated vest....
>Does anyone know if the Sprint ST electical system can handle this load?

Shouldn't be a problem - the ST has a 40Amp (480watt) alternator. If you 
are really concerned, fire up the bike and turn everything on and check the 
voltage at the battery - it should remain around 13.8 volts.

The only thing to bear in mind is that the alternator does not put out full 
output at low rpm. If you are doing a lot of city driving and running a lot 
of accessories, you may notice a deficit.

- -Eric


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