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This article follows the installation of heaters that fit on the bars under your grips. There is also a kind that includes the grips and heater as one unit. For those, see [http://www.hotgrips.com/ hotgrips.com]. | This article follows the installation of heaters that fit on the bars under your grips. There is also a kind that includes the grips and heater as one unit. For those, see [http://www.hotgrips.com/ hotgrips.com]. | ||
There is another good article on mounting heated grips on the [http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/heated-grips-alt.php Canyon Chasers.net] website. | |||
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If there were no resistor, then the current spikes might destroy the LED. The resistor is just playing it safe. Attach the light to the ignition column. So now, whenever there is power to the grips, there is also power to the LED. Whenever you go to take the keys out, you are FORCED to look at the LED (which is fairly bright.) But you might just find it less hassle to hook up the heaters to a switched source | If there were no resistor, then the current spikes might destroy the LED. The resistor is just playing it safe. Attach the light to the ignition column. So now, whenever there is power to the grips, there is also power to the LED. Whenever you go to take the keys out, you are FORCED to look at the LED (which is fairly bright.) But you might just find it less hassle to hook up the heaters to a switched source. | ||