so i've been using an aerostich 45w heated jacket on my PCX but it just didnt push enough heat. so i bought a Warm and Safe Gen 4 90 watt jacket for use on my big touring bike primarily. last night i tried it on the PCX with a voltmeter to make sure it wasnt stressing the system too much.
based on my research the PCX alternator makes 309 watts at peak. how much to run the lights fuel pump, etc? and how much we have to play with is the big question?
basically at idle it wasnt making enough, but with just a little throttle over idle well within what the brake holds it was making enough power and seemed to not mind running my 90watt jacket at speed on full power. i did turn it off at stop lights.
I'd only put that high of a load on it if I had a kickstarter. Since the bike needs to charge the battery from starting (which takes a lot of power), you might run the battery out if you take a lot of little trips.
I know the headlights take a whole lot of amperage... Proceed with caution...
Currently ride: Nothing right now - mostly mountain biking with my boys until they're old enough to ride Previously rides: 2011 Honda PCX 125, 2005 V-Strom DL650, 1974 Vespa Ciao, 2011 Honda PCX 170 (tons of mods - takegawa 170cc big bore kit, gears, etc), 1996 Honda Nighthawk 250, 1987 Honda Spree, 2000 KTM 125SX, 2003 Honda Silverwing, 2007 Genuine Buddy 125, 1998 Honda PC800, 2008 Buddy 125 (white), 2008 Buddy 125 (red), 2001 Honda Reflex, 1987 Honda Elite, 1988 Honda Spree, 2007 Yamaha Vino, 2007 Honda Metro, 2x 125cc pure-chinesium dirt bikes
yeah, this is not for around town riding. this is for fast road distance commuting. i only turn it on when i am running pretty fast. the voltmeter is showing between 13.4-14 volts at speed with it on high. my understanding is that if it starts to show less than 12.8 you are running a deficit and decharging the battery as well as stressing the electrical system components. the alternator is quit powerful for a 125cc at 309w, btw!
haildamage wrote:so i've been using an aerostich 45w heated jacket on my PCX but it just didnt push enough heat. so i bought a Warm and Safe Gen 4 90 watt jacket for use on my big touring bike primarily. last night i tried it on the PCX with a voltmeter to make sure it wasnt stressing the system too much.
based on my research the PCX alternator makes 309 watts at peak. how much to run the lights fuel pump, etc? and how much we have to play with is the big question?
basically at idle it wasnt making enough, but with just a little throttle over idle well within what the brake holds it was making enough power and seemed to not mind running my 90watt jacket at speed on full power. i did turn it off at stop lights.
I have been wanting a heated jacket, and pants for riding in colder weather one day... On a PCX 150, you could have 200 watts of heated clothing if you were not stopped and idling a lot. LED headlights, fuel pump, etc. take less than 100 watts total.
I run 150 watts of extra lighting on my SH150i with no problem at all.
