Another Heated Grip Problem

[shack]

Well I'm guessing those of us who have heated grips are turning them on right now (figurativley speaking)
Well I discovered yesturday (on a cold and wet and windy Exmoor) that my Oxford Heated grips little red 'your on and gonna be warm soon' light comes on, but the warmy goodness fails to follow.
I know it has a little wobble as on occasion the light flickers and goes, needing coaxing to reappear, but even after 10 mins of illumination- no heat is forthcoming (I double checked tonight thinking maybe my gloves were too think, so pulled into a layby and tried it in the buff so to speak, even with no gloves after 10 mins zero heat.
I'm not of an electronic bent, so any responses in real simple terms (I usually opt for a hammer as weapon (I mean tool) of choice.
It's fair nippy out there so any speedy responses most welcome

[jasonbc]

Well I'm guessing those of us who have heated grips are turning them on right now (figurativley speaking)
Well I discovered yesturday (on a cold and wet and windy Exmoor) that my Oxford Heated grips little red 'your on and gonna be warm soon' light comes on, but the warmy goodness fails to follow.
I know it has a little wobble as on occasion the light flickers and goes, needing coaxing to reappear, but even after 10 mins of illumination- no heat is forthcoming (I double checked tonight thinking maybe my gloves were too think, so pulled into a layby and tried it in the buff so to speak, even with no gloves after 10 mins zero heat.
I'm not of an electronic bent, so any responses in real simple terms (I usually opt for a hammer as weapon (I mean tool) of choice.
It's fair nippy out there so any speedy responses most welcome

If you have power on the temperature controller but no output to the grips can only assume the switch/ temperature controller is faulty and i'm assuming that you've checked the connections to each grip. Highly unlikely that the elements on both grips would pack up at the same time.

Anybody else got any suggestion's???????

[Boris]

It could well be a dodgey connection on the supply to the controller. check the power connections are clean and bright and remake if necessary.

[shack]

Thanks guys, will check again in the morning, the led is on the temp controller (tried in all positions for many minutes and nowt comin out) I was thinking that if the light is powered then the fault is on the power going out and to the grips (of which niether show any life) They worked last time I tried them a few weeks ago, but nothing this w'end.
It was shocking weather, and the connectors are a little exposed (previous owner) I did silicone spray a while a go, so I think if I can get them working I will either relocate them or do a much better job of weatherproofing.
I keep you informed

[StumpyFingers]

Either the connectors are broken, as in not mating properly, or the controller is faulty. If they are Oxford Grips you can buy the controllers separately and you can get the Dial type controller as they are interchangeable.

[shack]

All connectors seem fine and clean and firm, the main power lead was bent back tightly on itself just after the inline fuse and looks a bit floppy, but there is power futher down the line at the controller (light shine-if a little dim) but nothing coming out (power / def no heat)
I took the bottom off the controller as rather too much of a circuit board for my liking)
Q- is the dodgy bent power lead to blame? is it poss that not enough power (dim light) to heat the grips, or crap controller is at the end of its life (and if so if it a jump onto the Oxford Website)
Thanks in advance

[StumpyFingers]

Try a bulb or multimeter on the feeds to the grips to see if power is getting to them, try the same on the feed form the battery to check if all the power is getting through.

[tramp]

yeh
as stumpy says check the power output voltage from both battery and from unit to handel bars , it should all be a healthy +12.5v or higher but may be controller getting a signal back from bars that all is warm when its not then you`ll ned a replacement.

I fill the connectors that exposed with vaseline in winter after spraying with ACF, keeps the water/salt and humidity out a treat.

If you can get some cheap the shrink plastic tubing thats heated with a hairdryer to form a tight seal is good.

[shack]

Thanks again, a basic q testing the power, power the grips (best I can considering the post) and mulitmeter down both side of the connecters? (we didn't study electronics at my school) I'm not likely to do anything drastic If I probe the wrong bit when it's all turned on (shall I put my wellies on) I'd rather be insulted and get it right than bluff it and get a shock, so any basic mulitimeter hints appreciated.

[StumpyFingers]

Red goes to the battery positive and black goes to the earth.
If you put it in the wrong way round the meter will not work.