Electric Clothing- Can the GS handle it

[Roadwarrior]

Does anybody know if the electrical system on a GS (I have a '78 GS550" can handle the load of and electric vest and heated grips? I run both of those on my DRZ400 without any problems and it has a 200W stator. The GS manual says it has a 15amp fuse for the electrical system, but doesn't mention the stator output.

Anybody with experience on the subject?

[SqDancerLynn1]

How many watts does the vest use??? If you want to try it I would run it direct from the battery with or without a relay. and not thru the harness

[Clone]

Yeah, what is the output of the stator?

[Anonymous]

Electric vest

I just got a Kanetsu Elec vest from Riderwear. hooked it to the aux terminals on my '81 GS850G. Works great, don't see a prob. Draws 45 watts, comes fused with a 10 amp. Actually looking forward to the cold & nasty now. I hate the summer, worst time to ride of all the seasons.
DH

[Anonymous]

Vest

I have been running an electric vest on my 79 Gs 850 for 3 weeks now.
It has been as low as -5 C so far.
Charging system is stock and we have had nary a problem.
I don't have heated grips but I do have hand deflectors on my Hannigan Fairing. This setup works well . :P
Go for it...

[Anonymous]

I've been wearing a 3amp electric vest for 4 weeks now. It performed well below -10C.

This is on my GS400 but I have a GS850 regulator rectifier on it. I'm sure the alternator is stock though.

Steve

[focus frenzy]

Yeah, what is the output of the stator?

from what I have read, the output of the GS's varied from 280 watts to 310 watts, I do not know about pre-80 or under 550's
a bit of strainge info, in 1983 the gs550es and 750es have 310 watt charging system out put with 12 amp hour batteries, the 83 gs1100es has only a 280 watt sytem with a 14 amp hour battery.
I have no idea why the 1100 would have a smaller out put than the 550 :?

[Anonymous]

watts

Betcha Suzuki found it cheaper to produce smaller wattage unit & felt no one would really miss it on a bike not used as full blown tourer? Or was it lighter & let engine pick up revs quicker?
DH

[Clone]

Am I right to divide 310 by 12 to get roughly 26 Amps? This should be the maximum load I can put on the charging system, correct? :?

[Anonymous]

Power (in watts) = Volts * Current

You probably won't have that much current available because some of the power is lost as heat while going through the regulator/rectifier.

Steve

[focus frenzy]

also the rated output is at 5000 rpm