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Where can I find a switch to adjust a heated jacket?

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:29 pm
by overipe&keen
Just bought a kit to make your own heated underjacket (£29.95 Ebay!) comes with plug which will fit right on my 1200s. Seems a reasonable bit of kit so far.
I'm having to sew the electric cable into an old quilted liner and the instructions say it gets very hot. I thought if I could get a switch that allows me to adjust the heat to what ever I like I could then leave it on rather than keep disconnecting the thing as no On/Off swithch, would be sensible.

Is there such a thing and where can I get one, does anybody know?
Thankls for reading this ramble :shock:

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:08 pm
by Red Fokker
Have you tried Maplins?

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:21 pm
by overipe&keen
Thanks Red. I'll get onto them tomorrow. Been on website and they seem huge. Where are you in Yorkshire? 8)

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:19 pm
by Bender
Red Fokker wrote:Have you tried Maplins?
Hi de Hi!

Ask for Ted Bovis when you get there...

Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:34 pm
by BlueBoxer
Hi,
I use heated kit to get me through the winter. :oops:

You need something like:- heat-troller or one of these to control the temperature.

I have thought about DIY on heated kit, but the wire looks very fine gauge, and I didn't think it'll last, especially in the arms and other places that move. So I'd be interested to here how you get on.

Steve

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:19 pm
by overipe&keen
Thanks for more of the tips thanks guys. I'm leaving off a switch for the time being as reading this post on the GS site again seems to say none needed and I'm also trying to keep costs down or I might as well buy a manufactured one anyway.
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread ... d+clothing

TRY THIS

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:45 pm
by is it me?
I use www.widder.com.

when on there home page click the link Hookups, as i bought a BMW heated vest when on holiday 3 years ago,

keep warm
I.I.M

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:04 pm
by overipe&keen
I had a look on site. Pretty impressive kit I must say. Tempting with the weak dollar!!