Heated grips switch on 03, which way?

Skidpan · #1 (**permalink**) 08-15-2006

My 03 tiger has the Triumph fitted heated grips with the 2 way rocker switch on the left side of the clocks. I understand that the switch provides a high and low setting but there doesn't seem to be much difference between the 2 settings on mine. Do you know which is meant to be the high setting, up or down?

tcowjww · #2 (**permalink**) 08-15-2006

On mine, I would say that pressing the upper half definitely makes the grips hotter than the lower half.

I guess it makes sense that pressing the "high" part of the switch makes them come on at high power, and the "low" part of the switch makes them come on at low power.

iansoady · #3 (**permalink**) 08-16-2006

Mine too. As it takes a while for them to heat up, it's quite difficult to detect the difference.

I'm going to put a couple of LEDs in as it's easy to knock the switch accidentally then wonder why your hands are so sweaty.

nobby400 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-16-2006

when I got my Tiger the switch turned out to be fitted the wrong way around. Took a while to figure out why my hands were cooking. The idea of the smaller side of the switch is to warm the grips up then switch to the larger part.

Skidpan · #5 (**permalink**) 08-16-2006

Thanks, chaps

Jonny955 · #6 (**permalink**) 08-17-2006

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The idea of the smaller side of the switch is to warm the grips up then switch to the larger part.

So this explains why when I think I have my grips on 'low' they are actually using more current than on what I thought was 'high'. No wonder they get so hot!

You only find these things out by switching on for a long time (or by reading the manual which I'm sure I did once)

Great forum!

Jon

pineygroveshop · #7 (**permalink**) 08-17-2006

On my '03 down is warm, up is warmer.

madmic · #8 (**permalink**) 09-28-2006

I think this is a matter of how you intall the switch..bottom line, the side of the switch with the grip icon is high...such as it is...lol...