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Heated Grips Not Working
- Thread starter erkj79
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riderr1150gsadv
Well-known member
IMHO, the first step is to find out where in the circuit the short is and go from there. It means you need to trace the wire from the grip to the power source and hope it isn't the grip itself which would need to be replaced. IMHO it is easier to trace a wire from the grip hence my recommendation. YMMV
pglaves
#13338
Did it actually say "short", or did it say "fault". A short is an unintended circuit path to ground without going through the device intended to be powered. An "open" circuit is a break in the path to, through, or from (ground) the device. Most faults on this type of device are open circuits, not short circuits. They are different and need to be troubleshot differently.
azgman
Addicted to curves
The most common fault would be an open in the grip itself. I was able to repair the heater on my '07 RT using a quality soldering gun and some resistance heating wire, but I think BMW has gone to a different type of grip heater and you will most likely need to replace the grip/heater assembly. If you know your way around a volt/ohm meter you can disconnect the heater at the handlebar connector and see what kind of ohm reading you get on the grip heater. My bet is it will read many megaohms.
KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
For non-electrically minded - this would be an 'open' circuit adding credence to a finding of the grip heating wire as the issue.
heated grip repair
here is one link https://advrider.com/f/threads/heated-grip-repair-step-by-step.770662/
here is one link https://advrider.com/f/threads/heated-grip-repair-step-by-step.770662/
KenDittrick
Rocky Bow BMW Riders #197
Based upon the findings of others later in the thread, the open circuit could be simply a 'cold solder joint' at the wire connection point to the grip heater element. This means the joint including the heater element and wire had not been correctly heated during the build soldering process. The repair is simply to re-heat the joint with a soldering iron and add a bit of new solder 'if' required.
