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[swankzr]

My wife's left hand warmer shit the bed over the holidays and stopped working. Once this happens do you need to replace the hand warmer or is there a chance that something came unplugged or anything else that I should check first?

Thanks in advance!

[mad vmax]

best would be to check that hand warmer connector with a ohm meter should have a reading between 12 to22 ohms.

[swankzr]

mad vmax, on Jan 13 2009, 08:57 AM, said:

best would be to check that hand warmer connector with a ohm meter should have a reading between 12 to22 ohms.

Thanks! I'll give that a try.. Just have to remember to bring my meter....

If I have to replace it - are they hard to change out? Any tips?

[Scrambler]

Did you check the fuse? Double check the connections too. 06's were notorious for going bad so you are not alone. Can you see a spot on the grip itself where it might have burned through the rubber? Be happy that it didn't cause a fire or melt her glove to the grip.

[Legend700]

those warmers go pretty easily so check the wires but it's most likely the warmer. not bad to replace except getting the wires out of the block they go in, you need a really small screwdriver to open the clamp so the wires pop out. when you install the new grip spray some glass cleaner on the bar and use a 2x4 on the end of the grip and hit it with a hammer a few times and it will slide on fairly easily.

[swankzr]

Scrambler, on Jan 13 2009, 01:44 PM, said:

Did you check the fuse? Double check the connections too. 06's were notorious for going bad so you are not alone. Can you see a spot on the grip itself where it might have burned through the rubber? Be happy that it didn't cause a fire or melt her glove to the grip.

No I did not check a fuse. Is there a seperate fuse for each side? Cause the right side still works fine.

Legend700, on Jan 13 2009, 02:05 PM, said:

those warmers go pretty easily so check the wires but it's most likely the warmer. not bad to replace except getting the wires out of the block they go in, you need a really small screwdriver to open the clamp so the wires pop out. when you install the new grip spray some glass cleaner on the bar and use a 2x4 on the end of the grip and hit it with a hammer a few times and it will slide on fairly easily.

Thanks for the tips!

[smallengineguy]

If it was the fuse, neither would work. Sounds like the left grip is shot.

[dualmass]

smallengineguy, on Jan 13 2009, 05:26 PM, said:

If it was the fuse, neither would work. Sounds like the left grip is shot.

There is one fuse for both sides, so its not the fuse!

MINE crapped out dec 26th! The grip is most likely bad, and is real easy to change.

[Wayno]

dualmass, on Jan 13 2009, 05:33 PM, said:

There is one fuse for both sides, so its not the fuse!

MINE crapped out dec 26th! The grip is most likely bad, and is real easy to change.

Mine just went on my girl's 04 GSX. We replaced it, then the battery died. Bought a new battery, that one died too. Learned that whenever we had the warmers on, the battery became weak as if a major draw was affecting the battery. Shut the sled down and there wouldnt be enough juice to start the sled electrically. Shut the warmers down, pull the backup recoil start, run it for a while, battery would charge back up. Confusing when your battery dies the more you run the sled! However, come to find out after tearing apart the whole wiring harness to look for a bad ground, it was the stator which had gone bad and couldnt keep up the charging system when under warmer load during run time. Oh the things that can happen!

New Battery - $100
New Stator - $335
Labor to install new stator - $150
Realizing your ski-doo is broken down on the first mile of the season and towing it home with your brand new Yamaha with 4 miles on the odometer? Priceless.

[Bilbo]

The worst hand warmer failure I witnessed was on my brothers 05 Machz. It shorted out and in a instant set itself and his glove on fire . Gave him a pretty good burn on his hand . Luckily he was only going about 30 when this happend so he could quickly stop and stuff his hand in the snow.

[skidogger]

...also, use an open end wrench and a hammer to get it off. That's what the manual says.
Make sure you write down which wire goes where in the harness. By the time you get them all out, you will have forgotten.

[swankzr]

Revme, on Jan 13 2009, 09:37 PM, said:

Mine just went on my girl's 04 GSX. We replaced it, then the battery died. Bought a new battery, that one died too. Learned that whenever we had the warmers on, the battery became weak as if a major draw was affecting the battery. Shut the sled down and there wouldnt be enough juice to start the sled electrically. Shut the warmers down, pull the backup recoil start, run it for a while, battery would charge back up. Confusing when your battery dies the more you run the sled! However, come to find out after tearing apart the whole wiring harness to look for a bad ground, it was the stator which had gone bad and couldnt keep up the charging system when under warmer load during run time. Oh the things that can happen!

New Battery - $100
New Stator - $335
Labor to install new stator - $150
Realizing your ski-doo is broken down on the first mile of the season and towing it home with your brand new Yamaha with 4 miles on the odometer? Priceless.

Shoot now this raises another question. Her battery also went dead. We charged it back up and it statered it the first time but wouldn't again after that. Now I'm wondering if the strator is effecting both the battery and the hand warmer - but probably not seeing the right hand warmer still works?

[Wayno]

swankzr, on Jan 14 2009, 07:52 AM, said:

Shoot now this raises another question. Her battery also went dead. We charged it back up and it statered it the first time but wouldn't again after that. Now I'm wondering if the strator is effecting both the battery and the hand warmer - but probably not seeing the right hand warmer still works?

your handwarmer will still work if the stator is junk atleast for a little while. The power from the battery will provide the warmers with juice although it will drain the battery over time. Usually a bad stator is seen when lights are dim and when a load is put on the battery during run time, the stator cant keep up with the demand and the battyery goes weak. I found that I could use electric start and ride without turning my handwarmers on with a bad stator, however as soon as i used the warmer, dead bat.

[The Toolman]

Revme, on Jan 14 2009, 05:46 PM, said:

your handwarmer will still work if the stator is junk atleast for a little while. The power from the battery will provide the warmers with juice although it will drain the battery over time. Usually a bad stator is seen when lights are dim and when a load is put on the battery during run time, the stator cant keep up with the demand and the battyery goes weak. I found that I could use electric start and ride without turning my handwarmers on with a bad stator, however as soon as i used the warmer, dead bat.

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