wiring rsi heated grips to factory rmk wiring
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I put them on mine and the wiring instructions for polaris wasnt even right. I think I asked F-Bomb about it and he told me how to wire them. I found them worse than the stock ones and if I had my time back, I wouldn't have installed them.
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Trenchmaster
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I bought the high temp ones that go right out to the end of the hook and they never did work as well as the stock ones did. Maybe they were wired wrong, I went with the instructions they came with and now one doesn't work at all.
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I remember this issue from a year ago. If you look at the wires going into the grips and trace each element to follow its entire path it will make sense what the wiring should be. If I remember right one element has a smaller path, that is low, the other element has a bigger path, that is medium, the both on together is high.
I dont know if that is exactly right without looking but I remember that if you trace the actual elements and consider ground yuo will see clearly how it should be.
I remember thinking there was a typo in the instructions but I never really cleared that up with Wade.
Mine worked so well that they would melt an ODI grip if left on high too long. Good luck. EW
I dont know if that is exactly right without looking but I remember that if you trace the actual elements and consider ground yuo will see clearly how it should be.
I remember thinking there was a typo in the instructions but I never really cleared that up with Wade.
Mine worked so well that they would melt an ODI grip if left on high too long. Good luck. EW
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sw
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Go RSI white to Pol brown, RSI red to Pol blue/red, RSI blue to Pol blue. High gets quite hot, will have to get their high temp glue or gorilla glue(can get messy) regular contact cement and safety wire...etc. Put one or two wraps of electrical tape @ soldered wire connections on circuit tape before you put controls & grips back on. I'm out!
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Is RSI a an advertizing company on this site? If the instuctions that came with the warmers are wrong I want a new set. Mine never did get hot enough, and now one does not work at all. I followed the instuctions that came with them!!!
Give us a call and we will talk you through this product.
Without going into some electrical engineering here are some quick tips/info.
If you follow our instructions for Polaris models with low, med, and hi our heaters work better than the factory heaters on the same handlebars. If they are not working there is a problem.
Wiring them different as SaskRmk states will allow them to work at a higher level of heat. We do not reccomend this nor tell people to do this. If you choose to do this it is at your own discretion and we will not be liable or responsible in any way for warrantyproblems it can/will cause to the snowmobile or grips.
Things to remember when TESTING or EVALUATING our grip heaters.
* Why did you replace your heaters with ours?
1. If it was because your stock ones quit working then you must diagnose why the stock ones were not working and fix the problem before installing ours. Just installing ours and not fixing the problem will not fix the problem if it is more than just a bad heater element.
2. If it was because you wanted more heat than the stock provides, need make sure you are comparing the heat results in the same environment as the previous. Was the outside temp the same?, engine speed the same?, were the grips the same grips?, Is your sled getting 12+ volts at idle and rpm?, Where you wearing the same gloves?
* Our RSI color codes for Polaris are not wrong, if you choose to wire them in a different fashion that what we reccomend please be aware of this info.
1. Excessive heat in the element will eventually cause the element to delaminate from the backing matrial and will comprimise the element function.
2. Excessive heat will allow your grips to spin and become loose. This is a very dangerous situation because if the grip was to come losse in a bad place, it could cause you to loose control of your snowmobile.
3. Our heaters are designed to be used the way we describe in our istructions. Not doing this could cause damage to the snowmobiles electrical system and could affect engine performance. You are on your own if you wire them differently than what we instruct.
We will put our grip heaters up against any oem or aftermarket heater in a heat test, within the same environment and snowmobile. Even that rip off company's heaters, we are still hotter and get hotter faster.
Remeber when you say they didnt work or work as good it is because of a situation or problem. That sistuation or problem needs to be fixed. As long as everthing is ok there shouldn't be any problems and our heaters work great.
Also remember people have different opinions of what hot is and what hot isn't.
Hope this helps,
Give us a call if any questions.
Thank you,
RSI
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Trenchmaster
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Thanks for responding, sled is for sale, so the new owner will have to deal with it.
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The wiring sequence I stated is correct for Polaris EFI, and here's why. Power is supplied to handwarmers through chassis relay, via ground signal from ECU. So if you (read RSI heating elements) are seeking heat, you best be looking for Polaris ground, conversely the heating elements 'ground' would seek Polaris high, med., low circuits. If, by chance people have wired according to RSI's instructions with good results, that would be an indication that something is wrong, a short to chassis ground is happening somewhere and I've a hunch the thumb warmer probably doesn't work. But most importantly, it's just wiring snafu, RSI heating elements themselves are most excellent heaters and well made.
