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Old 01-20-2025, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by RL Lemke View Post
Ordering two golf cars for my relocation to The Villages in February. Looking at all the boxes of motorcycle gear accumulated over five decades, I had an idea. I’ll get 12 volt outlets added to allow plugging in the heated jacket or vest I have from riding. If you haven’t tried one of these, it is like slipping into a hot tub. This even when I was riding in subfreezing temperatures. Keep your core warm and your body stays warm.

The vest uses only 45 watts, the jacket 60 watts.

Anyone else tried this?
The Yamaha gas cart, for example, has 22 charging amps in generator mode. Your vest at 45 watts would draw slightly less than 4 amps. Radio, lights and instrumentation in excess of 15ish amps would be concerning.
Shouldnt be a problem unless you have an outrageous audio amp lol.