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NuggyBuggy

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I think I may have lost the leads for my Mobile Warming heated liner. Are these typically standard across makes? I thought mine was a male RCA connector like my heated snowmobile helmets, but the center part is actually much bigger and may even receive a pin.

I see this Optimate set on Amazon and I am wondering if they will work.
 
NuggyBuggy said:
I think I may have lost the leads for my Mobile Warming heated liner. Are these typically standard across makes? I thought mine was a male RCA connector like my heated snowmobile helmets, but the center part is actually much bigger and may even receive a pin.

I see this Optimate set on Amazon and I am wondering if they will work.
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They are generally pretty standard with that type of plug, but I think BMW might use a different plug.

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BMW Type Plug

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Powerlet tried to have their own proprietary plug years ago, but don't think it ever caught on.
 
Most 12v heated gear uses 5.5mm (OD) x 2.5mm (pin) coaxial connectors, so it is likely to work. The female (bike) side. The male (vest) side.

Not sure what their 7.4V stuff uses. Note that 5.5 x 2.1mm DC coaxial connectors also exist, so there is some uncertainty if you're just eyeballing it.
 
So glad you posted this. I just realized I’ve got some old Tour master heated vest / liner laying around. Need to dig it up if I’m gonna do any more riding!
 
Lightcycle said:
Post a picture of the vest, any identifying labels and the co-ax leads coming out of it. Or link to your version of the liner online.

Will clear up any uncertainty.
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So, the only thing that looks like an identifier in the liner says PO#MW051315. I Googled this and couldn’t find anything.

I went on their website and looked up their old manuals. The closest one at can find to my jacket is in this manual from 2018:
2018 Mobile Warming dual power jacket manual. Only mention I could find of voltage is a reference to 12V Y-connectors, so I guess it’s 12V. The jacket has four barrel connectors: one in each of the sleeves, one in the right pocket, and one at the back interior of the jacket near the bottom. I assumed this was for connecting to pants but the 2018 manual says a Y-connector is needed to do this, so I have no idea what the latter connector does.

It’s very possible this was an older model jacket than 2018 as I think I bought it around 2020 or 2021 on clearance at GP. Sadly no older manuals on their website.

I cant find my calipers but by eye it looks like the barrel connectors have OD 5mm and ID 2mm.

Pictures of connectors.

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NuggyBuggy said:
So, the only thing that looks like an identifier in the liner says PO#MW051315. I Googled this and couldn’t find anything.

I went on their website and looked up their old manuals. The closest one at can find to my jacket is in this manual from 2018:
2018 Mobile Warming dual power jacket manual. Only mention I could find of voltage is a reference to 12V Y-connectors, so I guess it’s 12V. The jacket has four barrel connectors: one in each of the sleeves, one in the right pocket, and one at the back interior of the jacket near the bottom. I assumed this was for connecting to pants but the 2018 manual says a Y-connector is needed to do this, so I have no idea what the latter connector does.

It’s very possible this was an older model jacket as I think I bought it around 2020 or 2021 on clearance at GP.

I cant find my calipers but by eye it looks like the barrel connectors have OD 5mm and ID 2mm.

Pictures of connectors.

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If you're sure it's a 12V jacket, then here's the Mobile Warming (now Fieldsheer) part that attaches to the battery terminals:

fieldsheer.com

Fieldsheer Heated & Cooling Apparel. Work and play in year round comfort.

Connect the Dual Power Lead Connector directly to your vehicle's battery to power your Dual Power Heated Gear. Easy set up to help you stay warm.
fieldsheer.com fieldsheer.com

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Thanks @Lightcycle . I am not 100% sure it’s 12V as the description of the connectors in the manual don’t seem to match exactly what I have. I was hoping that this sort of gear had standard connectors, sort of like heated snowmobile visors, and that I could just go to Royal Distributing and pick one up.

Since that doesn’t seem to be the case, I think I’m going to have to double check and see if the vendor can tell me for sure given that identifier.
 
NuggyBuggy said:
Thanks @Lightcycle . I am not 100% sure it’s 12V as the description of the connectors in the manual don’t seem to match exactly what I have. I was hoping that this sort of gear had standard connectors, sort of like heated snowmobile visors, and that I could just go to Royal Distributing and pick one up.

Since that doesn’t seem to be the case, I think I’m going to have to double check and see if the vendor can tell me for sure given that identifier.
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It's not the connectors I'd be worried about, it's potentially overloading the heating elements in your jacket by pumping 12V through it if it's expecting 7.4V.

Maybe it's got step-down circuitry in the jacket for safety? Dunno. 🤷‍♂️
 
Lightcycle said:
It's not the connectors I'd be worried about, it's potentially overloading the heating elements in your jacket by pumping 12V through it if it's expecting 7.4V.

Maybe it's got step-down circuitry in the jacket for safety? Dunno. 🤷‍♂️
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Yeah I guess that’s what I meant - that connectivity and power were standardized.
 
It didn’t come with a battery, just the leads to the battery. I believe the packaging indicated that the battery was an additional accessory.

If these devices were standardized then it would be easy to add more stuff even if didn’t come from the same vendor.
 
99% chance that the standard ring terminal lead is what you want. The Mobile Warming "Dual Power" gear appears to be 12v automotive and/or 12v portable battery.

I'm not even sure that the 7.4v stuff existed prior to 2018. Either way, it would be a really bad design choice for them to use the defacto (12v) 5.5x2.5mm coax connector if the 7.4v gear couldn't deal with 12v input. Users don't read any of the product labels, so for their own liability the manufacturer really needs to choose an incompatible connector type if damage could be caused to the gear by 12v.
 
I betcha you can get that connector at Sayal... the male end you will find on lots of consumer electronics, like a router (and we ALL have that box full of old wires and adapters, Dlink used them a lot) you need to know the pin diameter and the barrel diameter
 
If worse comes to worse.....cut off the connections you don't want, and solder / splice in the desired plugs.....don't forget to shrink wrap.
 
Ash said:
99% chance that the standard ring terminal lead is what you want. The Mobile Warming "Dual Power" gear appears to be 12v automotive and/or 12v portable battery.

I'm not even sure that the 7.4v stuff existed prior to 2018. Either way, it would be a really bad design choice for them to use the defacto (12v) 5.5x2.5mm coax connector if the 7.4v gear couldn't deal with 12v input. Users don't read any of the product labels, so for their own liability the manufacturer really needs to choose an incompatible connector type if damage could be caused to the gear by 12v.
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That's great info. Thank you @Ash. I'll check with the vendor to be double sure, but if I don't hear from them or they can't figure out what I have from the tag, I feel pretty comfortable knowing what I need.
 
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