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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1463110" data-attributes="member: 19880">Lots of times I have heated jacket liner and gloves that plug into it.  Not a big deal but draws up to 7.4A in the "on" part of the duty cycle.  Significantly more than the 5A SAE pigtail.  I don't use heated pants liners or insoles but those would raise the total even higher.  A typical tire inflator draws up to 10A or possibly more.  Using a larger fuse is an acceptable solution but only if the wire itself is sufficient for the load.  Wire gauge needs to be checked for ampacity rating.  Since these devices are interconnected, the single fused circuit is the easiest way to manage it.  I have a Fuzeblock on my FJR with dedicated circuit for heated gear.  I have an appropriately fused dedicated Powerlet socket on my BMW F700GS.  Wire gauge is more than sufficient.</blockquote>