Hi folks, do you know if these grips drain battery when main switch is left in ON position ? Or only uses Battery when activated ?
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Do not drain battery unless button is activated. I always leave my grips on as my gun is my primary self defense tool. Change batteries annually our at the first sign of weakness. Check sight in every time the grips come off.
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Nope, just press harder than what you are doing now and leave the switch. You dont have to keep it holding
9252
Nope they stay on the whole time the button is on. As long as your connections are solid and right you should have no issues. But I also have soldered my connections with my harness. Love the lights
94935
Larry... maybe try replacing the batteries first. They slide out from the bottom of the switch.
363322
I wired mine straight to the battery with connectors and installed mini toggle switches.....mine are under front fender,back fender and under tank.they have been wet from riding in a rain storm and the only thing I discovered was the tape on the lights don't stick good at all.if u purchase these be sure and buy 3-m body moulding and emblem black tape to install them
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I keep mine in the "AUTO" position. When in the holder during daylight hours it remains off, in the dark the "Night Lite" stays on unless there is a light on in the room. At any time, day or night if I grab it out of the holder the light is a constant "ON". When in hand I will turn the control to on or off depending on what I need. When it goes back in the holder I put it back to "AUTO". This question got me wondering so I went around the house and checked them all, they are all working properly. I don't see a way to replace the battery, I'll look into that. I keep mine in the "AUTO" position. When in the holder during daylight hours it remains off, in the dark the "Night Lite" stays on unless there is a light on in the room. At any time, day or night if I grab it out of the holder the light is a constant "ON". When in hand I will turn the control to on or off depending on what I need. When it goes back in the holder I put it back to "AUTO". This question got me wondering so I went around the house and checked them all, they are all working properly. I don't see a way to replace the battery, I'll look... » Read More I keep mine in the "AUTO" position. When in the holder during daylight hours it remains off, in the dark the "Night Lite" stays on unless there is a light on in the room. At any time, day or night if I grab it out of the holder the light is a constant "ON". When in hand I will turn the control to on or off depending on what I need. When it goes back in the holder I put it back to "AUTO". This question got me wondering so I went around the house and checked them all, they are all working properly. I don't see a way to replace the battery, I'll look into that. « Show Less
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You squeeze the switch that is on the bottom of the cluster. Works well. I have purchased several hundred of these and have only had 1 that wouldn't work. If turned on and left to run until discharged they will last about 5 days. If you turn them off when not wearing they will last for weeks.
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The on/off switch on the camera grip only controls the buttons. If you're using non-standard batteries inside the grip, you may want to consider swapping them out if you're having battery life issues.
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Mine really did not work either. i split the side of the switch open with a razor blade and seen how the contacts were not touching very well i scraped them on the inside with a knife blade. added some Dielectric grease tested made sure it worked then glued switch back together. worked great then i decided not to use it. the light works fantastic however.
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From what I've read online - the grips shut off if power runs low and they will flash and turn cold meaning you have to reset or cycle them off and back on - the condition is that the battery or alternator can't keep up on the high setting -- might be that the place they are wired in is not ample or that it just can't keep up and they fault -- so it won't run you down and leave you stranded -- my advice would be to run them on a lower setting and try to find the edge -- personally I put a switch on my headlight and just run my l.e.d. daytime lights when I can -- mine haven't done this yet but winters not here either!! hope this helps! singletrackjack on ADVrider! From what I've read online - the grips shut off if power runs low and they will flash and turn cold meaning you have to reset or cycle them off and back on - the condition is that the battery or alternator can't keep up on the high setting -- might be that the place they are wired in is not ample or that it just can't keep up and they fault -- so it won't run you down and leave you stranded -- my advice would be to run them on a lower setting and try to find the edge -- personally I put a switch on my headlight and just run my l.e.d. daytime lights when I can -- mine haven't done this yet... » Read More From what I've read online - the grips shut off if power runs low and they will flash and turn cold meaning you have to reset or cycle them off and back on - the condition is that the battery or alternator can't keep up on the high setting -- might be that the place they are wired in is not ample or that it just can't keep up and they fault -- so it won't run you down and leave you stranded -- my advice would be to run them on a lower setting and try to find the edge -- personally I put a switch on my headlight and just run my l.e.d. daytime lights when I can -- mine haven't done this yet but winters not here either!! hope this helps! singletrackjack on ADVrider! « Show Less
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These lights are doing this for me as well. Also, when the traction control kicks in they dimly flicker. I have them all turned off as it's winter and don't want the extra battery drain from the extreme cold weather. Battery died once and promptly turned them all off. May take them out and replace the stock ones or find some that don't do this.
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I had an issue with the switch mechanism. When hooked directly to the battery, life is good. But when their switch is put inline, it doesn't. I replaced the fuse to no avail. I think got out my ohm meter and checked the fuse and the switch. The switch turned out to be bad. I'm now left with either returning the whole thing or just rigging up a toggle switch that I can buy at Home Depot.
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Your hand on the grip activates the switch. It doesn't take much pressure to turn it on. It turns off when you let go. The way it is designed to be used makes this switch mechanism logical.
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Yes and yes. Don't maintain power for long periods. Burned one out when switch got stuck in the on position. Also retraction is not very strong. Any pressure on the latch will prevent retraction.
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Try setting the switches the opposite of how you think they should be. Switch the ones you think should be off to on and vice versa. I remember the dip switches were confusing because what looks like should be the on setting was actually the off setting.
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You can not have them on full power all the time, just in response to motion. However, they have 2 settings, glow on or glow off. In the glow on setting, they are on low power (dim) after dark and come on full power with motion. The selector switch is inside of the housing.
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I have used mine a couple of times with no issues. I know the generic batteries seemed to run down more quickly when stored in the grip. I just checked it again and saw that the grip also has an ON/OFF slide switch that much be turned on. It's below the camera LCD screen. Hope this helps!