Hi bendme
I am not going for heated gloves but more for a heated suit with the kit I mentioned.
If you were to go for all separate items then I am sure that the current drain would be way to much for the
charging system on any motor we use.
The kit I am going to try is rated at 55 watts which is 4.5 amps and as the charging system on the simmo is 5 amps(if correct) then it should run ok, even if it was drawing more or the simo was not producing enough power it will not be too much of a problem as I will not be using the heat on continually but in short intervals.
The temperature will be controlled by a thermostat (if it all works out right)
Thanks for all the info more food for thought.
Pete b