After an awesome day of busting powder and getting all three of my pairs of gloves much wetter than I had planned, we rode back to the trucks. The hand and thumb warmers were both on high and my hands were nice and toasty on the ride out but, my thumb froze (even on high). I went to Ebay and after a brief search found many aftermarket options but, I don't see a watt rating on them. Has anyone found a higher wattage thumb warmer they can recommend that maybe can be spliced into the wiring harness?
Is there a Warmer Thumb Warmer?
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I haven't seen any that list the total wattage...Is there room to install two elements on the flipper? I haven't looked at the backside to see if its possible...
Usually I have to turn my heaters down because they are so hot!!
Usually I have to turn my heaters down because they are so hot!!
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put a strip or two of gorilla tape on the inside of the flipper covering the warmer element.
I wonder if the older m-series are different or if my experience was a fluke deal. On my old m7 you could not use the thumb warmer above the low setting. It would get hot enough on high that if left on long enough would be to hot to touch, and I swear would start to melt the flipper.
I too have had several sleds that would absolutely melt your thumb when on high. That's why I thought there has to be something better that I can splice in to my Proclimb.
Gorilla tape??? I guess if it's getting hot enough it would help, I suspect these thumb warmers are just made from very weak sauce. Two elements might be a really good idea.
Gorilla tape??? I guess if it's getting hot enough it would help, I suspect these thumb warmers are just made from very weak sauce. Two elements might be a really good idea.
Maybe I just got a weak thumb warmer on my sled?
Is there one year of thumb warmer that will plug right in that may be hotter than others?
I checked and the Proclimb M8000s 12-16 and they seem to use the same part number. Even my 2009 M8 uses the same 0609-827 part number. I see plenty of other Cat hand warmer elements from other earlier models that look like they will plug right in but, I have no idea if they would be any warmer?
Is there one year of thumb warmer that will plug right in that may be hotter than others?
I checked and the Proclimb M8000s 12-16 and they seem to use the same part number. Even my 2009 M8 uses the same 0609-827 part number. I see plenty of other Cat hand warmer elements from other earlier models that look like they will plug right in but, I have no idea if they would be any warmer?
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I've gone through 3 and they were all weak. I've heard an older firecat flipper will work with slight modification. I like the gorilla tape idea. Maybe some foil tape or R-foil insulation behind it before the tape. At least the heat will be forced to exit the element on the flipper side only.
http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/i...e-Bubble-Foil-Insulation/_/N-ntht4/R-I2648665
http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/i...e-Bubble-Foil-Insulation/_/N-ntht4/R-I2648665
I will give it a try for the next ride and report back.
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reflective tape
do not use reflective tape on the heater it will short out causing you some nasty problems tin foil is conductive.
do not use reflective tape on the heater it will short out causing you some nasty problems tin foil is conductive.
I have added black duct tape for now (my black gorilla tape must be in my ATV or Motorcycle). I will report back later.
i put a coating of clear RTV silicone over the back of it and it helped a lot
Now you are thinking!
I still have half a tube of ultra black high temp sealant...that just might be the ticket!
I still have half a tube of ultra black high temp sealant...that just might be the ticket!
Since I had the black duct tape on there, I thought I would try it. I was surprised how much warmer the thumb warmer felt. Once I got home, I added three more layers of duct tape to see if it enhances the warmth any further. I'll let you know what I find.
NO MORE DUCT TAPE!!!! LOL! 
But Dude.....it fixes everything. :face-icon-small-ton
