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Small 12v fan heater as demister....
Simon - 12/1/23 at 08:17 PM

....for motorcycle helmet visor and glasses.

Do we think it's feasible with something like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314196200246



Cheers

Dingz - 12/1/23 at 10:37 PM

Have you got lots of room in your helmet! Isn’t it more important to get a good ventilation through it?

snapper - 13/1/23 at 06:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Dingz
Have you got lots of room in your helmet! Isn’t it more important to get a good ventilation through it?


Ha Ha yes I had a picture in my head of a huge hole cut in the top of the helmet and that thing stuck on top with some gaffer tape…

That fan is so weak that I don’t think it would clear a windscreen let alone travel the distance from where it is placed to someone wearing a helmet

Mr Whippy - 13/1/23 at 06:46 AM

yuck rain... the worst part of motorcycling

I think you just need airflow rather than heat and most helmet parts aren't very temperature resistant in the first place. You do get anti fog film, but I just used rainx and the visor party open but it was never perfect. My only solution was to fit a large windsceen to the bike

Simon - 13/1/23 at 08:30 AM

Yeah but I also wear glasses. I think airflow generally is all that's required. The plan is to make a suckered or magnetic base to attach to tank then duct via vac hose.
If air is a bit warmer, that'd be a bonus

gremlin1234 - 13/1/23 at 09:25 AM

I thought if I wanted to do that I would use a heated visor,
and with a very quick search found
https://heatedvisor.co.uk/

dmac - 13/1/23 at 10:33 AM

Can't see an IP rating in the specs, possibly not a good idea.

Mr Whippy - 13/1/23 at 12:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dmac
Can't see an IP rating in the specs, possibly not a good idea.


It's an insert that goes behind the factory visor. Seems a new thing and quite good, I'd buy one.

here's a youtube vid of something similair to what you showed





[Edited on 13/1/23 by Mr Whippy]

Simon - 13/1/23 at 06:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
I thought if I wanted to do that I would use a heated visor,
and with a very quick search found
https://heatedvisor.co.uk/


Sadly for them, the Pinlocks work just fine; I need something for my glasses. There used to be a stuff sold at shows called Clearsight which was brilliant but a) I didn't wear glasses then and b) it's no longer available

gremlin1234 - 13/1/23 at 08:52 PM

ah I see the problem now,
a couple of years ago we were told to wear masks etc, and that caused fogged glasses for many people. so lots of 'possible' remedies were suggested.
but looking now, here are a couple of things you could try.
https://www.selectspecs.com/guides/how-to/stop-glasses-fogging-up/

sebastiaan - 14/1/23 at 09:11 AM

RainX fog?

https://www.rainx.com/interior-glass-anti-fog/