Electronics -safe under the seat?

[snmavridis]

Is it really safe to stuff the electronics under the seat? I imagine between the wiring, rectifier, regulator, switch etc it could get hot under the seat. Is hiding the electronics under a seat really safe or is it an overheating hazard waiting to happen?

Asking for a friend...

 

[CarbonK]

Overheating? Think of it as a custom seat warmer.

 

[adventurco]

As far as I know the only component that really gets hot enough to worry about (in my system anyways) is the regulator/rectifier. Which is why I mounted it slyly under the seat hidden behind the frame, but in open air so it can get some airflow.

 

[sav0r]

Those items have been there since the creation of motorcycles. They would have been moved by now if a move was needed.

 

[snmavridis]

Those items have been there since the creation of motorcycles. They would have been moved by now if a move was needed.

I mean more along the lines of the R/R getting airflow. They don't have fins on them for nothing! The fins are characteristic of heat dispersion which leads me to question putting them in a metal box under my seat with little airflow.

 

[Djfob]

Overheating? Think of it as a custom seat warmer.

Overheating no but yes to a sweaty ass on summer days

 

[TheCoffeeGuy]

+1 on the R/R getting airflow. Put mine all tucked away at first, smoked it, now its in the open, all the rest can get jammed in anywhere.