Grip heaters to AC since there's only so much stator output. If you put them on DC you risk running your battery down.
DC lighting will wind up on the battery anyway. It's all the same circuit after the regulator/rectifier. The DC comes from AC on the white wire (max voltage output wire on the stator). The max voltage is needed for battery charging.
It's up to you to organize how you use the lights. A low output one could be used as a running light so you show up to other forest users. Use the high output only for night riding. When I used my DC lighting at full power for night riding, the battery would run down enough after an hour that I'd need to kick start. If you had a light that would work on AC you could put it on the AC circuit (yellow wire).
There's no free lunch on a stator that only produces about 70W. That's why the specs on offroad lighting are important.
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2011 EC250E
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