A promising start, but ….
Macna have some great components in their heated ecosystem but seem to misunderstand how they have very different methods of use. As battery operated gear the system if great (except the lack of CarPlay).
However, as a 12 volt, bike supplied system it completely misses the mark. We all get dressed in our gear and cover up our heated gear controllers with outer garments long before we plug into our bike’s 12 v supply. Then we start reaching for phones and fumbling for power buttons on our heated gear through layers of wet and cold weather gear. Please, dear God, give the option to have our gear immediately power up to the last heat setting automatically upon reconnecting to the bike. Yes this may be a future upgrade in the coming years but the answer is most definitely not adding a battery to store the setting for a bike powered system. My £5 Chinese smart plugs have this, surely a £200 jacket could follow suit.
That bit of madness combined with the lack of CarPlay so greatly reduces the ease of use of what really is great gear.
However, as a 12 volt, bike supplied system it completely misses the mark. We all get dressed in our gear and cover up our heated gear controllers with outer garments long before we plug into our bike’s 12 v supply. Then we start reaching for phones and fumbling for power buttons on our heated gear through layers of wet and cold weather gear. Please, dear God, give the option to have our gear immediately power up to the last heat setting automatically upon reconnecting to the bike. Yes this may be a future upgrade in the coming years but the answer is most definitely not adding a battery to store the setting for a bike powered system. My £5 Chinese smart plugs have this, surely a £200 jacket could follow suit.
That bit of madness combined with the lack of CarPlay so greatly reduces the ease of use of what really is great gear.
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Macna app
Very useful but please make this work with Apple CarPlay
Useful to check status of your Macna heated clothing
Useful to check the startup status of your heated clothing, but what would make this essential for me is if there was CarPlay support - then I could adjust the heat settings on the fly without having to use my phone.
Bluetooth control unreliable
I have a Macna Centre jacket, which is a great piece of kit. My issue is with the Bluetooth control on the iPhone.
I set the heat level, start riding and after a while I notice that it is no longer as warm. Stop the bike, loot at the phone and see that the heat level has changed.
I set the heat level, start riding and after a while I notice that it is no longer as warm. Stop the bike, loot at the phone and see that the heat level has changed.
