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k11pfc
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 Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:45 pm Post subject: Trickle charging |
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I'm gonna trickle charge my battery on my 1995 K1100rs over the winter months, is it just a matter of plugging a charger into the plug on the side of the bike? Anything to watch out for? Can it just stay connected indefinately?
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dwerbil
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, you need one of those 'battery tenders', the type that will monitor and cycle on and off to keep the battery topped off.
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Tim (Midland Section)
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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or if you don't have a "smart" charger, plug it into a timer that you can program to turn on for a short period daily.
or better yet do like I do- have multiple bikes in the garage and move the charger to another bike each week. (hint here folks  )
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k11pfc
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Tim, can you use 12v plug on the side with this one?
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2 F650's
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Stoked Steve
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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You can't go wrong for $30 for a Battery Tender Jr., plug and play....
I leave it plugged in all the time, I got 6 years out of my last Yuasa wet cell, I expect even longer from my new Odyessy PC680...
If you get the powerlet adaptor, it plugs right into the BMW powerlet plug.
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Tim (Midland Section)
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Hi Tim, can you use 12v plug on the side with this one? |
Yes, & the one on the handlebars. I would ditch the ring tags & fit a plug (+ve centre pin). That way one can use the croc (alligator) clips on a loose or car / Caravan battery too.
Bear in mind that these only give 3 amps max, so ideal for maintenance charge, but to fully restore a 19Ah battery would take 6 hours or 30 hours for an average car battery. Which is why I went for an 8 amp charger. With that, if I found a flattened K battery, there would be enough charge to start engine in 1 1/2 hours.
Yes it can be left indefinitely,
BUT if one or ones missus switches my old Optimate 2 off at the mains whilst still connected to the bike it WILL flatten it quicker than never connecting it in the first place DAMHIK.
HTH
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