Battery charger connection

[SLOSR11S]

Morning all

School boy error here. Bought an Optimate charger thinking I could plug straight into this connection. Wrong. Anyone able to indentify this one and maybe suggest a work around. I suppose I could left all the body work and fit the Optimate lead onto the battery but time is scarce just now. Thanks in advance. Sorry I just can't seem to get the images to appear on Boxertrix for some reason. Tried all the combinations.

https://flic.kr/p/QNcU8c

[milleplod]

You need an adapter lead that enables connection to the later SAE type. eBay item no. 352452722463 will do nicely!

https://www.optimate.co.uk/optimate-connectors/

Pete

[SLOSR11S]

Ah that's really straightforward. Brilliant, thanks Pete.

Regards

Loz

[Grip Fast]

I recently had to replace my Optimate after it gave up in the heatwave (remember the heatwave - doesn't seem possible now). Anyhoo, I couldn't get a new one with the old style connector (as in your photo above), so also had to get new fly leads. Bummer. I now have a couple of old style connector fly leads spare.

Why did they feel the need to change connector style, I wonder?

[milleplod]

I recently had to replace my Optimate after it gave up in the heatwave (remember the heatwave - doesn't seem possible now). Anyhoo, I couldn't get a new one with the old style connector (as in your photo above), so also had to get new fly leads. Bummer. I now have a couple of old style connector fly leads spare.

Why did they feel the need to change connector style, I wonder?

So they can sell you an adapter!

[The Teutonic Tangerine]

I see you hunt by day and night .

[milleplod]

I see you hunt by day and night .

I did, back in the day....85 Sqn.

[The Teutonic Tangerine]

I had to look it up. I like to look up these things - Nunc est bibendum

[milleplod]

:occasion5: I had to look it up. I like to look up these things - Nunc est bibendum

Cheers!

I did Latin at 'O' level....the only thing I can remember, apart from the RAF's and old squadron's mottos of course, is 'da mihi osculum meum suspirium'......

Pete

[The Teutonic Tangerine]

:occasion5: I had to look it up. I like to look up these things - Nunc est bibendum

Cheers!

I did Latin at 'O' level....the only thing I can remember, apart from the RAF's and old squadron's mottos of course, is 'da mihi osculum meum suspirium'......

Pete

A useful chat up line in 50 BC in Ancient Rome I suspect

[SLOSR11S]

quote="milleplod"]You need an adapter lead that enables connection to the later SAE type. eBay item no. 352452722463 will do nicely!

https://www.optimate.co.uk/optimate-connectors/

Pete[/quote]

Afternoon all.

That connector doesn't fit after all. The TM end is male the same as the cable coming from the battery and its a CTEK fitting on the battery end i found out (my eye sight isn't what it once was). I gave Optimate a call. Very friendly helpful people. They say that they don't have an adaptor to fit the CTEK. So unless i can find another work around i'll get on with lifting the bodywork to fit the Optimate SAE eyelet cable to the battery. Cheers for now.

Loz

[The Teutonic Tangerine]

I had a similar problem. the Dealer had fitted a charger tail to the battery it had a black plug with a red rubber cap - My low end optimate came with a white Nylon plug. So I bought some new nylon plugs from e bay and changed the plug on the tail from the battery. This now matches a wire from a power socket (fag lighter type to power up my sat nav which I fitted into the bottom of the storage bin in the fairing) so when I want to connect the charger I lift the seat and disconnect the power socket and plug in the charger