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r1100s 05 , charging battery through accessory socket
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:18 pm
by spectrumacj
i charged my battery earlier this year by taking all the panels off , oh joy , and charging the battery in situ .
i need to charge the battery again , can i avoid the hassle of panle removel aand charge though the accessory socket , ive heard u can , if so how do you do it .
Re: r1100s 05 , charging battery through accessory socket
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:44 pm
by Bender
spectrumacj wrote:i charged my battery earlier this year by taking all the panels off , oh joy , and charging the battery in situ .
i need to charge the battery again , can i avoid the hassle of panle removel aand charge though the accessory socket , ive heard u can , if so how do you do it .
As far as I know you just stick an accessory plug on your charger and shove it in the socket...
Seems to work on mine...
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:52 pm
by Dai wiskers
I think you would be better off putting fly leads direct to the battery tuck them up under the panels when not needed then pull down to charge
Just my way of doing things dai
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:47 pm
by Mike B
+1
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:09 pm
by Sugarhillctd
+1 also.
All 4 bikes in our garage have those battery connectors hidden behind their side covers.
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:31 pm
by BlueBoxer
If you have an 05, can't you remove the rubber cover on the charging point, and clip the positive lead to this, and the other to the frame? It's simple, and works for me.
Steve
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:56 am
by The Teutonic Tangerine
I have been maintaing / charging through the auxilliary socket for the last 5 years (same battery) The centre contact is the live.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:10 am
by Dai wiskers
The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:I have been maintaing / charging through the auxilliary socket for the last 5 years (same battery) The centre contact is the live.
But that socket is exposed to all kinds of muck and crud also you dont know how good the wireing[another easy word] is untill you press the starter button and just get a click when you plug a accesory into the socket you know if it's all good as it will work or not
not so with a charger as with a bit of corrosion in there the charger will show a charge but nothing will get through
Off now my cam box has arrived Dai
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:47 pm
by Bender
I charged my K100 through the accessory socket for all the 14 years I had it, never had any problems...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:57 pm
by Boxermed69
Sorted the rotten wiring and tired connector last summer. The Optimate has been doing its thing via the socket since then. No probs.
Mike.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:35 pm
by Dai wiskers
If it works great do it no reason not to
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:16 pm
by jeznewsome
Also looking for something similar on a 2000 R1100S. Apparently the connector I have would mate to a 83 30 0 402 343 (connector and fly lead).
surely there must be a cheaper 'alternative connector available? Or perhaps I will just get the soldering iron out to sort out a Tamiya connector for the optimate.
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:07 am
by The Teutonic Tangerine
Dai wiskers wrote:The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:I have been maintaing / charging through the auxilliary socket for the last 5 years (same battery) The centre contact is the live.
But that socket is exposed to all kinds of muck and crud also you dont know how good the wireing[another easy word] is untill you press the starter button and just get a click when you plug a accesory into the socket you know if it's all good as it will work or not
not so with a charger as with a bit of corrosion in there the charger will show a charge but nothing will get through
Off now my cam box has arrived Dai
The socket has a cover on it the inside is a clean as a Whistle the bike is 14 years old and it charges. Now what else would you like to worry about.