Trickle Charger?

Hipporider

Supercharged

Joined

Sep 13, 2005

Messages

459

Location

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ride

2005 Rocket 3, 2010 R3R

• Aug 13, 2009

• #1

I want an input jack on my bike that i can just plug into and a device (even better a portable one) in my garage trickle charges the battery and turns off automatically.Wonder whats out there that will do that?
:?:

 

caddydaddy

Supercharged

Joined

Sep 6, 2007

Messages

223

Location

Wilson, North Carolina

Ride

2017 Roadster

• Aug 13, 2009

• #2

I use a Battery Tender, and have a lead going directly to the battery with a waterproof connection cover for it. I also use it on my cars when they are in storage.

http://www.batterytender.com/

 

GPMAZ

Moderator

Staff member

Joined

Feb 28, 2008

Messages

3,935

Location

Arizona

• Aug 13, 2009

• #3

One good choice is:

http://batterytender.com/product_info.php?products_id=2&osCsid=b3434e22d2efd1ce147e37ff8177f03f

Or if you've chosen to replace the stock battery with an Odyssey, a very good idea, then one of these is a great choice:

http://www.batteryweb.com/odyssey-ultimizer-detail-OMAX-12A-1B.htm

I've used Battery Tenders for years on various BMWs and am currently using the Odyssey on my Odyssey 625 and in either case a simple pigtail connected to the battery is all you need.

 

Hipporider

Supercharged

Joined

Sep 13, 2005

Messages

459

Location

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ride

2005 Rocket 3, 2010 R3R

• Aug 13, 2009

• #4

Thanks Caddy...looks the 'go' ,eh?
8)

 

RocketandRollit

Can't be accurately measured

Joined

Jul 11, 2009

Messages

459

Location

Metro Detroit

Ride

2007 R3 Classic Ltd.

• Aug 14, 2009

• #5

+1 on BatteryTender

 

Phil68

.040 Over

Joined

Jun 17, 2008

Messages

66

Location

Camden County, New Jersey

• Aug 14, 2009

• #6

I was having trouble with cold weather starts(below 32 F) on the stock battery so I picked up the battery tender and I was still having difficulty in cold weather. Picked up the Optimate 3 charger at the dealer last winter. No more cold start problems. It has a quick disconnect plug thats really convient. Its also suppose to charge gel batteries too so next battery replacement I'll switch from stock to gel and can still use the same charger. I think I paid $70.

 

Blastedbones

Nitrous

Joined

May 5, 2007

Messages

1,294

Location

Queensland Au.

• Aug 14, 2009

• #7

Optimates are good) used them for a few years on various bikes

 

Hipporider

Supercharged

Joined

Sep 13, 2005

Messages

459

Location

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ride

2005 Rocket 3, 2010 R3R

• Aug 15, 2009

• #8

Does the Battery Tender and the Optimates charge from a dead flat battery? I have heard that some cant.

 

Phil68

.040 Over

Joined

Jun 17, 2008

Messages

66

Location

Camden County, New Jersey

• Aug 15, 2009

• #9

The Optimate is a desulfating charger... Desulfating recovery mode for flat batteries down to 2V.

Additonal info:

http://www.cbxmanmotorcycles.com/Produc ... 49&affid=4

 

Hipporider

Supercharged

Joined

Sep 13, 2005

Messages

459

Location

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ride

2005 Rocket 3, 2010 R3R

• Aug 15, 2009

• #10

Rapideo said:

Triumph's own accessory jack is neat and it's easy to use so I regularly plug my car's trickle charger into it when I put the bike into the garage. My 2004 battery is still perfect so this suggests that batterys last well if trickle charged regularly. I would guess that any quality charger will be fine if it is easy to connect so that you will use it regularly.

Click to expand...

I was wondering if you could use the Triumph jack that comes with the bike.Can the battery tender or Optimate plug into the standard Triumph power jack?