uncledj Posted January 12, 2014 #1 Posted January 12, 2014 Would there be any reason why I couldn't make an adaptor to charge the battery on my 06 through the 12v accessory port? (cigarettte lighter) This would be a 2 amp charge. It's crammed in my (heated) 10 x 14 pump shed, along with my first gen, and I don't have much room to work on it, but, since I got it at the end of the season last year, I never took the time to put a float charger hookup on it and when I tried to start it today, the battery didn't have enough ummph to get 'er goin. I want to put a charge on it, but was looking for an easy way to do it.
2WHEELSFORME Posted January 12, 2014 #2 Posted January 12, 2014 It is only two threaded nuts holding the seat that covers the battery.
Bert2006 Posted January 12, 2014 #3 Posted January 12, 2014 Would be simpler to install a proper Battery Tender and have a safe solution. I put the Jr model on mine, simple 2 wire hook-up to the battery posts. Cost about $50.
Flyinfool Posted January 12, 2014 #4 Posted January 12, 2014 As long as your accessory port is wired hot, there is no reason that you can not use it to charge.
CaptainJoe Posted January 12, 2014 #5 Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) I wouldn't use the accessories jack to charge the battery. wires are kinda small... A battery tender brand charger comes with a pigtail that you leave on, only costs $25 at interstate batteries. Not saying you couldn't get away with it below 2 amps but wouldn't want someone reading this to assume they could charge their bike thur the aux port... IMHO its dangerous to do so especially at a higher amperage Edited January 12, 2014 by CaptainJoe
uncledj Posted January 12, 2014 Author #6 Posted January 12, 2014 I'll see if I can pull the seat and give it a proper charge, and mount the tender pigtail on the battery tomorrow. I went in the shed for another reason, and thought I'd try to start her up and let her run for a bit. When she wouldn't start, I just happened to think of the aux power port, and thought it may be an easy way to put a slow charger on it. I still have about 4 or 5 extra tenders in a box. I put them on everything that sits, but never got around to putting one on the RSV. Thanks for the input.
djh3 Posted January 13, 2014 #7 Posted January 13, 2014 Would have to be a "hot" all the time port to start with. I know all mine are wired for "key on" I now I have seen some of those jumper cable gimike things you can suposedly jump start your car from cig lighter to cig lighter but I dont know if I would trust that as a soulution.
bongobobny Posted January 13, 2014 #8 Posted January 13, 2014 Well, if you changed the aux port to be hot all the time instead of switched, the thing still has a fuse on it, so if you did start to charge at a higher current rate the fuse would blow anyway...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted January 13, 2014 #9 Posted January 13, 2014 As long as your cigarette socket is hot all the time, this should work fine, assuming the charge rate is kept below a few amps. Remember tho, that the plug is now 'hot' if the charger is plugged in....and could get kinda 'sparky' if dragged across...oh I dunno...a metal gas can? Be careful.
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