Bike Battery + Car Charger

[LustyLew]

Hi chaps,

Just a quickie. Are there any issues hooking un a 12v motorbike battery to a car charger?

I have no idea what type of battery it is, apart from 12v.

Thanks!
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[Kickstart]

Hi

It will be fine for a quick charge, but left on for ages it will fry the battery. They charge at a higher rate than is really good for a bike battery.

All the best

Keith
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[LustyLew]

Hmmm, think I'll go ahead and buy a charger that can cope with bike batteries too.

Knowing me I'd forget and come back to a puddle of goo!
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[Scotsman37]

The Draper's Master Battery can be bought at Halfords for £20 or you could get a new charger that's good for cars and bikes from Halfords which cost about £30.

[timmya]

[Scotsman37]

Depending if it's one of those intelligent chargers and knows to drop down to a trickle and, if not, then it could be potentially been damaged.

The Draper's Master Battery states that a bike battery can only be left to be charged for a maximum 20 hours.

So it's best to buy an intelligent charger to avoid potentially damaging a bike battery.

[timmya]

i think it is "smart" coz i saw the amps go down to 0 or near it. theres also an option for hi and lo charge
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[bazza]

Lots ( and I mean lots) of information about batteries and charging at the CAR AND DEEP CYCLE BATTERY FAQ:

https://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/index.htm

One for your bookmarks.
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[Bendy]

I got a nice charger in Halfords that has a 'bike' button and a 'car' button, as well as a 'sealed' button and a 'not sealed' button.

Drops to trickle charge/conditioning when it's done so you can leave it on for as long as you like.

Thirty notes.

[Ninja]

[Inspire]

I've also got one of the 30 quid halfords chargers - it does the job!

[Sparks!]

I have an Oxford Oximiser.. it's shite! Lasted 5 minutes before it broke, so I nicked.. er I mean "borrowed" Hustlers Optimate, which is much much better, charged the battery up over night no hassle what-so-ever (until I dropped it in a bucket of water, then knocked it down the stairs right into the road where it got ran over by a car .... I'm sure hustler won't notice though )
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[hustler]

Did Yams mentioned he borrowed my Optimate one? I hope hes looking after it............................
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