Battery maintenance - the lazy way

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Jablonsky
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Battery maintenance - the lazy way

Postby Jablonsky » Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:39 am

If you are lazy like me and hate to remove the battery every winter, you might like the idea to install a cigarette lighter socket and charge your battery through it. I have the socket installed on the frame, just below the gas tank. It does not disturb and you can hardly notice it. It is also convenient to charge cell phones GPS and similar.

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I use Optimate III battery optimiser for some years now and it works well.
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Re: Battery maintenance - the lazy way

Postby GeorgiaRider » Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:31 am

Good idea.

Thanks for the idea.
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Re: Battery maintenance - the lazy way

Postby fastpakr » Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:54 am

As an alternative, you can purchase a traditional battery maintainer, then get a cable to convert the SAE connector into a cigarette lighter socket. Either works very well. I can snap some photos of mine if that would be helpful.
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Re: Battery maintenance - the lazy way

Postby Triangles » Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:39 pm

is that the aluminum wheels you intend to install that I see in the reflection on the gas tank? I've been looking for a socket like that. where did you find one?
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Re: Battery maintenance - the lazy way

Postby Jablonsky » Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:38 pm

Triangles wrote:is that the aluminum wheels you intend to install that I see in the reflection on the gas tank? I've been looking for a socket like that. where did you find one?


Hawkeye Triangles :D Yes, that's the front wheel you see.

I found the socket HERE but I guess this info will not be very helpful to you - it's a bit far from Toledo, Ohio. Better to find it in the US or, if you are really desperate, I can buy it and send it over to you.
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Re: Battery maintenance - the lazy way

Postby Triangles » Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:00 am

I figured as much. I'll have to look someplace closer to home. Thanks for the offer though.
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Re: Battery maintenance - the lazy way

Postby Dustbuster » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:29 pm

That's the same place I mounted mine, for the gps and/or cell phone. Picked up my socket from the local walmart. Did you have to do anything special to the wiring to allow charging the battery through it?
Did you also relocate your ignition switch? Mine is right below that location.
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Re: Battery maintenance - the lazy way

Postby Jablonsky » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:12 am

Dustbuster wrote:...Did you have to do anything special to the wiring to allow charging the battery through it?

Did you also relocate your ignition switch? Mine is right below that location.


No special modifications, just installed the set as I bought it.

The ignition switch is still there. I was having the bracket chromed when the previous photo was taken.

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