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Message started by Mattdw on 01/14/09 at 08:31:03

Title: Any harm leaving the battery charger connected.
Post by Mattdw on 01/14/09 at 08:31:03

Hi all. With the weather being cold I generally don't ride, but some days it warms up nice enough and when I get the to the bike, battery has discharged. I just have the standard stock battery. Any harm in leaving the charger connected, loss of battery life, fire hazard, etc?

Title: Re: Any harm leaving the battery charger connected
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/14/09 at 09:19:01

Ayyyuppp, if theres no auto cut off on the charger, it'll cook the water out the bat tree. Rendering it Daid.

Title: Re: Any harm leaving the battery charger connected
Post by Digger on 01/14/09 at 20:42:34

Idea:

Hook your cheapo battery charger up to a timer. Set it so it comes on for 30-45 minutes a day.

That's what I do for my five bikes (I don't own a cage). I don't really trust "smart" battery chargers, so I do it this way. My setup uses a digital timer and it cuts all 5 battery chargers on for 40 minutes every night.

Everything is mounted to the ceiling to reduce clutter.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee201/Digger109/Chargers-1E.jpg

The sheet metal you see up there is to mitigate any fire hazard.

Title: Re: Any harm leaving the battery charger connected
Post by 88pagan on 01/14/09 at 21:07:34

Nice idea Digger. Got a chance to check out your website the other day and I gotta say, very impressive man!

Title: Re: Any harm leaving the battery charger connected
Post by Digger on 01/15/09 at 21:38:49

66662D3F303A333F305E0 wrote:

Nice idea Digger. Got a chance to check out your website the other day and I gotta say, very impressive man!

Thanks for the kind words and ride safe, my friend!

Title: Re: Any harm leaving the battery charger connected
Post by klx650sm2002 on 01/18/09 at 02:28:06

Hey Digger,
Nice idea about the timer, I've done it.
Go well,
Clive W :)