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Jedd

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• Apr 11, 2020

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Hi people, Can I charge my battery while connected or do I have to take at least one lead off, with this lockdown battery is getting a pasting, thanks guys and girls.Rob

 

biketeacherdave

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• Apr 11, 2020

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I leave mine connected no reason why not. Mines on the charger now.
All my bikes are on trickle chargers to keep them topped up whilst locked up for the duration, they closed all the test centres down 2 weeks before anything.

 

Jedd

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• Apr 11, 2020

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biketeacherdave said:

I leave mine connected no reason why not. Mines on the charger now.
All my bikes are on trickle chargers to keep them topped up whilst locked up for the duration, they closed all the test centres down 2 weeks before anything.

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Hi, thanks I'm at a lose some say take earth off , as you know if I disconnect just about everything will need to be reset, don't want over load the system.

 

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• Apr 11, 2020

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I never bother disconnecting battery on my l322, made up a lead so leave charger in garage and plug into the 12s socket on tow bar.

 

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• Apr 11, 2020

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kds said:

I never bother disconnecting battery on my l322, made up a lead so leave charger in garage and plug into the 12s socket on tow bar.

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now that is a brilliant idea

 

Jedd

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• Apr 11, 2020

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kds said:

I never bother disconnecting battery on my l322, made up a lead so leave charger in garage and plug into the 12s socket on tow bar.

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Thanks, great idea shall do something like that myself

 

dubbleRR

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• Apr 11, 2020

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A range rover that you plug in to charge ,,,,Thats a great idea ........Think i will call it mmmmm a hybrid...na it will never catch on .........RR..

 

DanClarke

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• Apr 11, 2020

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Always leave my battery connected to charge it.
"Smart chargers" are usually OK with modern cars.

 

stuu

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• Apr 11, 2020

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Iv a smart charger usually leave everything and anything connected

 

biketeacherdave

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• Apr 11, 2020

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Iv got a 35 year old charger, smart it is not sometimes I use that sometimes a more modern smart one.

 

Datatek

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• Apr 12, 2020

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stustrong said:

Iv a smart charger usually leave everything and anything connected

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If you connect via the towing 7S socket, as long as you connect the charger BEFORE plugging into the mains, there is no need to disconnect the battery with any reasonable charger. However, some older chargers have a very rough output and need the battery disconnected and IMO should not even be used on a Lead/Calcium battery as the voltage is often not high enough.

 

Jedd

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• Apr 12, 2020

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Datatek said:

If you connect via the towing 7S socket, as long as you connect the charger BEFORE plugging into the mains, there is no need to disconnect the battery with any reasonable charger. However, some older chargers have a very rough output and need the battery disconnected and IMO should not even be used on a Lead/Calcium battery as the voltage is often not high enough.

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Thanks for the input.