not a trickle charger ....but

[ChrisC]

can anyone tell me if a AC/DC Adaptor would do as a trickle charger,I was having a clearout and came across an adaptor that has the same 240V-50Hz
input 12volt DC 500mA output as some chargers. In the process of buying an Optimate but thought it might do for a spare battery Or am I being silly and about to blow myself to Hell
Cheers ChrisC

[ChrisC]

Well it was worth a shot... Yea I understand what your saying,Thanks for the info Tim, Perhaps if connect it to chicken i'll cook that instead ! ... Appreciate the offer of the optimate
but not really necessary ,I won't be using a bike for a while ,the old ankle is still in plaster Cheers Chris

[Zakalwe]

Well it was worth a shot... Yea I understand what your saying,Thanks for the info Tim, Perhaps if connect it to chicken i'll cook that instead ! ... Appreciate the offer of the optimate
but not really necessary ,I won't be using a bike for a while ,the old ankle is still in plaster Cheers Chris

All the more reason to get a trickle charger. if lead acid batteries deep discharge then they are effectively buggered. Stick it on a trickle charger (you'll get one off eGay for about £30.....it'll save you having to buy a new battery when you do get back on the bike.

[ChrisC]

yea , ordering an optimate in the next day or so,thats the one most people seem to go for, never really needed one before as my bike was used nearly all year round, Thanks for the reply Chris

ROLL ON SPRING !

[gilson]

I've got an Optimate, but are they really that good? Do they really extend the life of a battery? My battery in my track bike, so fair enough not used daily, needed a charge up so it's been on the optimate for a while. All lights are green suggesting the battery is fully charged and it's a good un. howeveer, put it in the bike, it might start it once, but then it's knackered...still turns it over but not fast enough...

So what's the deal with the Optimate? Is it all marketing hype and an old battery charger will still do the same thing?


Interested in your thoughts....