using a car battery chargers

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Jeremy, Apr 26, 2005.

  1. Jeremy

    Jeremy Guest

    Just noticed this on the http://www.motorbikebatteries.co.uk/ site:

    "Warning. Motorbike batteries should not be charged with car battery
    chargers."

    Hadn't heard that before but noticed on my charger it has a 6v/12v
    switch plus a Car/Motorcycle switch - what does it do differently?


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    Jeremy, Apr 26, 2005
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  2. Jeremy wrote
    Less Amps probably.

    Bike batteries are about a quarter of the electrical capacity and about
    an 1/8 of the physical size of a cage battery. Both Electrically and
    Mechanically they are a lot more fragile and delicate.

    You are also getting these here Gel batteries arriving on the after
    market in numbers now and they have to be treated even more carefully.
     
    steve auvache, Apr 26, 2005
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  3. Jeremy

    gazzafield Guest



    It's the rate of charge I believe. The car battery rate charging current
    rate is too high for a piddly ickle bike battery. I have charged a bike
    battery using a car battery charger and it never seemed to have any ill
    effects. It does charge them up rather quickly though!
     
    gazzafield, Apr 26, 2005
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  4. Jeremy

    Pip Guest

    Have a look on google groups, FFS. This is done twice a year, every
    fucking year.
     
    Pip, Apr 26, 2005
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  5. Colonel Tupperware, Apr 26, 2005
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  6. Jeremy

    Ace Guest

    Bollocks, I reckon. A 1 amp charge, which is what most pikey car
    chargers give, should have no ill effect on bike batteries. I've only
    ever used them and never, asfaict, damaged any of my bike batteries.
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    Ace, Apr 26, 2005
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