[Bill88]

Hi,
I have been meaning to ask.
what kind of battery do we have in this ride.
One of these days I have to read the manuel but for now I figured I would ask if it is a
Sealed lead, or sealed lithium, gel?, anything, etc. ( Boy do I hope its sealed) I havent even thought about this simple maintenance

 

[Dodo]

Because I already own two other CTEK chargers for my cars, I've bought the small CTEK XS 0.8 for the 9T and it works great.

XS 0.8

The only thing to be aware is that for the 9T to recognize the charger, you first have to turn on the ignition before connecting the charger. I believe that would be the case for all chargers.

 

[ralexford9t]

Did not know one has to turn on the ignition for charger to be recognized. Very interesting. C-tek are fine chargers, among the finest with the technology to handle any type of batter.alexford

 

[Captain]

A bit of discussion in this thread: Aftermarket Battery Charger?

Maybe time to merge and get this in the correct thread Tech Section = Electronics.

 

[V0X]

This one works find for both my R100 and Nine T. You just need to go through a small Viking Moon dance to switch modes but otherwise a very good unit.

Just ordered,the optimate for BMW CANbus from Revzilla


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[Generaal]

VOX, In my opinion, the best choice..I use them, and no probs at all, plug them in your standard fitting and go..

 

[V0X]

Got my optimate today. It appears it arrives with program 2 (CANbus) as default setting. Right now, the power light, charge light and the 0.2 (flashing) light are illuminated.

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[V0X]

And now, the maintain light is flashing

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[V0X]

Did the charge program about 15 minutes before going to maintain. Hope I did everything right?


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[maddmike]

Sounds about right. You have a new battery and you ride pretty often.

 

[V0X]

I also have this connection. Is there a preferred connector to use?

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[Generaal]

All that you described, are correct..
I will only use them when my bike stalled for longer than 14 days.
I use only the red plug..works perfect, no need to do some connections on your battery.

 

[jellies]

lacking the right plug (ordered from ebay china for $2) I just now took the seats off, unscrewed the two torx screws holding the (+) to the metal plate, clipped one alligator clip onto the frame and the other onto the battery and I'm using a small (1A) car lead acid trickle charger.

Why does the manual say NOT to charge the battery in-situ? that it must be disconnected first. That isn't normally a problem for cars. Wondering if this is just cover-their-ass language or there is a real reason for it.

 

[richrox986]

I have an Optimate 3 and have bought the CanBus connector.

Do I need to make a change on the setting of the Optimate unit? I can only find info on the Optimate 4, not sure if these differ as the units look similar.

Any advice or shared knowledge appreciated.


Rich

 

[Generaal]

Hello richrox986,
I know, that only the optimate 4 dual are equiped for CANBUS loading, not the optimate 3.
You can use them, when you connect them directly on the battery..

 

[25PSi]

ANY quality trickle charge tender will do just fine. Save your monies for something useful. Like... ice-cream!

 

[Loki]

Because I already own two other CTEK chargers for my cars, I've bought the small CTEK XS 0.8 for the 9T and it works great.

XS 0.8

The only thing to be aware is that for the 9T to recognize the charger, you first have to turn on the ignition before connecting the charger. I believe that would be the case for all chargers.

Just confirming. You turn on the ignition to recognize the ctek charger?
I have the optimate 4 canbus. Plugs into canbus port and charges without having to turn on the ignition. Thanks!

 

[25PSi]

Built in 12v port allows to charge/maintain WITHOUT ignition turned on. Verified by yours truly. Mine is maintaining itself that way right now.

 

[rkevwill]

In the carriage house where my bikes are stored there is no electricity, so I was looking at a Solar Powered Battery Tender.
http://batterytender.com/products/solar/5-watt-solar-panel.html
Thinking of purchasing one.

Think a LONG extension cord Or hold off on new carbon, and get a plug run in there. Tried to do that in my brother in law's barn which was built in 1883. Electrician wouldn't do it. Said the building was below code LOL. Bought a cheap honda generator at a flea market to power some lights when I'm working on old cars out there.

 

[richrox986]

Hello richrox986,
I know, that only the optimate 4 dual are equiped for CANBUS loading, not the optimate 3.
You can use them, when you connect them directly on the battery..

Thanks for the confirmation. This was the Amazon advert I bought the connector from. Implies you can use the Optimate 3. I'll be sending it back then....