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Charger battery through Cigarette lighter jack?
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<blockquote data-quote="user 213" data-source="post: 951761" data-attributes="member: 213"><p>I'm not a Gen II guy, but I seem to recall the cig outlet is switched. Meaning it only has power with the key on. If this is the case, it wouldn't charge with the key off either.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, this isn't a good idea. The wiring and fuse for the cig lighter is pretty light. Most chargers come with a pig tail that you can attach to the battery and plug strait into the charger's cord. From what you describe, you just have a cheap unit, which is fine, but by the time you change the connection on the charger, and add a charger cord to the bike, you're better off just buying a better charger that comes that way.</p><p></p><p>There are cigarette plugs and Power ports and BMW/John Deere style plugs,, SAE plugs, CO-AX plugs, etc. Cig plugs are not designed to use for power supply, (though it's done anyway), and tend to come out, be loose, have poor connections, etc.</p><p></p><p>I installed some Powerlet power ports in the right side dash panel of my Gen I. One is switched, the other un-switched and direct to the battery with an inline fuse. I used the un-switched one for charging with a Optimate 3 and put a powerlet plug on the end of one of the cords for that charger. (It has a plug on the end of the cord and comes with different plug in ends to allow alligator clips or others.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 213, post: 951761, member: 213"] I'm not a Gen II guy, but I seem to recall the cig outlet is switched. Meaning it only has power with the key on. If this is the case, it wouldn't charge with the key off either. Regardless, this isn't a good idea. The wiring and fuse for the cig lighter is pretty light. Most chargers come with a pig tail that you can attach to the battery and plug strait into the charger's cord. From what you describe, you just have a cheap unit, which is fine, but by the time you change the connection on the charger, and add a charger cord to the bike, you're better off just buying a better charger that comes that way. There are cigarette plugs and Power ports and BMW/John Deere style plugs,, SAE plugs, CO-AX plugs, etc. Cig plugs are not designed to use for power supply, (though it's done anyway), and tend to come out, be loose, have poor connections, etc. I installed some Powerlet power ports in the right side dash panel of my Gen I. One is switched, the other un-switched and direct to the battery with an inline fuse. I used the un-switched one for charging with a Optimate 3 and put a powerlet plug on the end of one of the cords for that charger. (It has a plug on the end of the cord and comes with different plug in ends to allow alligator clips or others.) [/QUOTE]
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