Last of the farkles ?

Delboy777 said:
Lovely pics, is that the + lead above the connector ! I ask because im going to fit the fly lead of my CTEK charger so i can keep the battery up to scratch over the winter.
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DON’T plug a battery charger in over winter. The battery can handle being left. The best way to wreck a BMW battery is to leave it on charge over the winter. :rob
 
Delboy777 said:
Ohh ? Never knew that, first ive heard of that happening. Please explain why it does as you say


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By leaving it on charge the whole time, you’re weakening the battery. Unless you’ve got a load of electrical accessories on the bike, and won’t be riding for months, a modern battery will be fine being left.
 
The Nutty KTMer said:
DON’T plug a battery charger in over winter. The battery can handle being left. The best way to wreck a BMW battery is to leave it on charge over the winter. :rob
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Nutty is correct, I plug my battery in every 2 months for 24 hours when optimate 4 is showing green, then unplug it, obvously if bike has not been out for 2 months........;)

Trickle charges employ the use of a battery regulator to regulate charging rate and prevent overcharging, charging your vehicle's battery at a rate similar to the rate at which it self-discharges so as to maintain full battery capacity. Charging at too fast of a rate or overcharging can cause damage to the battery
 
Smogbob said:
Nutty is correct, I plug my battery in every 2 months for 24 hours when optimate 4 is showing green, then unplug it, obvously if bike has not been out for 2 months........;)

Trickle charges employ the use of a battery regulator to regulate charging rate and prevent overcharging, charging your vehicle's battery at a rate similar to the rate at which it self-discharges so as to maintain full battery capacity. Charging at too fast of a rate or overcharging can cause damage to the battery
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Yes i know that, but these modern day conditioners like CTek are designed to do just as you say are they not ?


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Delboy777 said:
Yes i know that, but these modern day conditioners like CTek are designed to do just as you say are they not ?


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Del listen to experience I have killed 2 batteries over the years leaving them plugged in, using optimate 3 and optimate 4, its your choice now.....;) since doing the 2 month 24 hour or even more if you have no alarm on the bike, batteries have been good.
 
Smogbob said:
Del listen to experience I have killed 2 batteries over the years leaving them plugged in, using optimate 3 and optimate 4, its your choice now.....;) since doing the 2 month 24 hour or even more if you have no alarm on the bike, batteries have been good.
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Exactly why I wouldn’t ever but an optimate, they are AFAIC crap !


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Smogbob said:
I forsee a Ctek vs Optimate thread in my delboy777 crystal ball.........
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No i doubt it. Ive never owned an Optimate but have read countless stories from peeps whose Optimate’s caused fried batterys and in one case a fire. That was enough for me. Never read anything negative about Ctek ones.


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