Aux Plug

[fraserdog]

Does anyone know where I can get an 12v aux plug to fit the aux socket on my 2002,i want to set up the trickle charger throught the aux socket but can't find where I can get a compatible plug.Would this be the correct one  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-12V-CONTINENTAL-HELLA-STYLE-DIN-PLUG-MOTORHOMES-BMW-TRIUMPH-CIG-LIGHTER-/331056776946?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item4d148586f2

[John Stenhouse]

Yep that's the one. Why don't you go to the camping shop in Witney they should have them.

[Chris Canning]

I've got one on my 2001 and it's stock it's also crap because I can never be sure of it charging the battery hence why I've have a pigs tail off the battery,and I hear exactly the same drama's on the K1200's board about the same,direct to the battery you won't get any nasty suprises then.

[metalguru]

Have been using these for years with everyday use as they are brass construction with a sprung cap, slightly dearer but do not give any problems.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-24V-15A-CONTINENTAL-HELLA-DIN-ACCESSORY-SOCKET-/221262483354?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3384458f9a

As soon as I come back from a ride I just plug straight into the Optimate easy when fitted to all the bikes.

[Bixxer Bob]

Have been using these for years with everyday use as they are brass construction with a sprung cap, slightly dearer but do not give any problems.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-24V-15A-CONTINENTAL-HELLA-DIN-ACCESSORY-SOCKET-/221262483354?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3384458f9a

As soon as I come back from a ride I just plug straight into the Optimate easy when fitted to all the bikes.

Yup, and the Optimate / Oximiser tells me straight away if it's not connected.  Ok, so I have to check the display, but I'm in the garage every day anyway.....

[Chris Canning]

I've stopped plugging mine into an Optimate all the time having done so then having one(battery) drop of a cliff when used I tend to leave e'm 2/3/4 weeks then plug in and make e'm work.

Each to own about how to charge the battery but a bit of contradiction doing the SS to avoid the harness and but use it charge the battery 

[fraserdog]

I've got a couple of the smart chargers from Aldi  ,I use one on my car and leave it on 24/7 and have done for over a year with no problems,there virtually the same as a CTEK chargers except the CTEK will resume working after a power cut whereas mine has to be reset,they have a visable voltage status so i'll at least know when it is charging.

[Chris Canning]

I've got a couple of the smart chargers from Aldi  ,I use one on my car and leave it on 24/7 and have done for over a year with no problems,there virtually the same as a CTEK chargers except the CTEK will resume working after a power cut whereas mine has to be reset,they have a visable voltage status so i'll at least know when it is charging.

With 4 bikes and 4 cars I've known the time when going away during the winter skiing I've had e'm all on an Optimate cough  I've got 8 from the very early MK1 with a connector that doesn't work with any of the others to the very latest Starship Enterprise version that will even lift the battery on my Sprinter van to a full charge non of the earlier versions will do that.,but my experience leaving them on all the time hasn't worked for me in the past,you need to let them discharge far more than a tender will do.

[Bixxer Bob]

Funny what you say about the Sprinter,  I leave my Ducato based motorhome on my Oximiser all winter and it keeps it in good condition.  The one problem I've found with them though is that if there's a power failure, they stay in standby and then they properly kill the battery if not reset quickly.  I went to war for 4 months leaving my Blackbird on the Optimate.  My wife thought I'd forgotten to turn it off so did  it for me.  There wasn't so much as a single volt left in that battery when I got back.

[SilverTiger]

In answer to the original question, I got my Optimate charger plug adaptor for the Triumph socket from Alex George Motorcycles in Berinsfield, Oxon. (Next to the H Cafe.)

[Chris Canning]

I've just checked and sadly mine has the fitting for MK1 Optimate but anyone in the West Mids who wants to call in they can have it.

Could have separate thread about batteries,last year I took an 8/9 year Odyssey off my 1100s for no other reason felt guilty,it now powers an inspection light at the local bike breakers over a year on,and the Varta that I took of my 955 in September is doing the same and that was only the second in 12 years.

[fraserdog]

My Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 battery lasted 15 years from new without a charge (other than the bike) and it only died when it lagged a bit and I boost charged it by mistake

[Bixxer Bob]

I bought, mine from Ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-24v-Male-Din-Accessory-Power-Plug-Connector-16A-Hella-Trucks-Triumph-BMW-/370847366270?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item565839bc7e

I'll pop back later and tidy this thread up; as Chris suggests, I'll prune the battery stuff and put it in its own thread

[fraserdog]

Just bought 3 exactly the same from the same place,1 for me and 2 for my mate.

[Spud]

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/towzatronics/Contact-Us.html

I contacted these direct and they were very helpful

cheers Spud