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flymo · 21-04-09, 08:44 AM

I learnt a simple but daft lesson the other day. I normally leave an optimate charger plugged into the battery on my race bike and its always worked just fine.

The other day though I needed to move the mains lead out of the way in the garage so I unplugged it from the wall socket and left the remainder connected to the bike battery......mistake. After a week or so I found it was enough to drain the battery totally flat....not even enough to light up the nuetral light, never mind spin up the starter.

Fortunately the Optimiser has recovered the battery and its working fine.

Moral of the story is if you are going to switch off the charger, make sure you disconnect it from the bike.

21-04-09, 08:44 AM	#1
flymo Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North West Posts: 3,124	Optimate battery charger drains the battery I learnt a simple but daft lesson the other day. I normally leave an optimate charger plugged into the battery on my race bike and its always worked just fine. The other day though I needed to move the mains lead out of the way in the garage so I unplugged it from the wall socket and left the remainder connected to the bike battery......mistake. After a week or so I found it was enough to drain the battery totally flat....not even enough to light up the nuetral light, never mind spin up the starter. Fortunately the Optimiser has recovered the battery and its working fine. Moral of the story is if you are going to switch off the charger, make sure you disconnect it from the bike.