Battery Optimizer Using 12v?

Originally Posted by Tomor

cheapest opti 4 i could find. Any reason you are going for the 4 over the 3+?

No reason, just might as well get the model up if it's there!

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by timwilky

God even the oxford piece of crap excuse for a non charger has a plug to enable flying lead or crocodile connections.

OK then just to please YC. Many bike specific chargers have the option of plugging to either a flying lead or crocodile clips.

This includes

Optimate
Ctek above
Oxford piece of **** oximiser

etc.

i have an Oxford Oximiser since i loaned my Ctek out.

it has brought the same battery back from death (0 power and on the red light) twice. ok so it took a cppl days but it works lovely.

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Bibio

i have an Oxford Oximiser since i loaned my Ctek out.

it has brought the same battery back from death (0 power and on the red light) twice. ok so it took a cppl days but it works lovely.

I have my opinions having been stupid enough to have bought two.

first one lasted about a year. you only find out id has failed when you need it. So stupidly bought a second. After a further year, lesson learned I bought an optimate.

Just ordered the optimate. Thanks for all your help!

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by timwilky

I have my opinions having been stupid enough to have bought two.

first one lasted about a year. you only find out id has failed when you need it. So stupidly bought a second. After a further year, lesson learned I bought an optimate.

mine has been great. got it at a bike show for what i thought was a silly price of £20 when in fact it cost me nothing. i got a receipt and everything but to this date the money has never ever been taken from my account. scoooore

so if it breaks then no loss. the Ctek from Aldi i had (sorta still do) is much better.

[Biker Biggles]

I bought an Optimate in 1999.Still got it.Still working.Bargain.

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by Kenzie

Have one fitted to the wife's ER6F and it's tucked under the side fairing, so don't even have to take the seat off.

This

My Optimate standard plug peeks out from under the seat so plugging in after a ride is simplicity itself. Good piece of kit which has lasted me for years.

Hey so I've got the optimate 4, changed it to can-bus mode and connected it all up (with the manufacturer lead) to the 12v cigarette socket on the bike. It has been flashing on the initial stage (detecting a signal) for about 20 minutes and I wondered how long it takes to detect? Thanks!

[TicklinJock]

Originally Posted by F4LL3N

Hey so I've got the optimate 4, changed it to can-bus mode and connected it all up (with the manufacturer lead) to the 12v cigarette socket on the bike. It has been flashing on the initial stage (detecting a signal) for about 20 minutes and I wondered how long it takes to detect? Thanks!

My 2005 pointy works with an Accumate and it doesn't have can-bus mode. Not sure if a 2008 uses can-bus, but if your cigarette socket isn't can-bus controlled it probably doesn't need to be in can-bus mode.

[yorkie_chris]

A can-bus fag lighter? Yewhat?

Pointy isn't that clever.

If your 12v is live permanently then just plug it in with whatever setting you'd connect it to the battery.