Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage - SV650.org

21-09-08, 09:14 PM

Picture the scene. Two or three bikes with two different owners in a remote garage without power, possibly not getting used as much over winter.

Would it be feasible to put a rechargeable leisure/car battery in there linked to all three batteries via fixed optimate cables on each bike?

Thanking you kindly.

fastdruid · 21-09-08, 09:20 PM

Nope.

I'd go for a solar trickle charger myself.

Druid

21-09-08, 10:38 PM

The garage is also right in the middle of a not particularly nice place so I can't see it lasting a single winter. I've also read that they're not all that good and wouldn't get enough quality sunshine to keep a battery alive. If you've got one and it's ok please tell me which and a bit more about it.

Cheers.

yorkie_chris · 21-09-08, 10:40 PM

IMO take battery home with you and charge it once a fortnight or so.

21-09-08, 11:21 PM

maplin do asolar charger for £10 that kept my battery fine for 14 months on non use. Might be tempted to remove battery to house andtrickle charge ( not car charger) periodically or optimate if you don't want to advertise that stuff is ingarage if it's a rough area as the solar panel might do.

21-09-08, 11:33 PM

I've read on here elsewhere that the Maplin was was pants! Maybe I will have to try one after all. I might be able to wire one up out of sight. Maybe a chat with the neighbours is a good idea.

Thanks.

tigersaw · 21-09-08, 11:45 PM

Linking 4 batteries in parallel is not a wise idea, you'd need to isolate them with a diode in each cable, and since that will cause a voltage drop, then a lot of the value of the exercise is lost. As suggested, probably best to take them home for a boost every few weeks.

Mr Speirs · 22-09-08, 08:41 AM

When I worked at Tesco we had an incident with a trolley boy trying to help out a stranded motorist by jump starting her with his little trolley pusher. You may have seen them. Basically they are 3 12v car batteries wired in series. Hooked it up to her car battery and completely fried it.

tigersaw · 22-09-08, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by teriyakimonkey

I've read on here elsewhere that the Maplin was was pants!

Just about everything they sell is pants. Don't get me started about my satellite reciever kit mutter mutter. Even cheapy China's quality control would reject it.

SoulKiss · 22-09-08, 10:09 AM

Just take the batteries home and optimate them somewhere.

Not as if a bike battery is hard to carry or remove (well as long as its not a Z750......)

21-09-08, 09:14 PM	#1
monkey Guest Posts: n/a	Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage Picture the scene. Two or three bikes with two different owners in a remote garage without power, possibly not getting used as much over winter. Would it be feasible to put a rechargeable leisure/car battery in there linked to all three batteries via fixed optimate cables on each bike? Thanking you kindly.

21-09-08, 09:20 PM	#2
fastdruid Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: W Mids Posts: 2,037	Re: Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage Nope. I'd go for a solar trickle charger myself. Druid __________________ '00 SV700S - '94 RVF400R - '97 RVF400R - '88 VFR750F

21-09-08, 10:38 PM	#3
monkey Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage The garage is also right in the middle of a not particularly nice place so I can't see it lasting a single winter. I've also read that they're not all that good and wouldn't get enough quality sunshine to keep a battery alive. If you've got one and it's ok please tell me which and a bit more about it. Cheers.

21-09-08, 10:40 PM	#4
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage IMO take battery home with you and charge it once a fortnight or so. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

21-09-08, 11:21 PM	#5
Kilted Ginger Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage maplin do asolar charger for £10 that kept my battery fine for 14 months on non use. Might be tempted to remove battery to house andtrickle charge ( not car charger) periodically or optimate if you don't want to advertise that stuff is ingarage if it's a rough area as the solar panel might do.

21-09-08, 11:33 PM	#6
monkey Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage I've read on here elsewhere that the Maplin was was pants! Maybe I will have to try one after all. I might be able to wire one up out of sight. Maybe a chat with the neighbours is a good idea. Thanks.

21-09-08, 11:45 PM	#7
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	Re: Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage Linking 4 batteries in parallel is not a wise idea, you'd need to isolate them with a diode in each cable, and since that will cause a voltage drop, then a lot of the value of the exercise is lost. As suggested, probably best to take them home for a boost every few weeks.

22-09-08, 08:41 AM	#8
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage When I worked at Tesco we had an incident with a trolley boy trying to help out a stranded motorist by jump starting her with his little trolley pusher. You may have seen them. Basically they are 3 12v car batteries wired in series. Hooked it up to her car battery and completely fried it. __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

22-09-08, 10:09 AM	#10
SoulKiss Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunny Croydonia Posts: 6,124	Re: Question regarding use of leisure battery to keep bike batteries going over winter in remote garage Just take the batteries home and optimate them somewhere. Not as if a bike battery is hard to carry or remove (well as long as its not a Z750......) __________________ Sent from my PC NOT using any Tapatalk type rubbish!! █╬╬╬╬(•)i¯i▀▀▀▀▀█Ξ███████████████████████████████)

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