what connection wire do i need, help
what connection wire do i need, help
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okenemem

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1,414 posts

211 months

Sunday 18th May
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just purchased a used bike

and its come with a wire connect to the battery terminals for trickle charging

can anyone help me identify what wire i need to purchase to charge the battery



the above picture is the wire i need to find the connection to

any help?

paradigital

1,042 posts

169 months

Sunday 18th May
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Very hard to tell from the contrast on the white connector, but assuming one side is a round hole and the other square, then it looks incredibly similar to a Tamiya connector used for R/C car batteries.

jjones

4,461 posts

210 months

Sunday 18th May
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looks like SAE (as mentioned above)
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...
so depending on the trickle charger you get (some older ones were SAE which means it would just connect) but most likely the EL109 on the link will be needed.

iansp

133 posts

67 months

Sunday 18th May
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That looks like a TM / KET connector – a legacy connector used in OptiMate battery chargers up to 2012. It depends what type of charger you are using as you will either need an adapter as shown in the above posted link or you could just buy a used Optimate III or earlier charger.
https://www.optimate.co.uk/connectors/

A993LAD

1,916 posts

238 months

Sunday 18th May
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I bought a bike with a fitting like that and I think it was an Oxford charger.

I'd be tempted to remove the cable and buy a new CTEK 5 or similar and just fit the wire that comes with the new charger rather than buy a charger to fit the cable.

OutInTheShed

11,971 posts

43 months

Sunday 18th May
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Some trickle charger connections use the same family of connectors as was used for disk drive power in older PCs.
You might be able to cut down a four way to fit.

They are often referred to as 'Molex' connectors, but Molex was just one manufacturer.
The pin spacing or 'pitch' is the main way of classifying usch connectors.

Most things are on ebay.

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mikey_b

2,362 posts

62 months

Sunday 18th May
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The simplest and easiest way to resolve this is by buying a trickle charger that comes with it's own leads. Then it really doesn't matter which type that is, as you'll be dropping it in the bin.

okenemem

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1,414 posts

211 months

Sunday 18th May
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thanks

johnsmith222

1,160 posts

99 months

Sunday 18th May
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oxford oximiser uses this connection, along with older optimate chargers:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325836328824?_skw=Oxfor...

I'd just get a ctek xs 0.8 though.