Don't use a lorry charger to charge your battery!

[Beemer-5]

I have just witnessed this, even though i advised against it.

The Triumph Trident battery just physically melted in front of our eyes, the plates buckling like hell.

[black-k1]

Most bikes are 12v and most lorries are 24v!

[Batteryboy]

oops, not really the ideal charger, try to keep it under 2A charge rate

[SplatSpeed]

tell him it is fine to connect to his anal intruder

[Hooli]

too many volts way way way too many amps - no surprise there.

[podman]

On a similar topic, will my Oxford optimiser charger charge a "medium" sized car battery?

[sammy_bibs]

Can you use a car battery charger to charge bike battery, for like 20 min, I just need power to start?

[gsfrontera]

sammy_bibs said:

Can you use a car battery charger to charge bike battery, for like 20 min, I just need power to start?

yes, as long as your bike battery is a 12 volt, the same as the car

[Buck Bundy]

Optimates are good for bikes, but the Accumate (same makers) will do cars too. They are intelligent enough to be left on the bike virtually permanantly.

Buck