Charging?

[Brady]

When I bought my bike (used) a couple of years back the guy through in a trickle charger that you plugged in at the accessory outlet. Never much gave it alot of thought as I was daily communting throughout the winter. Haven't been able to ride as much this fall/winter and the battery got down so that it would turn over the engine but not fast enough to start. Dub out the charger and plugged it in. Funny, the light indicated "Charged" and not "Charging". Let it sit a few days and no difference. Tried starting it with the charger still plugged in and it blew the size 3 fuse.

Any thoughts?

[towerworker]

What year is your bike? What brand and type of charger?

If your battery is over 3 years old it's probably time for a new battery. Might also check to make sure the circuit thru the accessory socket is good. Should be able to read the battery voltage from the socket. You said you blew a "size 3" fuse. Not sure what a "size 3" fuse is. Do you mean a 3 amp fuse? Is this the fuse in the fuse box on the bike or is this a fuse within the charger?

A bit more information would be helpful in trying to determine what is going on.

Wayne

[Airman]

What year is your bike? What brand and type of charger?

If your battery is over 3 years old it's probably time for a new battery. Might also check to make sure the circuit thru the accessory socket is good. Should be able to read the battery voltage from the socket. You said you blew a "size 3" fuse. Not sure what a "size 3" fuse is. Do you mean a 3 amp fuse? Is this the fuse in the fuse box on the bike or is this a fuse within the charger?

A bit more information would be helpful in trying to determine what is going on.

Wayne

That's a 15 amp fuse. I blew that one a while back whilst doing something with my Gerbings glove hookup. I have also started the bike with the charger hooked up, but that was after it had sat on the charger all night. Maybe he had a 3 amp fuse in there, but I think it's more likely those tiny wires to the Powerlet plug just can't handle the load of starting with a near dead battery and popped the 15 amp fuse. 3 years is a long time for a stock battery. I installed the Odyssey PC680 and it's working very well.

[Brady]

There is a 3 amp fuse in the charger that was blown. Haven't checked the output at the socket, but that sounds like a start in the right direction. The bike is a 2002, battery would be 3 years old this winter.