@buz yes there are x2 extra lead to each terminal, but this is for the heated grips and for a charger adapter. So nothing for a Tracker.
Hi, A charger adapter is a voltage regulator and could drain the battery even when nothing is plugged in, same as appliances at home on standby
@Jez So if you attach a charger adapter to the bike you NEED to BUY a charger basically!?! Thanks for that bit of info, I never would have known that or even considered it! Might well remove it then as I remove the battery in winter to charge and it's no hassle to take out the x2 seat bolts to put jump leads on if it should go flat at some point!?!
I think there needs to be more explanation of the so called charger adapter. To me it could be as simple as a connection to plug your optimate/charger to the bike - and hence no need to worry about battery leakage. Or it could be something to connect your phone or other device and to charge that - in which case you may need to remove it. But that should really be connected via a switched feed - ie one that does not draw poer if the ignition is off. As should the heated grips. In any event, sounds like you need it properly looked at.
@Iain it's an adaptor for an optimal style battery charger yes. Kinda of have the feeling it IS Tracker related as this will require a permanent power feed no matter how small and given time will drain the main battery I would have thought? But without knowing what a Tracker looks like or where it might be hidden I am at a loss at the moment. I may need a pro on the case at some point.
Well not my finest electrics, I did it as a temp trial many years ago and it worked and has been the same ever since, I have a solar panel that also charges a light and power tool batterys, the solar panel goes to a voltage display so you can see it working, it then splits off one to the 2 setting voltage regulator 13.2v storage and 13.8v just before I go out. this is a standard variable regulator you can buy off ebay, you have to play with different resistors to get the exact voltage out and also have a diode to stop back feeding to the regulator, it then has a flying lead that plugs into a socket on the bike, I used to have a few bikes running this way, for lead acid bats you can buy a fixed 15v regulator then with the drop on the diode to stop back feed you end up with 14.3v charging voltage. This may all sound complex but it is fairly simple and has stood the test of time
Hi, I think I posted the last one on the wrong thread but, the charger regulator mentioned on the bike is the one to charge phones etc, this will reduce the voltage to USB 5v but if constantly connected to the battery will consume power, I have one at home that plugs into the car cig lighter socket I will test its standby current draw tomorrow for a rough idea
@Jez thanks for the photos I'm always impressed with what people can come up with and save a few bucks especially in this overpriced age we live in!?!
Checked standby draw on a standard ebay plug in car USB charger, It is drawing 10MAmp on the power supply and 14ma on the multimeter, generally lithiums range from about 2.5 ah - 4ah purely based on this item connected to the battery from fully charged to flat would last between 7 days to 12 days this shows you do not need much to drain the battery. 2.5ah is 2500ma divide by 14ma = 178 hours or 7.5 days 4.0ah is 4000ma divide by 14ma = 258 hours or 11.9 days
Or as stated could just be a connection to a socket for an optimate or similar in which it will not draw any power
