Battery Charging NH

[Julian Murphy]

I have one of these, 12V 7Ah

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Sitting on its end inside one of these

But its always been a bit of a pain to charge, having to remove the strap and the lid

I had a 'eureka' moment.

Why don't I fit one of these

Then I can charge it like my modern BMW with one of these

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So,I made a stainless steel bracket and mounted it here

Then what happened..........?????

No prizes.................. Just for fun.

[Simon.Gardiner]

You tried to run your heated gilet, gloves and socks off it just like on the BM??

SG

[will_curry]

What a nice neat inconspicuous installation, far away from fiddly fingers -
and, possibly, official fingers with the charger socket.

Don't ask about the Yamaha and the Optimate . . .

[JohnnyBeckett]

hi i fitted a little socket and plug that come with a charger and if you need to use it as a normal charger you just plug on a
pair of crocodile clips that comes with the charger onto the lead

[Bob.Murphy]

Hmmmmm, it all looks a bit metallic (my socket is plastic !).

Did you get the polarity wrong . . . . . . ?

I'll vote for a short .

Bob..

[Julian Murphy]

Bob.

Got it in one.

Battery chargers are connected to suit modern vehicles, -ve ground.

So the plug is +ve tip, -ve side.

My NH is conventionally wired for the age +ve ground.

So the socket is connected -ve tip, +ve side.

Consequently I had to make an adaptor, reverse wired in the plug to suit.

Charge Success

Competition closed....

[JohnnyBeckett]

hi, the plug and socket i use has got two wires one pos and one neg ( red and black ) and it is up to you which one you need for your earth