Optimate query

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Ade B
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Optimate query

Post by Ade B »

At risk of sounding completely ignorant (& stupid) and sorry this is not about bikes :roll:

Anyone here used their bike optimate on a car? My car battery is flat and I haven't got a car charger? For some reason I seem to recollect this was not a good idea.

Comments appreciated..

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Post by r550s »

when you say 'bike optimate' - I thought an optimate was just a clever trickle battery charger. i use mine for the bike, the kids electric truck, golf caddy batteries, car batteries, sex aids.....
..they all work fine, ahem.
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Post by madman »

If the battery is 12 volts the optimate will never know what it is used in!
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Ade B
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Post by Ade B »

Yep, I was being a div..:oops:

actually looked at the instructions and lo, it is a battery charger..

Hooked up to the car and 'optimating' as I write..

Ta for replies.

Ade
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1980 Vespa P125X
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Post by winger »

Keeped a car on an Optimate for the best part of 3 years,worked fine,that was untill i sold it 2 months ago!!! haveing done 180 miles in it from the previous MOT !!.
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