Charging a battery through a 12 volt socket?

[pjpnz]

I have a trickle charger that I used to charge the battery through the 12 cold socket on my 99 BMW R1100R. I now have a 2008 Suzuki DL1000 Vstrom that has a 12 volt socket connected directly to the battery.

Can I use the trickle charger with this set up?

Thank you.

[Skiwi]

Yes, but.....

The charging system will treat both batteries as one, this can have a detrimental effect on the life of both batteries.

[pjpnz]

Thank you for the feedback.

I only intend to charge one battery, on the Vstrom. The BMW is being sold, sadly.


So... One battery all good?

[Akzle]

Thank you for the feedback.

I only intend to charge one battery, on the Vstrom. The BMW is being sold, sadly.


So... One battery all good?

i'll give you 5$ for the beema.

if it's a normal ciggy socket it's usually rated to 10A, so you can huk a pretty big charger into it. if it's a solar charger from supercheap et al, it'll be putting about 300mA

[Skiwi]

Thank you for the feedback.
I only intend to charge one battery, on the Vstrom. The BMW is being sold, sadly.
So... One battery all good?

Yeap, but only with your trickle charger, the wiring from socket to battery is unlikely to handle a high amperage charger.

Just had a thought...it will only work if the 12volt socket is live with the key off