Battery charging

[Grant Freeman]

#2965

Hi,As we steadily progress towards winter, and the thought of adding a charge to the battery every now and then, is it possible to charge my battery through the power socket (cigarette lighter socket?) just behind the started motor? I was thinking of buying one of those Oxford battery chargers and rather than lifting the seat and trying to clip onto the terminals, I thought the socket would be easier?  😕Cheers,Mike

[Murray]

#12159

Hi MikeUnless your bike has a Can bus wiring system there shouldn't be any problem charging through the power socket.CheersGarry

[Grant Freeman]

#12160

Hi MikeUnless your bike has a Can bus wiring system there shouldn't be any problem charging through the power socket.CheersGarry

Hi Garry,Can bus? Errrrrrrrrmmm? What's that? 😕Cheers,Mike

[Murray]

#12161

Hi Garry,Can bus? Errrrrrrrrmmm? What's that? 😕Cheers,Mike

In classic wiring systems, power is delivered to separate components by wires, switches, relays, and (sometimes) timers. The intelligence of the system is largely contained in the way that the wiring connects the relatively simple components.The Controller Area Network (CAN) is an automotive standard and is not BMW-specific but BMW started using it their bikes from around 2005. I think the first was the 1200GS. It’s basically a pair of wires that provide a data network between modules. The data pathways (physical wiring, generally) used by the CAN are sometimes also referred to as the CAN-bus. The control modules (like ZFE, BMS-K, and I-Cluster, plus ABS and DWA, if present) use the CAN-bus to communicate with each other.Now I just sound like a geek - basically if you bike is older than late 2004 you won’t have a Can bus system.

[Grant Freeman]

#12162

Thanks again NZGSer  😉Cheers,Mike

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