Can an optimate charge bike and TVR batteries

[MuffDaddy]

As per the title. The TVR is draining it's battery, the motorbike gets little use. Is there an optimate that can be used with both (not at the same time).

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[rigga]

I use my bike optimate on the Griff,get a cigar lighter attachment and away you go (as long as your gigar lighter is permanantly wired to be live with ignition off) works a treat

[DavidLScott]

I can't see what the essential difference is between Optimate and Accumate.

AFAIK they are made by the same company and I have Accumates for the TVR and the bike and my old Optimate for the lawn mower - everything seems to work ok.

[gemini]

Yes both

See TVR monsters add on the net - I think hes the cheapest from my research

[RichB]

DavidLScott said:

I can't see what the essential difference is between Optimate and Accumate.

I think the Accumate charges with a higher current. Or handles bigger batteries...

[gemini]

Here is accumate - explains all

http://www.tvrmonster.com/store/index.php?act=view...

[JonathanT]

Looking here: http://www.accumate.co.uk/OptiAccuMateComparison.h... suggests that the optimate is intended for smaller (<50Ah) 12V only batteries

[verminator]

Use my optimates on both my bikes and cars no probs.

[S1mon.]

I use my Oxford Maximiser bike conditioner on the TVR, works a treat through the cigg socket

[shadey]

I bought one of ebay, different make, i think it is a maypole, and it charges upto 120Ah!! does the job bang on and it also comes with a plug adaptor to put into your charging point(anderson) so no faffing through windows etc. just search for tvr jump leads or tvr trickle chargers. First year i havn't had to buy a new battery!!

[MuffDaddy]

OK, so the follow on question. From flat as a pancake how long should it take to fully charge the TVR battery?

[RichB]

MuffDaddy said:

OK, so the follow on question. From flat as a pancake how long should it take to fully charge the TVR battery?

Depending on how cold the weather is it could take 4 or 5 days...