Juiced Batter

[xerxez]

Will I damage the battery if i charge it when it's not in the bike?

I noticed the adapter is staying green instead of turning red, even though the battery is mainly dead.

 

[onlineaddy]

Sorry, couldn't help it...

 

[xerxez]

Dumb question? But, why isn't the charger's color changing to red while it's charging?

And I thought people set how much the battery should charge on the bike's controller....

 

[Bruce Arnold]

The controller doesn't affect charging. That's up to the battery management system built into the battery. There should be no difference between on-bike and off-bike charging. I've never charged mine on-bike, on either my CCS or my Scorpion.

 

[xerxez]

1) if the power adapter is unplugged from the wall, then apparently, plugging it into the battery will light the adapter LED up as green. Stupid mistake.

2) i thought some people limited top and bottom charge capacities to help the battery longevity.....

 

[Bruce Arnold]

1) if the power adapter is unplugged from the wall, then apparently, plugging it into the battery will light the adapter LED up as green.

That's true. I don't think it's intentional. It's just that there is a hot circuit and it lights the green light. I think the manufacturers of the charger could have put in a diode to eliminate that. But they might see that as a minor but unnecessary expense.