My Mate Opti

11-06-2004, 05:46 PM

I got an Optimate today and connected it to the battery, it's reading that the battery is charging (orange light) but that's all it's done so far, I didn't even think my battery was so low it needed charging. I heard from somebody that sometimes the optimate needs re-setting but I can't remember when they said this needs doing, I'm sure they said once their charger was only showing an orange light when it shouldn't have been. Can anybody shead some light on the cause/problem

Many many and many more thanks indeed

11-06-2004, 08:33 PM

It's still showing orange, it can't be right. It's going to be a trip back to the shop I think

11-06-2004, 09:28 PM

Leave it on overnight before you rush back to the shops with it. If your battery is below par the Optimate will take a while to recover it as it's a specialised trickle charger not the usual sort bought to re-charge car batteries, etc...

11-06-2004, 09:30 PM

Many thanks for that. I'll see how it is in the morn

Pedro · 11-06-2004, 10:20 PM

Optimates charge at a very low level - 0.5 amps max I think. My battery is in good order but still doesn't show a green light until it's been on over night after not using the bike for a week.

Ped

12-06-2004, 08:58 AM

Thanks for the posts. Its showing green this morning, the battery must have been lower than I thought. Not having used an Optimate before only a conventional charger, I think I was expecting things to happen a lot quicker.
Thanks again :burnout:

11-06-2004, 05:46 PM	#1
dazzi-b Guest Posts: n/a	My Mate Opti I got an Optimate today and connected it to the battery, it's reading that the battery is charging (orange light) but that's all it's done so far, I didn't even think my battery was so low it needed charging. I heard from somebody that sometimes the optimate needs re-setting but I can't remember when they said this needs doing, I'm sure they said once their charger was only showing an orange light when it shouldn't have been. Can anybody shead some light on the cause/problem Many many and many more thanks indeed

11-06-2004, 10:20 PM	#5
Pedro Ciao, come stai? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 4,157	Optimates charge at a very low level - 0.5 amps max I think. My battery is in good order but still doesn't show a green light until it's been on over night after not using the bike for a week. Ped __________________ M900 - 1993! Monster 1200R!

12-06-2004, 08:58 AM	#6
dazzi-b Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks Thanks for the posts. Its showing green this morning, the battery must have been lower than I thought. Not having used an Optimate before only a conventional charger, I think I was expecting things to happen a lot quicker. Thanks again :burnout:

11-06-2004, 08:33 PM	#2
dazzi-b Guest Posts: n/a	It's still showing orange, it can't be right. It's going to be a trip back to the shop I think

11-06-2004, 09:28 PM	#3
PaulS Guest Posts: n/a	Leave it on overnight before you rush back to the shops with it. If your battery is below par the Optimate will take a while to recover it as it's a specialised trickle charger not the usual sort bought to re-charge car batteries, etc...

11-06-2004, 09:30 PM	#4
dazzi-b Guest Posts: n/a	Many thanks for that. I'll see how it is in the morn