G'day Everyone,
I'm trying to make a phone charger for my bike. I'm doing a long ride in a few months and want to charge my phone along the way. Now I have attached a photo of the setup. It consists of:
A battery charging plug coming off the battery
A 12volt cigarette lighter with a battery charging plug on the end
A USB plug that fits into the 12volt cigarette lighter socket, and
A usb cable to my phone.
Now I have tested the power at every stage aswell as complete and the testerd shows its all good. When I plug the phone in its not charging. I have run the bike to see if it required the bike to be running but it still didn't work.
Am I missing something? Any help would be great.
Cheers Ryno
G'day,
do you have anything else you could plug in? Ipod, gps, laptop to see if that works. Are the wires connected to the battery the right way around ? Is the USB cable working OK ? I have the same set up, and it works. I'll be back in 10 mins. Just going to make sure.
sorry about the delay. I mislaid the plug, I disconnected about a month ago. Yes it does charge without the bike running.
you are missing something. Is the socket in your hand correctly wired ? Try this, disconnect everything and then reconnect. As you say, it should work.
I bought this cable / plug from ebay and it has just arrived. I hope to wire it in tomorrow. Looks well made and just goes straight on to the battery termanals, has an inline fuse built in.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-USB-Motorcycle-Mobile-Waterproof-Splashproof-Power-Supply-Port-Socket-Charger-/231211810710?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35d54c3f96&_uhb=1
will let you know how it works out.
Peter
Use the continuity setting on your multimeter to check which wire goes to the center of the socket. This should go to the positive terminal of the battery. Also, before connecting check the other goes to the outer wall of the socket. Last thing before you connect is to check there is no continuity between the two as a short between them could lead to problems to your bike wiring or battery.
if you do this you can wire it up with confidence everything is correct. I take these steps even if I am sure I know what goes where as a few minutes to double check can save a lot of wasted time and heartache.
hope it works out.
I just ordered 2 of these C:AU:3160&vxp=mtr">http://www.ebay.com/itm/191114232204?item=191114232204&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:LC:AU:3160&vxp=mtr they plug straight into the loom of the HD battery tender.
Regards Andrew - T1
yep thats what i got ,plugs straight into ya trickle charge
I've always charged it while in the pub or at coffee shop but no reason why ya can't have the phone in ya jacket pocket charging while riding, the plug is in tight and won't come out.
