[Ducati] Battery maintenance for 748

[sctompkins]

As Dave mentioned, some sort of pigtail is the way to go.  These can be 
represented in a number of home-made or commercial forms, such as on the 
Battery Tender, as long as the connection is polar and cannot be plugged in 
backwards.
If you don't want to buy a new charger, you can retro-fit any type of 
'pigtail style' to your old one.  I added a power socket (cigarette lighter) 
to my ST2 to power my GPS, and the added benefit is that it's an easy and 
accessible way to charge my battery.
Briefly, get a short extension cord and cut it in half; also get a male plug 
end.  Cut (or remove) the charging cables from the charger and replace with 
the female end of one half cord (to be sure it's never mistaken for the 
power cord and plugged in the wall!).  Using the male extension cord half 
and male plug, attach one to your alligator clips and one to a male socket 
corresponding your choice of outlet/pigtail on your bike (be sure to trace 
correct polarity, using the center as positive).  Now you can plug in 
whichever charging end you need whether into the socket on the bike, or 
using the clips directly to a battery.  Best of both worlds.
Sean

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin" <shadow at darksideresearch.com>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:14 PM
Subject: [Ducati] Battery maintenance for 748


>I had to travel fairly frequently and just a few weeks ago acquired a 
>748S.  I'd like to install some kind of battery maintenance device or 
>hookup that I can easily plug into when I know I'm not going to be  able to 
>light the bike for an extended period.  Right now I have the  fairing off 
>the side to use the big trickle charger/start assist thing  that I keep in 
>the garage but I'd like to avoid having to remove the  fairing to put it on 
>a trickle charger.  I have a smaller device that  I use on my 911, but it's 
>still probably too big to permanently mount  on the 748.  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Justin
>
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