Battery Tender and cig lighter adapter
#11
Your '07 comes prewired with a set of pigtails, If you have the cig lighter
wired straight to the battery, and pigtails on your tender pluged into the factory installed pigtails,
you will have no problem if your wiring is clean.
I have an '06 and have been wired this way for 3 years with no problems..
wired straight to the battery, and pigtails on your tender pluged into the factory installed pigtails,
you will have no problem if your wiring is clean.
I have an '06 and have been wired this way for 3 years with no problems..
#12
Your '07 comes prewired with a set of pigtails, If you have the cig lighter
wired straight to the battery, and pigtails on your tender pluged into the factory installed pigtails,
you will have no problem if your wiring is clean.
I have an '06 and have been wired this way for 3 years with no problems..
wired straight to the battery, and pigtails on your tender pluged into the factory installed pigtails,
you will have no problem if your wiring is clean.
I have an '06 and have been wired this way for 3 years with no problems..
If the cigar lighter is directly wired to the battery then why would you need the "pig tails", you should be able to plug the tender into the lighter with the cigar lighter adapter? The H-D tender adapter that H-D sells is wired directly to the the battery too.
I suspect too much resistance in the circuit and is causing the tender to think the battery is low.
CB
#13
hemiorange,
i surprised nobody knows the real answer. The reason you cannot charge thru the cigarette lighter socket is it is "dead" with the ignition turned off. The make the lighter socket work the ignition has to be turned on. You do not want to leave your ignition on and charge at the same time. (double checked my '10 just to be sure).
Like one guy said add the charging pigtail to the battery and charge thru that. Also makes a great source for heated gear and checking battery voltage.
Hope this helps.
Phil
i surprised nobody knows the real answer. The reason you cannot charge thru the cigarette lighter socket is it is "dead" with the ignition turned off. The make the lighter socket work the ignition has to be turned on. You do not want to leave your ignition on and charge at the same time. (double checked my '10 just to be sure).
Like one guy said add the charging pigtail to the battery and charge thru that. Also makes a great source for heated gear and checking battery voltage.
Hope this helps.
Phil
its hard wired... No ignition routing!!!
#14
Problem Solved!
Thanks everyone for your help. I found the problem, much to my embarrassment. To make a long story short, the problem was the power outlet's (cig lighter's) ground wire. Instead of running it to the battery as I did the (+) wire, I ran it to a threaded brass ground under the seat. Well, the grounding bolt bottomed before tightening on the lighter's ground ring terminal, creating a very weak ground.
#15
HemiOrange,
I surprised nobody knows the real answer. The reason you cannot charge thru the cigarette lighter socket is it is "dead" with the ignition turned off. The make the lighter socket work the ignition has to be turned on. You do not want to leave your ignition on and charge at the same time. (Double checked my '10 just to be sure).
Like one guy said add the charging pigtail to the battery and charge thru that. Also makes a great source for heated gear and checking battery voltage.
Hope this helps.
Phil
I surprised nobody knows the real answer. The reason you cannot charge thru the cigarette lighter socket is it is "dead" with the ignition turned off. The make the lighter socket work the ignition has to be turned on. You do not want to leave your ignition on and charge at the same time. (Double checked my '10 just to be sure).
Like one guy said add the charging pigtail to the battery and charge thru that. Also makes a great source for heated gear and checking battery voltage.
Hope this helps.
Phil
Last edited by spaceblue; 10-27-2010 at 03:34 AM.
#16
My 07 only has a hot lead that you can directly connect an accessory adapter harness to, so I am not sure what your bike has. If the cigar lighter is directly wired to the battery then why would you need the "pig tails", you should be able to plug the tender into the lighter with the cigar lighter adapter? The H-D tender adapter that H-D sells is wired directly to the the battery too.
I suspect too much resistance in the circuit and is causing the tender to think the battery is low.
CB
I suspect too much resistance in the circuit and is causing the tender to think the battery is low.
CB
And your right about the cig lighter , if wired direct to battery, no reason it would'nt work fine. I didnt say he needed the pigtails. Just making a commit on how I did it..
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