Hi all, I recently reentered BMW World after a short hiatus in Harly world. I bought a used 2015 R1200RT(Previously owned an R1100RT) . At the same time, I purchased an Advanced BMW Charging System. After time I attempt to use it, plugging it into the BMW console built into the fairing and using the BMW plug, the amber light flashes and that is it. It never appears to begin delivering a trickle charge. Is the charging unit bad?
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Battery Charger
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bikerfish1100
New member
Try turning on ignition without starting the bike, then plugging in charger, followed by turning ignition off, and see if anything changes. Should work fine like that.
brownie0486
Well-known member
Quick question for those more knowledgeable than I, if you don't mind
I currently have a bmw charger that plugs into the bike at the seat. The dealer recently installed a 2 pin connector to the batt for me
Is there an adapter from the present cigarette type male to the bike that converts to a 2 pin so I can circumvent the handshake on my old charger?
Mine has the cig lighter type connector and I'd like to convert that to 2 pin without having to buy another charger.
Thanks in advance
I currently have a bmw charger that plugs into the bike at the seat. The dealer recently installed a 2 pin connector to the batt for me
Is there an adapter from the present cigarette type male to the bike that converts to a 2 pin so I can circumvent the handshake on my old charger?
Mine has the cig lighter type connector and I'd like to convert that to 2 pin without having to buy another charger.
Thanks in advance
Have a peek at the Powerlet site- http://www.powerlet.com/shop-by-product/power-cables/PWRCBL
Home- https://www.powerlet.com/products
Should give you some ideas.
OM
Home- https://www.powerlet.com/products
Should give you some ideas.
OM
brownie0486
Well-known member
Thanks
But I'm looking for the female to 2 pin, don't see anything on that site that does that. Any suggestions for converter for male [ that takes the male to female and then converts to 2 pin?
I want to use the chargers male connection on a 2 pin directly to batt. So I need a female powelet receptacle to 2 pin which will circumvent the canbus
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I'd give them a call and ask. I'll bet they will make what you need. All their products that I have seen looked first rate.
OM
pglaves
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That is a female DIN plug to SAE.
It reads like he wants a US type female cigarette lighter to SAE adaptor
That said if it were me I would cut off the cigarette lighter style male plug and put a two pole SAE on the charger wiring instead.
brownie0486
Well-known member
That's it, exactly what I need. I plug the chargers male powerlet into the female and then to two pin into the bike direct to the battery
Thank you very much
Just ordered through amazon with a couple of other things I had in the cart for the bike.
Great help from members here, thanks and have a safe holiday folks
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Avoid all the canbus/linbus issues, simple install of a FUSED powerlet plug below the current one on upper right fairing, or left fairing or in my case the black triangle fairing behind battery
Benefits= no heated gear issue, running a compressor or charging battery no faults
Benefits= no heated gear issue, running a compressor or charging battery no faults
alancoles
Dress for fall & avoid it
Paul, I think the confusion came from Brownie referring to the DIN plug as "the present cigarette type male".
Most of us usually take a while to figure out the correct terminology let-a-lone use it. ;-)
Just for the record, a DIN plug, while it looks quite similar to a cigarette lighter plug, it is very different and far superior to the cigarette lighter plug, especially where weather protection, connection, and vibration proofing are concerned. IIRC, it is also noticabely more effiecient at conducting electricity and therefore less of a drain on the charging system, although I think the DC Coax connections are even more efficient.
Here are visual examples:
SAE connector on the left end and DC Coax (male) on the right end:
Cigarette lighter (female) to DIN (male):
Most of us usually take a while to figure out the correct terminology let-a-lone use it. ;-)
Just for the record, a DIN plug, while it looks quite similar to a cigarette lighter plug, it is very different and far superior to the cigarette lighter plug, especially where weather protection, connection, and vibration proofing are concerned. IIRC, it is also noticabely more effiecient at conducting electricity and therefore less of a drain on the charging system, although I think the DC Coax connections are even more efficient.
Here are visual examples:
SAE connector on the left end and DC Coax (male) on the right end:
Cigarette lighter (female) to DIN (male):
brownie0486
Well-known member
It did, my fault not knowing the correct terminology of that connection that looks like a sic lighter receptacle. I'm learning from you folks here, and really appreciate the knowledge base.
I have one of these chargers on my RS and use the factory socket. Sometimes it responds immediately and and sometimes it does nothing for a few minutes. As I understand it, the charging unit actually interfaces with the bike computer. It won't deliver a trickle charge all the time. It will cycle through a charge cycle periodically, so I am told.
brownie0486
Well-known member
Should have the adapter in the next couple of days. 
roger 04 rt
New member
That’s right, the module that monitors the power socket will disconnect the charger if or when the battery is fully charged. This prolongs the life of the battery. Later, when some of the charge has been drawn off the battery, the power socket will be reconnected.
From the manual: “The motorcycle's onboard electronics know when the battery is fully charged. The onboard socket is switched off when this happens.”
Some maintenance chargers do the same thing themselves, the MinnKota charger I use on my boat fully charges the battery, then trickle charges the battery for 24 hours, then disconnects until the battery’s voltage dips down a little, then reconnects and trickle charges to full again.
Hey bikerfish1100 - I tried what you suggested and initially thought it worked. once plugged in, it initially went solid amber(rather than blinking) - but after a bit went back to blinking. Tried it twice with same result.
bikerfish1100
New member
Battery might be so drained that it won't accept the low level charge. had that happen with one of mine. Slapped on a larger amperage charger (3.5 amps, I think), brought it up to snuff, and then the BTjr worked fine.
