Battery Charging

daverichardson

daverichardson

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My QPV has not been used much lately and I wish to put a charger onto the battery and get it all ship shape.
In the past (and now) I have removed the leads and the battery itself to get access and attached battery charger crocodile clips.
There is a small metal T Piece that sits on the -ive post. This T Piece does not appear to do anything so can it be removed to get access direct to the -ive post?
The +ive post has a plate above it and obscures the post and it lifts away with release of the +ive clamp. The plate has a whole array of gizmos attached to it including 3 'spare' metal pegs.
So I attach my Lidl special (with a standard 3 pin plug attached) and charge the now removed battery. This then means on reassembly the palaver of resets has to be performed.
I wondered if there was a better way where I could leave the battery in situ and attach the charger without battery disconnection and hence no resets later on.
I see there is a 12V cigarette type supply on the LHS in the boot - could this be utilised?
Perhaps too one of the 'spare' pegs on the +ive terminal plate could also be utilised rather than remove the plate
As I am not an electrical genius please keep any help simple with links, drawings, instructions etc.
Thanks in advance
 
CatmanV2

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With the charger you have you don't need to disconnect the battery. The 12v socket on the GT boot is permanently charged. I would suggest the QP is the same so all you need is to get / make an adapter for a standard 12v plug.

You could certainly just connect your clips to any of the pegs and / or the negative without disconnecting it.

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daverichardson

daverichardson

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Makes sense thank you but is there a problem connecting a 12V supply (in the boot) to a socket that feeds to the battery charger 3 pin plug operating at 240V?
 
CatmanV2

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daverichardson said:
Makes sense thank you but is there a problem connecting a 12V supply (in the boot) to a socket that feeds to the battery charger 3 pin plug operating at 240V?
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Ummm

If you're saying what I *think* you're saying, then yes, it'd be a huge, but short lived problem. However, it's so outlandish I can't believe I'm understanding you correctly :) Do you have a photo of the 3 pin plug you're referring to?

PS if it'd be easier to chat, PM me and I'll drop you a mobile number.

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