cooke45 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I did a search and can't find the answer to this. I recently put a new gel battery in my '03 1150 RT. I was ordering a Powerlet system for the tank bag this morning and the guy at Powerlet said I could charge my battery through the BMW outlet as long as my bike does not have a CANBUS(?) I have no idea what this is and don't know if an '03 1150 RT has one. Can I charge the battery through this outlet? Any adapters needed? Thanks, Don Link to comment
RPG Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 CANBUS is the new electrical system first used on the R1200RT, (2005 and later). Think networking form of communications. Your '03 doesn't have it. Charge away! Rick Link to comment
cooke45 Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 Thanks, Just the information I was after. Link to comment
mefly2 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Should work fine. I just bought a gel capable charger at WalMart and hooked it up through the powerlet yesterday on an 04 1150; it is working great! Link to comment
Sidmariner Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Definitely a go. I rigged a small adapter to convert the two prong plug on my Battery Tender to the Hella (Powerlet) plug. I charge my '02 nightly. BTW, if you screw up the polarity the Battery Tender will tell you immediately...trust me Link to comment
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