Charging Mobile Phone

Is there any way of using my nokia in car mobile phone charger on my
motorbike, obviously the answer is to charge the bloody thing before leaving
home but the other day I broke down and had to make several calls to the
recovery service then had to wait for them to call me back with only one bar
left on the phone.

So I thought it would be handy in case of emergency or away for a few days
on the bike, to have a way of charging the phone. I suppose some sort of
purpose made trailing cigarette lighter socket under the seat would be ideal
if there is such a thing?

I'm sure I saw something about this on here before but can't find it
anywhere.

Ta

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, David Thomas said:

It's not hard. Cut the cigar socket off and connect the wires to your
battery / ignition making sure you have the wires round the right way.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Whinging Courier said:

I forgot to add. DON'T cut the diode off the end of the cable or else
you'll be putting four times too much charge into your phone.

 

Why not just buy a cigar adapter, cut the ends off and wire that to your
battery?
That way you have a nice power socket into which you can plug your mobile, a
GPS, heated clothing etc... [1]


[1] Thanks to Alan Gower for the one I'm still using two years on for
powering various things.

 

"dwb" <> schreef in bericht

On that note: anyone cleverererer than me in the NorthWest wanting to fit
such a contraption to my bike?

 

Larger branches of Halfords (and probably Maplins) sell a cigar lighter
extension cord. You can chop off the male end, wire in an inline fuse
and connect the lead directly to your battery or ignition switch.

I did this on my CBR600 for a European tour, although I just bought the
female socket from Maplins and made up the leads from old wiring
harnesses at work.

Of course, nowadays, I can just plug the charger into the BMW accessory
socket, using a UK adapter of course.

 

So some form of car accessory socket attached to crocodile clips or
hardwired into the bike would be a good idea?

Here's the socket to start you off...
http://www.cybermarket.co.uk/ishop/923/shopscr2251.html

 

I shall head on to Maplins at the weekend, ta

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, sweller said:

Exactly, and for an extra quid you can get one with an illuminating ring
so you can find your hole in the dark, so to speak.

Halfords to them

 

Arrh nice, always wanted an illuminating ring piece... cool eh !

D

 

That could be me

On my old Virago, and soon to be fitted to my latest will be a pair of
heavy wires from the battery to a point under the rear seat terminated
with insulated spade type connectors. From these will normally be
wires to a fused cigarette lighter socket located discretely behind
the pannier carriers.

The socket is used for air bed inflator, tent lights, charging phone,
lighting cigarettes etc.

Inside my panniers will be a couple of fairly short wires with spade
connectors one end and crocidile clips on the other, useful for the
occasional jump start.

The connectors under he seat could also be used as a connection point
for an Optimate or similar charger.


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Kevin - Basildon
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That's exactly what I did on my Bandit - fused link to an
ignition-controlled live wire coming out of the fuse box, negative to
the battery -ve. Gave me a ciggy lighter socket under the seat in the
dry, which was switched on and off with the ignition. Plug the phone
in and charge it, all under the seat nice and tidy like.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Dr Ivan D. Reid said:

Yes, nothing like sticking a hot plug in a burning ring.

 

Did the same on my ZZR, burds Daytona, and SWMBO's TZR.
Actually looking at finding a socket that has a waterproof cover type
thing, so I can hack a hole in the plastic that surround the clocks,
rather than keep taking the seat off [plus it would be handy for bikes
with non-quick-release seats]

 

Maplins

 

it's a tough call.

 

I know, but one can only try....

 

You'd be looking for a fairly small group: cleverer than Spete but
still dumb enough to be in the North-West.

 

yes, thank you Mr.Murray.

 

I did the same except I didn't go via the ignition switch. I then made
up a connector to a battery float charger so I can just plug in the
charger and I don't have to unbolt things to do so.