Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Battery charging

[Col996s]

Went to start the 996 today, after about three weeks and it would not fire up, just kept spinning the starter motor. After panicing and then looking up previous threads on this subject I jumped across from my car battery and she started.
I do not have an Optimate (a good investment me thinks) only a 6 amp car battery charger. I have removed the battery but does any one know if it is wise to use such a car charger?
I have a Datatool Veto Evo alarm so this is probably the cause of the discharge.
When I connect the battery back will the alarm sort it's self out without any problems?

[Nigel Booker]

Had the same problem with mine after being left at the repairers for 3 months. The optimate just wouldn,t charge the battery at all. I used a car battery charger just to give it an initial kick and then put it back on the optimate.

Hope this helps.

[Road Runner]

Yep had the same problem with my alarm draining the battery bought an optimate no problem since.

[rcgbob44]

Optimate, Optimate..................yes you guessed!.Optimate.

I keep one on the Duke and one on the Jota!

[bradders]

what if you dont have power in the garage?? Any suggestions?

[doogalman]

Fire the bike up every week and bring it up to temp. alternativly get out on the bike.

[yellow916]

If the alarm plays up when you re-charge the batery, drop me a U2U - I've had that problem.

Andrew

[Glyn]

no power in the garadge
buy an extension lead

[BDG]

No power in garage

Just plug into the closest streetlight, its cheaper

[rcgbob44]

No power in the garage!!
Simply use one of ones other garages!!!