OptiMate and Accumate motorcycle battery chargers come with a cable
which you can leave permanently connected to your motorcycle battery.
There is a waterproof socket on the end, encased in rubber. You plug
the charger lead into this when required.

Anyone know where I can buy these 2-pin waterproof plugs and sockets
(i.e. connectors). I need exactly the same type, as used on these
chargers.

One can be seen at the left of this illustration:
http://tinyurl.com/5wymw5

Many thanks,

JD

Jake D wrote:
> OptiMate and Accumate motorcycle battery chargers come with a cable
> which you can leave permanently connected to your motorcycle battery.
> There is a waterproof socket on the end, encased in rubber. You plug
> the charger lead into this when required.
> 
> Anyone know where I can buy these 2-pin waterproof plugs and sockets
> (i.e. connectors). I need exactly the same type, as used on these
> chargers.
> 
> One can be seen at the left of this illustration:
> http://tinyurl.com/5wymw5
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> JD
apart from further down the same website?

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Kevin R
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On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:21:45 +0100, Kevin 
wrote:

>apart from further down the same website?

Yes - sorry, I should have stated "at a reasonable price", i.e. from
an electrical component supplier, most likely.

JD

Jake D wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:21:45 +0100, Kevin 
> wrote:
> 
>> apart from further down the same website?
> 
> Yes - sorry, I should have stated "at a reasonable price", i.e. from
> an electrical component supplier, most likely.
> 
> JD
> 
can you post a link to a close up photo?

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Kevin R
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Kevin wrote:
> Jake D wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:21:45 +0100, Kevin 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> apart from further down the same website?
>>
>> Yes - sorry, I should have stated "at a reasonable price", i.e. from
>> an electrical component supplier, most likely.
>>
>> JD
>>
> can you post a link to a close up photo?
> 
Looks somewhat like a caravan 12v plug..not sure tho.

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>
> OptiMate and Accumate motorcycle battery chargers come with a cable
> which you can leave permanently connected to your motorcycle battery.
> There is a waterproof socket on the end, encased in rubber. You plug
> the charger lead into this when required.
>
> Anyone know where I can buy these 2-pin waterproof plugs and sockets
> (i.e. connectors). I need exactly the same type, as used on these
> chargers.
>
> One can be seen at the left of this illustration:
> http://tinyurl.com/5wymw5

Looks like a tamiya battery connector, as used on radio controlled cars,

but it's the waterproof bit that'll be hard to get, the actual connectors 
can be had for less than a quid a pair,

In message , Jake D 
 writes
>
>OptiMate and Accumate motorcycle battery chargers come with a cable
>which you can leave permanently connected to your motorcycle battery.
>There is a waterproof socket on the end, encased in rubber. You plug
>the charger lead into this when required.
>
>Anyone know where I can buy these 2-pin waterproof plugs and sockets
>(i.e. connectors). I need exactly the same type, as used on these
>chargers.

Sorry, my optimate connector isn't a waterproof one

have you asked in UKRM?

>
>One can be seen at the left of this illustration:
>http://tinyurl.com/5wymw5
>
>Many thanks,
>
>JD

-- 
geoff

Jake D wrote:

>
>OptiMate and Accumate motorcycle battery chargers come with a cable
>which you can leave permanently connected to your motorcycle battery.
>There is a waterproof socket on the end, encased in rubber. You plug
>the charger lead into this when required.
>
>Anyone know where I can buy these 2-pin waterproof plugs and sockets
>(i.e. connectors). I need exactly the same type, as used on these
>chargers.
>
>One can be seen at the left of this illustration:
>http://tinyurl.com/5wymw5


I have seen this question several times before, and the consensus was the best
solution was to change them for something that is readily available. If you
don't like modifying the wire on the optimate itself, use the supplied bare
wires adapter and put a connector on the end of that.

P.
-- 
Paul Matthews                          
paul@cattytown.me.uk
http://www.hepcats.co.uk

In article ,
   Paul Matthews  wrote:
> I have seen this question several times before, and the consensus was
> the best solution was to change them for something that is readily
> available. If you don't like modifying the wire on the optimate itself,
> use the supplied bare wires adapter and put a connector on the end of
> that.

That would be the easy way. These people supply the common weatherproof
car connector:-

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/connectors/multiconnectors.php

-- 
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    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:18:50 +0100, "gazz"  wrote:

>> One can be seen at the left of this illustration:
>> http://tinyurl.com/5wymw5
>
>Looks like a tamiya battery connector, as used on radio controlled cars,

So it does - Thank you!
>
>but it's the waterproof bit that'll be hard to get, the actual connectors 
>can be had for less than a quid a pair, 

No problem. I already have the males which already have the rubber
covers. The females don't need to be waterproof. I found them for 32p
each on eBay!

JD

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:37:49 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
 wrote:

>That would be the easy way. These people supply the common weatherproof
>car connector:-
>
>http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/connectors/multiconnectors.php


Yes - one of the connectors on that page looks like the one. 
Many thanks to all, for the the assistance.

JD