Never saw this...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290663272564 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/290663272564)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Ducati-Automatic-Tester-Battery-Charger-967373AAA-/00/s/ODAwWDgwMA==/$(KGrHqF,!p0E8WnhVECwBPIuoT547Q~~60_12.JPG)
Hmmm... Saw one at Duc Pond when I picked up my bike. Just looked and they are no longer in the DNA Store, so must have been discontinued. Can't have sold many as most people use a Battery Tender Jr. for $30 and Donnie delivers new bikes with the Battery Tender pigtail.
On the new bikes, this DP charger plugs into the computer terminal. It does more than simply charge but I forget just what. Does your 800 have the same terminal as the new bikes?
:( I gave my dealer a call to ask him how much this Ducati charger would cost. When I picked myself up off the floor, I decided that my 10 year old Optimate was still up to the job, especially as, after a word with the dealer principal, they agreed to fit a pigtail to my Evo free of charge! The set up works perfectly. If I remember correctly, they wanted £180 for the DP charger. I'd be very surprised if they ever sold a single unit!
Quote from: Curmudgeon on January 27, 2012, 08:42:18 PM
On the new bikes, this DP charger plugs into the computer terminal. It does more than simply charge but I forget just what. Does your 800 have the same terminal as the new bikes?
yes it does, that's why i was interested.
Quote from: mickyvee on January 28, 2012, 05:10:02 AM
:( I gave my dealer a call to ask him how much this Ducati charger would cost. When I picked myself up off the floor, I decided that my 10 year old Optimate was still up to the job,
it's not just a battery charger, it connects to the bike thru the ecu
.... also alternator operation and starter efficiency....