Port is HOT in one direction and COLD in the other direction?
I think the Port is HOT in one direction and COLD in the other direction!
I have a 2015 C650 GT. When I try trickle charge using the cigarette port in the cubby box, and I plug it in with the ignition OFF, it turns on all the lights like it's in accessory position and the charger seems to be blinking green, so I assume it's trickle charging.
But on the other hand, if I take my cell phone charger and plug it into the cigarette port with the bike OFF my phone will not charge. But if I turn the bike ON then the phone will charge.
This may make sense, as when I'm trickle charging through the cigarette port the power is going thru the charger, then, through the port into the battery. But when I'm trying to charge my cell phone, the power is coming from the bikes battery through the port into the phone. I'm no electrical genius, but these cases do seem "charging opposite" and could account for the ON and OFF situations.
I assume it is in my garage trickle charging right now, but I hope that the trickle charge is greater than the charge being drained by the lighting that's being turned on when I plug in the charger.
Any thoughts?