Hey everybody, this might be a stupid question, but i can't find anything on the forum. I bought a 2014 buddy 125, and i want to get a battery tender jr. After looking on some of the forums i saw that you could attach the battery tender jr through the cigarette lighter, after looking on my scooter all i have is a USB port where i could charge a phone. I know i could do it the normal way with connecting the tender directly to the battery, but if i could do through the USB like the cigarette lighter it would be easier.
Is it possible to charge the scooter's battery through the USB port?
Charging a buddy through USB port?
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The USB port is a 5V output only, do not attempt to plug a battery charger into this or you'll damage the 5V regulator circuit. The battery tender should come with a pigtail that gets connected directly to the battery, allowing one to plug/unplug the tender.
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I would never consider it. Buy a charger that has a SAE quick connect. Connect pigtail to battery, that way, you can use quite a few different chargers.
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