Dodgy- risk taking-brave act, but can be tried at home.

[mountainsport]

Hi to all,

On a long train journey most people plug in their mobile phones to charge, as well as laptops, radios, ipods, games etc etc into the plug train sockets . If you were desperate would you plug in your ebike battery into this socket, is it safe to do so, or is this deemed to be hazardous ?

MS.

 

[flecc]

Should be perfectly safe, they are 13 amp sockets and your charge will only use a fraction of that even on startup.

And the supply quality should be at least as good as the UK mains, probably better since it won't have the high drain disruptive items plugged into it that the UK mains suffers.

 

[jazper53]

Should be perfectly safe, they are 13 amp sockets and your charge will only use a fraction of that even on startup.

And the supply quality should be at least as good as the UK mains, probably better since it won't have the high drain disruptive items plugged into it that the UK mains suffers.

That is if you don't include the electric train itself, consuming all that power, i expect the spikes and surges are the size of pickaxes

 

[mountainsport]

That is if you don't include the electric train itself, consuming all that power, i expect the spikes and surges are the size of pickaxes

Jazper, in other words you'll definitely not chance it then.

MS.

 

[colonel]

There is a built in cut-out to protect itself! I have a 17" workstation laptop that tripped the system everytime I tried to plug it in, but my colleague's normal 15" was fine. So, depending on the charger, you may have a problem.

 

[mountainsport]

There is a built in cut-out to protect itself! I have a 17" workstation laptop that tripped the system everytime I tried to plug it in, but my colleague's normal 15" was fine. So, depending on the charger, you may have a problem.

What type of charger are you referring to, how can you tell when your charger is quality?

MS.

 

[flecc]

That is if you don't include the electric train itself, consuming all that power, i expect the spikes and surges are the size of pickaxes

I'm betting that's fully smoothed out since the potential problem is so obvious.

 

[peerjay56]

Should be perfectly safe, they are 13 amp sockets and your charge will only use a fraction of that even on startup.

And the supply quality should be at least as good as the UK mains, probably better since it won't have the high drain disruptive items plugged into it that the UK mains suffers.

Gosh! Y'all have trains with 'lectric? Northern Rail have built in smell of wee and vomit

 

[amigafan2003]

I'm betting that's fully smoothed out since the potential problem is so obvious.

Yup - certified to 5% ripple - which is better than your home supply.

I'd have no problem charging an ebike battery on a train - not sure I'd charge my Lipo pack though! Besides, who carries a bike ebike charger with them?

 

[mountainsport]

Yup - certified to 5% ripple - which is better than your home supply.

I'd have no problem charging an ebike battery on a train - not sure I'd charge my Lipo pack though! Besides, who carries a bike ebike charger with them?

I do if i'm away for more than a day. The point is not about lugging around a charger, the point is in the case of an emergency, is it safe to do so?

MS

 

[Streethawk]

It should be fine, you charger plug will be fused anyway.