Trickle charger for HRR216 model

[nbpt100]

I have acquired a walk behind with an electric start. The Honda trickle charger is missing. It comes with an appropriate cable to connect to the battery to keep it charged. The engine does have an generator. A charger is needed for off season storage and sporadic use is not enough to charge the batter to work. Honda wants about $100 USD. Is there a way I can just get the correct connector and rig up my own trickle 12V battery charger? Is there an aftermarket one out there that is affordable.? I can get a new battery for about $30 which is not too bad. However, The OEM Honda flaot charger and cable to charge and maintain the battery is not cost effective right now. known ideas appreciate. Even theoretical ideas are ok too..... Thanks.

I believe the correct Honda part number is 06320-VH7-UA2 - Float charger

 

[JBtoro]

You are right; that OEM charger is really pricey. Here's a couple of ideas:

I have an older HRX217. I got it used for free but with no charger. I was able to look online at the specs on an OEM charger. Then I searched for identical specs in a box I kept of old telephone chargers. I found one. Then I rigged up the wiring & hooked it up to the battery. It charged up from about 5V to around 11 which is not enough juice. Thus, even though it seems to have done it's job of charging, the battery appears to be bad. To be honest, I never bought a new battery because the mower starts on one easy pull. Your mower is different than mine in that mine does not have a recharging feature so this idea may or may not work for you.

Here's another. The You tuber below used a way-less-expensive battery tender instead of a factory charger on a Snapper with a Briggs engine. But the principle, I believe, should be the same for a Honda. Fast forward to the 8:00 mark for the battery tender part.

 

[nbpt100]

Yes and thanks. I have a tender I charged the battery with. However you have to remove the battery from the housing to do so. It is now what people want. What I need is the electrical connector that goes to the honda fitting and I can make a pig tail that can then be clamped to a battery charger/tender. So the problem can be solved with that approach but I need the Honda wiring harness or at a minimum the connector to make it a cleaner operation.

That harness seems to be part of the Honda Battery float charger kit I referenced above. Can I get that wiring harness alone?

 

[JBtoro]

Yes and thanks. I have a tender I charged the battery with. However you have to remove the battery from the housing to do so. It is now what people want. What I need is the electrical connector that goes to the honda fitting and I can make a pig tail that can then be clamped to a battery charger/tender. So the problem can be solved with that approach but I need the Honda wiring harness or at a minimum the connector to make it a cleaner operation.

That harness seems to be part of the Honda Battery float charger kit I referenced above. Can I get that wiring harness alone?

Are you seeking # 5 below? If so, here is where I found it & it is available. Inexplicably, it lists 2 widely different prices based on serial #'s. Guess you'd have to call to sort that out.

https://www.boats.net/catalog/honda/lawn-mowers/hrr216k9-vlaa-vin-mzcg-8670001/battery-main-harness

 

[nbpt100]

My post may have been a bit confusing. Sorry. I Need item 4, float charger, which is a bit pricey. My thought was to some how find a connector that is similar to the end connector on Item 4 in a cost effective way. I thought I saw a harness that came with the float chager but I do not see it in your diagram. Item 4 plugs into 5, somewhere to charge the battery. I need the same connector on 4 to mate with Item 5. From there I can make a cable to go to my battery charger of choice.

 

[Briantii]

Why not just pull the rope? Hondas usually start pretty easy.

 

[nbpt100]

Why not just pull the rope? Hondas usually start pretty easy.

People who have shoulder/elbow injuries, arthritis etc can not pull the rope. that is why they make electric starters.

 

[Spark*Plug]

I know this is an older thread - but I just bought the proper 4 pin connector housing, with terminals - and soldered on a SAE connector so it’ll connect right up to the chargers I have.

the fuse inside the battery box for the charging circuit is only 3 amps, so the charger shouldn’t put out more than that.

Here is what I did, maybe it helps someone at some point.

The proper connector that would be the adapter harness in that honda charger kit is this one:

yazaki 58X-4S from Corsa Technic
Mfr: OEM Yazaki
Series:58 X Sealed
OEM P/N:7123-6244-40
Part Name:X04FGY
Mating Part:58X-4P

I got it from Corsa-Technic - the kit comes with the plastic connector housing, 4 terminals, and 4 weather seals (which you don’t need). Kit is under $5, but with shipping in the US it’s about $10 or so…. You can use an existing SAE connection, or order one of the little pigtail ones with ring terminals.

you don’t need the fuse on those pigtails - I cut the one I had off, and just crimped on the terminals… I did put some solder where I crimped it.

Connector kit and the pigtail I’ll use. Kit is housing, 4 terminals, 4 weather seals, and the retaining clip





Crimped and soldered. Should have left the seals off to save time. One on the left was a little sloppy. Could just not even crimp those and use the retaining clip to hold the seals in… or just not even use the seals, although they provide a little strain relief.



Connector plugged into mower. Positive power is on the lower right - the wire going to the battery is white. Only one of the two white power wires are live when the key is off. The black wires in the honda harness are grounds, and you can use either one on the left side as you look at the back of the connector you’re using… I just used the bottom one.



If you had to order a little SAE pigtail, that would run $10 or so on amazon. Entire adapter you’d make would be about $20.

plugs and locks in just fine.