# Charging Bicycle Lights **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069 "2023-06-09T19:15:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![instock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/22d042/32.png) [@instock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/instock)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/1 "2023-06-09T19:15:30Z")
I have front and rear lights for my bicycle that constantly need charging. Could I plug those into the charging ports in my QX60 and leave them there? It would save me a lot of back and forth to and from the house. It also might be handy to have as a flashlight and warning light for the car, independent of the bike. Would they charge? Would they overcharge? Would they die from the heat? It would be handy if it works! I could use either the USB ports or the 12 volt outlet with an adapter. The 12 volt one is always on. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/2 "2023-06-09T19:26:52Z")
You don’t have an electrical outlet in the garage? If they use a USB cord to charge them, then you could use the car’s ports to charge them or the lighter plug with a USB charge output. It will draw from your car’s battery. In some instances that could cause you starting issues. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/3 "2023-06-09T19:59:10Z")
Get a jump starter pack, mine has ports for charging cell phones, lights, etc, plus an air pump. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/4 "2023-06-09T21:13:22Z")
Overtime just like the car battery, that will deplete the charge and it will have to be plugged in… Just buy a wall adapter for the usb cord and plug the thing into the garage electric outlet liked mentioned above… ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/5 "2023-06-09T21:21:17Z")
> [@instock](#): > > I have front and rear lights for my bicycle that constantly need charging. Could I plug those into the charging ports in my QX60 and leave them there? I’m not sure what a QX60 is, presumably some sort of vehicle. I have rechargeable safety lighting for my bicycle too. They are easily removed from the bicycle, so I charge them the same way I charge my cell phone, usb home charger gadget. But if I preferred, I’m pretty sure I could plug them into any USB port that’s powered up for a recharge, car usb-port, desktop computer, etc. It takes 4 or 5 hours to recharge them. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/6 "2023-06-09T21:36:29Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > I’m not sure what a QX60 Infiniti QX60, 50-60K+ SUV ---
**Author:** ![instock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/22d042/32.png) [@instock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/instock)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/7 "2023-06-09T22:00:46Z")
I park on the street. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/8 "2023-06-09T22:50:17Z")
Where do you park your Bicycle?? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/9 "2023-06-10T00:26:00Z")
Maybe the batteries themselves are going south. In the old days I soldered in new batteries to my shaver when it wouldn’t hold much of a charge. The only bike lights I’ve had though are those from double a batteries or the kind that had a generator wheel that robbed against the tire. Yeah, old days. Haven’t been on a bike for years. Still hanging in the garage. Might still have the headlight on it. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/10 "2023-06-10T00:42:56Z")
I keep spare batteries charged all the time. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charging-bicycle-lights/191069/11 "2023-06-10T08:48:33Z")
> [@instock](#): > > I park on the street. Put the bike in the back of the Infinity.