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Post by beachbum on Feb 22, 2013 3:34:34 GMT -5
Maybe it's been posted already, but has anyone permanently hooked on the cables to the battery posts so that the cable can be plugged in the charger without taking off the bucket. I saw a picture with the cable sticking out a bit from under the seat and thought that it was a brilliant idea.
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Post by inuyasha on Feb 22, 2013 8:41:22 GMT -5
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Post by ericrockstar on Feb 22, 2013 9:09:51 GMT -5
Mine had that on there, but I take the battery out and leave it inside anyways. This will be the 3rd year for it. Wal mart battery, I don't expect much.
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Post by Scooter Elements on Feb 22, 2013 9:47:52 GMT -5
My dad does that with his Harley.
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Post by WarrenS on Feb 22, 2013 11:15:31 GMT -5
With the Battery Tender Junior you get connectors for that reason. They also come with other battery maintainers. I have both of my gas scooters connected up like this right now.
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Post by beachbum on Feb 22, 2013 12:32:30 GMT -5
Right on a lot of you are doing this already. I'm going to hook this up on my scooter ASAP.
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500thump
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ice bear 150cc viking
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Post by 500thump on Feb 22, 2013 17:50:59 GMT -5
My trike, which is in the shed, has the battery behind the panel under the handlebars. A wire peeks out, from underneth from the battery. A small automatic charger is mounted under the seat. To turn it on I flip a switch in the house. That warms the battery & it starts quick. (every few days,for 5 minutes). Hang in there; spring is almost here.
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Post by eagle150 on Feb 25, 2013 20:59:48 GMT -5
I got tired of removing the floorboards to mess with the battery too...
I connected good, heavy wires directly to the neg and pos battery posts, and connected them to a cigarette lighter (power-port for the "politically-correct") and mounted it through a hole cut in the plastic body panel.
I charge the battery when needed by connecting a small charger to a male plug, and simply plug it into the lighter receptacle.
Since it also works "backwards" I keep a small 12V tire-inflator under the seat which I can plug into the receptacle... It makes jump-starting easy, and I can plug any 12V item into the receptacle. I just have to be careful to keep the polarity correct, depending on which way I'm using the receptacle... LOL!
It works GREAT! Very handy!
Leo in Texas
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Post by medman1952 on Feb 25, 2013 21:10:23 GMT -5
Mine had that on there, but I take the battery out and leave it inside anyways. This will be the 3rd year for it. Wal mart battery, I don't expect much. Three years and counting sounds good to me. I put a Wal-Mart "Everstart" in my riding lawnmower and it is doing much better than the battery that came from the factory from Troy-bilt. |
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Post by beachbum on Feb 25, 2013 21:27:08 GMT -5
I got tired of removing the floorboards to mess with the battery too...I connected good, heavy wires directly to the neg and pos battery posts, and connected them to a cigarette lighter (power-port for the "politically-correct") and mounted it through a hole cut in the plastic body panel. I charge the battery when needed by connecting a small charger to a male plug, and simply plug it into the lighter receptacle. Since it also works "backwards" I keep a small 12V tire-inflator under the seat which I can plug into the receptacle... It makes jump-starting easy, and I can plug any 12V item into the receptacle. I just have to be careful to keep the polarity correct, depending on which way I'm using the receptacle... LOL! It works GREAT! Very handy!Leo in Texas That's pretty clever. |
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Post by msgusaf on Feb 25, 2013 22:07:28 GMT -5
I use this setup with a BatteryTender Jr. on my trike. Works great.
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