Battery Tender pigtail in glovebox.

Not sure if I worded that right, but I know they make "pigtails" that can hook to your battery so you can hook up a battery tender without taking the seat and side cover off the bike. How feasible do you guys think it would be to build a pigtail and route it back into the little stow away box at the back of the bike? Just something I've been wondering about and I'd love some other ideas also.

Mac

 

I've been thinking about doing this also. Just so happens that the Shumacher tender I picked up at walmart has two connectors. one with the alligator clips and one with the bolt on terminals. Just been to busy working and riding to try it out and see if it's long enough to fit into the glovebox. May have to just route it up under the seat by the fuse panel.

 

I too have the Schumacher tender, and making a pigtail takes all of a few minutes. Stop down to your local hardware purveyor and find yourself a two-wire trailer wiring connector, some ring terminals, and go to work. If you want to extend it, then add some extra wire and such, but it's entirely feasible.

 

Nice, I have the Schumacher with the extra terminal plugs as well, might have to try and get creative and find a way to extend it, weather-proof it and get it to come out of the glove-box. Life would be so much easier, lol! Thanks for your responses.

 

All you really need is some wire (probably 10ga auto wire), a soldering iron, and some heat-shrink tubing.

I would also use a trailer plug cover to keep it nice and clean when not in use.

 

Thanks tskaz! I'll see what I can round up at the hardware store on my next trip and let you guys know how it turns out! Do you already have this type of setup, or something a little different as far as battery tender operations ?

 

Same basic setup, the 1.5amp Shumacher, just haven't had time to run the wiring. Was more worried about getting it reliable for the riding season since it'll save me about $150 a month in petrol! LOL

Fortunately I've done enough automotive wiring that wiring on the bike doesn't bother me like it does a lot of people.

All you really need to do to make the harness you have long enough (if it isn't already, haven't measured yet) is to cut the harness about half way, solder on whatever length you want, use heat shrink tubing to cover the soldered ends, and run the wire.

Unless you are using the harness for the garden tractor or something, but my tender is only being used for the bike.

 

Lol, yeah, most of us are worried about getting "bit" or starting a fire, but yeah, gas is insane and riding is fun, makes sense to me! Glad you have yours running good and are saving some $.

 

LOL, yeah I've been "bit" by house wiring before. My dad thought it would be a fun lesson for me to learn not to trust ANYBODY when it comes to making sure wiring is right, i.e. someone leaving the breaker on when you re-wire his garage lights. Lesson learned!

Running good, yes. Now I just need some cooperation from mother nature. Ten miles at speed in 35*F weather gets just a bit cold! LOL

 

I hear you. I have some family up in Muscegon, so I get to hear about it from time to time, lol. My first and only time "bit" was when I broke a lamp cord off in an outlet when I was about 12 and tried to remove it with a pair of pliers, lol. What a wake up call that was! he he!

 

Here's one I did last year.

 

Wow, you went through the plastic with little plugs for it? Is that what I'm seeing? If so, that's pretty cool!

 

Yeh, just cheapo jack sockets, it's so much easier to check the battery & or charge.

 

Thanks for the pics and idea! I just may have to copy that! Awesome!

 

I have a C-Tek charger pigtail accessable under the seat, looks like this;



The best thing about having a handy socket is the accessories you can connect!

My 5volt USB charger socket for instance;


On long distance rides there is my tyre pump;


Next i'm thinking a trouble light.

 

Nice! I like where you're going! The USB cord is really cool for charging up devices I would imagine. Hadn't thought about a tire pump, but that's really smart as well. Thanks for sharing!