Home-made battery charger quick disconnect

[redstrosekNic]

I made a couple battery charger quick disconnects for the Porsches. For $3.00, they turned out well.

They are trailer connectors from Napa.

[crustychief]

Pretty cool! Do you have another disconnect with the alligator clips so you can still use the charger on something else?

[redstrosekNic]

Originally Posted by crustychief

Pretty cool! Do you have another disconnect with the alligator clips so you can still use the charger on something else?

Yeah, the charger came with clips that connect to the charger cord. I use the clips on all the other cars/ toys, but after making these quick disconnects, I might make some more to use for everything.

[Jim Bremner]

slicker would be under a fender or bumper

[herr_oberst]

Great idea. New project in the future!

[Joe Bob]

Same connectors that the battery tender uses.....

[Nostril Cheese]

id just disconnect the battery when not in use. Those tenders cause more problems than they solve. Especially in 911' s.

[winders]

Can't be cheaper than buying this!:

Battery Tender Snap Cord Super Smart Replacement Parts Motorcycle Battery Charger - Color: Black : Amazon.com : Automotive

[redstrosekNic]

Originally Posted by winders

Can't be cheaper than buying this!:

Battery Tender Snap Cord Super Smart Replacement Parts Motorcycle Battery Charger - Color: Black : Amazon.com : Automotive

Mine were cheaper, just. The $3.00 bought 1 set of wires with a connector on either side. I cut the assembly in half, then threw some eyelets on the ends.

The cost of each eyelet is negligible, so BAM! $1.50 each! Haha

[redstrosekNic]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

id just disconnect the battery when not in use. Those tenders cause more problems than they solve. Especially in 911' s.

I don't run a tender all winter. It is a Diehard 2amp battery charger/maintainer that I connect every month or so for 2-3 days. The quick disconnects allow me to easily change the charger from P-car to P-car, then back to clamps for the other batteries.

[Don Ro]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Same connectors that the battery tender uses.....

Agree. Where's the big "Ah Ha" here?

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

id just disconnect the battery when not in use. Those tenders cause more problems than they solve. Especially in 911' s.

eh?

[RichardNew]

Here's one of my columns from Vintage Motorsport magazine. It deals with battery chargers.

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[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by RichardNew

Here's one of my columns from Vintage Motorsport magazine. It deals with battery chargers.

Richard Newton
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Nice write up Richard.

Thanks!