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Post by jerry101 on May 24, 2016 9:39:09 GMT -5
hi everyone, i just wanted to know if anyone here would know of how to wire a battery for a battery tender so i dont have to take the battery cover off to put the tender on ,and put the cover back on to ride the scooter...thanks in advance
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Post by crawford on May 24, 2016 9:53:51 GMT -5
The battery tender come with a pig tail which is had wired to battery you may need to make a small hole in edge of cover to battery cover so the pig tail can come out of cover when it closed. My self I just let it hang out and close seat.
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Post by jerry101 on May 24, 2016 10:49:25 GMT -5
my battery is on the floor where you rest your feet, and my tender has two clamp on clamps ,one for positive and one for negative ,i dont want to cut these, i was just thinking on adding two wires (dont know what gauge to use )one to each terminal make a small hole in corner of cover ,so i can connect the tender to......
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Post by ricardoguitars on May 24, 2016 16:53:00 GMT -5
12 gauge wire is enough, if you get creative, you can leave the tender permanently attached to the battery, and put a water proof 110V male connector hidden somewhere where you can plug it to an extension when the scooter is in storage.
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Post by JerryScript on May 25, 2016 13:07:24 GMT -5
You can purchase a waterproof cigarette lighter adapter for about $10-$15, run the wires along the existing battery wires through the floor up to your seat storage area for safe easy access (doesn't even need to be waterproof if installed in the seat bucket).
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Post by oldchopperguy on May 25, 2016 20:42:38 GMT -5
You can purchase a waterproof cigarette lighter adapter for about $10-$15, run the wires along the existing battery wires through the floor up to your seat storage area for safe easy access (doesn't even need to be waterproof if installed in the seat bucket).
Good tip! Have a bone on the Old Chopper Guy!I did that same trick on my old Chinese 150, AND on my "new" old Kymco 250. I used a quality weatherproof lighter adapter with 12 ga. wires to the battery terminals. Now, I can hook up a charger, OR plug in a 12v accessory.
I now keep a teensy 12v air-compressor from Wally World (in a zippered pouch and only about 4" x6" x2" so it fits easily under the seat). With that, I can keep filling a slow-leaking tire and get home. I also keep under the seat, a set of unique "miniature" jumper cables I found at a dollar store. They are about 8 ga. wire, with mini-alligator clamps and have their own little pouch. Just right for jump-starting a bike!... NO kick-starter on the Kymco.
My Kymco 250 has the battery behind the seat-pan so the lighter adaptor just stays in the pan. However, my old Xingyue 150 had the battery buried under the floor like the VIP scoot in the original post. I simply drilled a hole in the dull-black plastic below the seat and put the adapter there for convenience. I used it often to charge the battery, air up the tires, and to run an electric-starter for model airplane engines which I test run under the car-port... Very handy!Ride safe!Leo in Texas |
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