Battery charger/maintainer and pigtail...

[TeeCat]

Hi, all...

Some of you know that I have been having what appeared to be a charging issue, but in fact I'm hoping may be a neglected battery that will not hold a charge. My new battery should arrive today, so I'll likely install it this weekend and hope I'm right.

Question, though:

I have a little max 3 amp Schumacher SpeedCharge charger/maintainer. It came with a pigtail for ease of use. I have not used that yet. I was wanting to put the pigtail on the new battery, but the instructions don't address that. Do I just attach the positive lead of the tail to the positive post, and the negative to the negative, or do I have to attach the negative to a frame ground? I don't think the lead is long enough unless it will reach to where the harness ground attaches to the frame with a screw right behind the gas tank. Rather not lengthen it if I can avoid it.

Also, any safety precautions I need to be aware of?

Thanks!

TC

 

[pumps]

Hello old pal. On my Battery Minder I have the pigtail on the battery only.

 

[TeeCat]

Greetings, pumps. good to see you.

Thank you then! I'll do it that way. Just wanted to make sure it was kosher.

TC

 

[TeeCat]

Okay... installed the new battery with the pigtail installed as you recommended, pumps. I plugged the charger in, and the battery started charging, so I know my connections are good. The charger went into maintenance mode almost immediately, though, but I'll leave it on for a bit.

The pigtail has a little plug that fits into a mate like an L-shaped ying-yang affair. One of the connectors is exposed. Should I put a little vacuum plug or something on that to protect it and me while the bike is not connected to the charger?

TC

 

[XSLeo]

The bare part of the plug is the ground connection. It won't hurt any thing to leave it bare. A cap of some sort to keep it clean would be a good idea.

 

[TeeCat]

Leo, thanks... I just put a little vacuum plug over it to keep it clean and undamaged.