Charging battery

[eng622]

To avoid getting at the battery terminals is it possible to get reliable charging using the alternator +ve terminal (large one?) and finding a good earth. Advice please

[shpub]

Not really as it is very close indeed to parts of the engine and the potential to short out the battery with disasterious results. For a battery charger with 6-8A charging use the cigarette lighter socket. Failing that the safest place is direct on the battery.

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Edited by shpub on Thursday 20th December 19:26

[spend]

You can charge the battery by running wires of suitable gauge just about anywhere you want. Starting / jumping is a different matter. Starter or alt-fuse terminal post to the front undertray, and the earth under the rad connected to a suitable connector may be the most 'convenient' type of solution. I have them in the undertray, footwell & boot, and find them useful as test points as well

On the other-hand if you want to be able to jump start you will require nice big anderson connectors and battery gauge cables, available from places like VWP, Steve Heaths Pub & Demonic Tweaks..

Dave

[Ballistic Banana]

As Spendy says you make up some leads to anywhere in the car you like.

Or Steve Does some ready made clicky
at about £45

and Leven tech i believe do them as well clicky at about £75

BB

[Hoover.]

spend said:

, Steve Heaths Pub

wow that must be some pub. Imagining the carpark

Wondered why he was punting out them tankards

[spend]

Hoover. said:

spend said:

, Steve Heaths Pub

wow that must be some pub. Imagining the carpark

Wondered why he was punting out them tankards

I reckon he got it wrong in the first place beer vs books - no contest

Go on Steve, you know you want to

Dave

[Pasco]

spend said:

Hoover. said:

spend said:

, Steve Heaths Pub

wow that must be some pub. Imagining the carpark

Wondered why he was punting out them tankards

I reckon he got it wrong in the first place beer vs books - no contest

Go on Steve, you know you want to

Dave

Tell you what Dave i thought Steve Heath must be some sort of real Ale fan for ages Especially when he started selling glass tankards with his name on