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Originally Posted by UK-C200  etyu, your DIY skills are excellent. I think you have probably hit a great combination here - I'll be giving it a try! |
As posted by UK-C200 (in the Busy Weekend thread:
http://www.slkworld.com/general-modi...y-weekend.html), below is an alternate way to do the trickle charger pre-wiring. The quick connect is now in the engine compartment, tucked near the upper strut mounts. See photos below:
View of positive (red) and negative (green) connections to their respective battery posts. One can also connect the negative to the ground located within the battery compartment (green arrow) instead of the negative battery post. Photo is taken with the person viewing from the rear of battery compartment and looking towards front of vehicle.
Negative wire connected to ground wire inside battery compartment (11 mm bolt, ring bracket from trickle battery charger fits):
Close up of the trickle battery charger wires (left wire bundle in photo, the thick red wire is factory positive) as they enter/exit the battery compartment:
Detail of the trickle battery charger wire from the engine compartment (looking towards the battery compartment bulkhead):
Close-up of the quick connect with rectangular rubber armor and soft rubber cover on the wire as it is anchored on the left with a 4-inch plastic tie:
Advantage of this set-up:
Easy to locate and do the quick-connect. No need to remove black battery cover.
The wire from the trickle charger can still be routed via the drain slot at the windshield area, go around the rubber seal of the battery compartment cover and to the engine compartment. The hood can be closed and car locked as it is charging.
This is still an indoor/protected structure set-up.