Other Battery charger lead

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gstuart

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Hi


Bit of a work in progress

so got fed up with messing around plugging the lead for battery charging into the 12s socket and thought there has to be an easier way without struggling

spent a good while researching different connectors and came up with this , along with having the benefit that it will automatically disconnect if u forget that it’s plugged in

installed it in the towing socket cover , used a backing plate that is normally used on a bird box

fitted the cable into some conduit and bought some 3 mm stainless steel wire , will cable tie the wire to the conduit to give it some more added strength , also a way of securing it whilst the lead is plugged in

trying to figure out how to attach short lengths of wire to the bumper cover, it’s the plastic side that is creating the issue , wonder if maybe drilling some holes at the bottom and fitting rivets

just wondering if anyone had some ideas please

have also started with my oil pressure gauge , got to tidy the trim up a bit and will hide the wire better on the side , had to increase the length so will cut it once it’s installed and well then know more once in situ

Never done wire crimps , clamps before , the clamp didn’t go to well so fitted 2 x crimps instaed , used a battery cable crimp I got a while back

still got the socket on the front of my house and charger in hallway

many thks as always

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Heatshrink on the wire loop and the oil pressure gauge pics

Wondering the best way to connect the wires, maybe to that plate , bending the plate away from the plastic cover and using a penny washer with rivets ???

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