I have a trickle charger connector installed on my SG by LA HD that was on it when I bought the bike
I have been using it for over a year and works fine, battery always charged and the battery tender show a red light after a ride and then reverts to green "float mode" once charged appropriately.
My question is where do these connectors connect to the battery? I installed an amp and when running the power and ground to the battery there was no o-ring connectors on the battery terminals that would be for the trickle charger....?
Do some charger leads connect elsewhere? Seems strange?
Never had a battery charge issue bike kicks first time every time plenty of battery charge...
Interesting..

 

They connect right to the battery below the battery cover that the ECM snaps into.

 

I'd follow the pigtail to see where they hook it up.

 

I will investigate more in the light of day and follow the pigtail to reverse engineer this conundrum. Did pull the seat tonight and the ECM/battery cover and have another look, definitely not on the battery terminals. I'm not complaining, wherever it's connected its working!

 

Mine was on my 13 Street Glide when I bought it, and it is hooked up to the battery terminals.

I'm curious as to where yours is hooked up.

 

The ground connector can go wherever is convenient, which leaves finding the live a decent home. It will be interesting to learn where you find it!

 

I bet you they used the power stud in the frame pocket just above the starter, most likely used the ground stud right next to it too.

 

Placebo perhaps?

 

Sort of along the same lines I was wondering, I had always thought that it would be nice to have my Gerbings heated wear connector hooked up to a switched circuit instead of directly to the battery. That way once the bike is off the controller would be off also. No mistakenly leaving the bike parked with the controller still on. Anyone ever do this?

 

If its a placebo i will laugh out loud as my bike must "think" it's battery is charged all the time and reflect it in the gauge! However I have personally used placebo's on patients when i was at med school and they can work on humans...go figure...
Riding to Vegas today so I will pull this thing apart when I return and let u know what I find.