Pigtail Permanently Installed?
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Road Warrior
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Pigtail Permanently Installed?
On your Dyna, how have you been able to permanently install your battery tender pigtail? It just doesn't seem like I have enough room behind the battery cover on my 2012 Street Bob (maybe the mounting hardware for my battery cover bag is interfering--or maybe the pigtail that came with my tender is different and I need a slimmer one). I'd like to attach a power outlet for my iPhone charger for the longer rides... and my RPG launcher's laser sights.
Gracias.
Gracias.
Cruiser
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From: Illinois
I made the small slot in the upper left corner (looking into it) of the battery box where the cable goes through larger with a dremel, then ran my pigtail through that and out above the coil, wire-tied to the existing harness. Tucks nicely behind the coil when not in use. I would recommend wrapping it with some protector, like spiral nylon wire wrap, or the braided stuff, where it passes out of the box. The first one I had wore through and shorted out.
As JeffKill said - there should be enough room to tuck everything flat under the strap, including the fuse. It could be that if you have bag HW poking out of the back, that is interfering.
As JeffKill said - there should be enough room to tuck everything flat under the strap, including the fuse. It could be that if you have bag HW poking out of the back, that is interfering.
Last edited by jupiter2; Apr 3, 2013 at 02:42 PM.
You could be right about the battery-box bag hardware.
Road Master
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I run mine out of the inside front of the cover, then up along the frame to the front of the seat where it comes out
between the seat and tank right next to the power lead for my heated gloves.
Not exactly elegant, but it works and is easily accessed..
between the seat and tank right next to the power lead for my heated gloves.
Not exactly elegant, but it works and is easily accessed..
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I only plug mine in over the winter so I just leave the battery cover off and use the allegator clips.
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When I want to charge my phone/GPS I use a portable power pack (Zagg Sparq) so nothing stays attached.
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It'd be handy to be able to run GPS on my phone... etc. So I'd like to have a way to charge it. I was also thinking of installing a DVD and flat screen monitor on my handlebars. I think that's a brilliant idea.