Battery Tender

usranger74 · 08-01-2010, 01:08 PM

For those of you who use a battery tender, how do you modify your Nomad to make easy hook up?

Guys - txs - got your info and advsie.

nomadrider · 08-01-2010, 01:33 PM

With the battery tender I have from Walmart it came with a pigtail to attach directly to the battery terminals .Then all that is necessary is to attach to charger to the pigtail and plug the charger in the ac outlet

cactusjack · 08-01-2010, 02:22 PM

Yep, just connect the pigtail to the battery and route it to where it;s easily accessible. Mine is right under my seat on the right side.

usranger74 · 08-01-2010, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

Yep, just connect the pigtail to the battery and route it to where it;s easily accessible. Mine is right under my seat on the right side.

Scott - are the leads on the outside the seat or do you have to take the seat off to hook the tender up?

Do you have to worry about the ends of the pigtails touching?

macmac · 08-01-2010, 03:15 PM

I use a Walley World Shumaker costin' 20 bucks. It is rated at 1.5 amps, and is auro float/anti sulfation pulse, probablt the best charger for these bikes going. It comes with 2 sets of leads.

One had clips you can usae on anything, and the other gets hard wired to the bike battery. I ran my forward and down passing it thru the wire hoses retainer, so it is looking factory with the hoses and wires, accessed from behind Jug 2 and on the left side away from the exhaust..

When riding the prong plug is capped off with a plain black cap a tad tight. I used spreading pliers to get is able to fit better.

I have been gone since last Thursday, and used the charger on my cage for kicks with the clips. That battery is pre 2002.

waterman · 08-01-2010, 03:17 PM

Bill, I have one from walmart as well. Have the leads/pigtail connected to the batter with the end sticking out on the right side. When I don't need it I just push it back behind the right side cover and then fish it out when I do. Mostly for winter storage.

snarleybill08 · 08-01-2010, 03:30 PM

i have one from sears and 4 from walmart. on the nad i have a kury power port wired to the battery with a 10 amp. fuse. chargers come with three adapters. alligator clips, a two prong male and female plug, and a cigarette lighter male plug. i just plug it into my power port on the handle bars on my v-star and, nomad. works great.

recumbentbob · 08-01-2010, 05:52 PM

Connect the pig tail to the battery and route the plug out wherever your heart desires.........not hard to do.

08-01-2010, 09:09 PM

I have pigtail to battery and use it to power the power point. in winter time will unplug power point and and plug in solar pannel. I, store bike in cargo trailer. no electric to plug into.

AlabamaNomadRider · 08-02-2010, 09:45 AM

I hooked my pigtail to the battery and it is on the left side. I also have a pigtail on the right side for my Slime compressor. It doesn't matter which side you route it. I did left side because of the way I park and the electric outlet is on the left side.

blowndodge · 08-02-2010, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

Yep, just connect the pigtail to the battery and route it to where it;s easily accessible. Mine is right under my seat on the right side.

ditto. Pigtail lays down between seat and right side cover with it's cap on.

wiz · 08-02-2010, 12:02 PM

I have the pigtail end attched to the left side rear crashbar. Easy to use and not in the way.

kudzufarmer · 08-02-2010, 12:49 PM

i put mine right inside the removable cover on the right side.....the cover will pull out enough to get the end of the pigtail w/o having to remove the screw down by the exhaust pipe.....if it does slip its no big deal to take the cover off......

macmac · 08-02-2010, 01:04 PM

One little option I made to fit the pig tail was with a NAPA trailer lead pig tail. These come 2 per packet. The wire colors are brown and a white. With out thinking very much, something i am good at

I plugged this pig tail to the one on the battery to see which color wire was hot with a test light.

Then wired that to a ciggy butt socket. So I can power anything that fits a lighter socket from there if i want. The socket and pig tail live in the mesh bag.

This one is aux to the one mounted at my wind screen.

If the left side cover wasn't stuffed with tools all the time i could velcro that socket in there behind my TFI and charge phones or what ever riding.

On the USA trip that is exactly what was done, since tools were in a trailer the bike was pulling.

usranger74 · 08-02-2010, 07:31 PM

Just got a Shumaker at Walmart - $20.00

Txs for the info

08-01-2010, 01:08 PM	#1
usranger74 Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: La Vista, NE Posts: 4,060	Battery Tender For those of you who use a battery tender, how do you modify your Nomad to make easy hook up? Guys - txs - got your info and advsie. __________________ Bill (usranger74) Blake 2016 Goldwing VBA # 1505 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-01-2010, 01:33 PM	#2
nomadrider Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: La Porte Texas Posts: 304	Battery Tender With the battery tender I have from Walmart it came with a pigtail to attach directly to the battery terminals .Then all that is necessary is to attach to charger to the pigtail and plug the charger in the ac outlet __________________ Mike"nomadrider"Sitzman La Porte ,Texas VBA #0098 VROC #21609 2006 Green/Silver Nomad
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08-01-2010, 02:22 PM	#3
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Battery Tender Yep, just connect the pigtail to the battery and route it to where it;s easily accessible. Mine is right under my seat on the right side. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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08-01-2010, 03:15 PM	#5
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Battery Tender I use a Walley World Shumaker costin' 20 bucks. It is rated at 1.5 amps, and is auro float/anti sulfation pulse, probablt the best charger for these bikes going. It comes with 2 sets of leads. One had clips you can usae on anything, and the other gets hard wired to the bike battery. I ran my forward and down passing it thru the wire hoses retainer, so it is looking factory with the hoses and wires, accessed from behind Jug 2 and on the left side away from the exhaust.. When riding the prong plug is capped off with a plain black cap a tad tight. I used spreading pliers to get is able to fit better. I have been gone since last Thursday, and used the charger on my cage for kicks with the clips. That battery is pre 2002. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-01-2010, 03:17 PM	#6
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	Battery Tender Bill, I have one from walmart as well. Have the leads/pigtail connected to the batter with the end sticking out on the right side. When I don't need it I just push it back behind the right side cover and then fish it out when I do. Mostly for winter storage. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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08-01-2010, 03:30 PM	#7
snarleybill08 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 273	Battery Tender i have one from sears and 4 from walmart. on the nad i have a kury power port wired to the battery with a 10 amp. fuse. chargers come with three adapters. alligator clips, a two prong male and female plug, and a cigarette lighter male plug. i just plug it into my power port on the handle bars on my v-star and, nomad. works great.
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08-01-2010, 05:52 PM	#8
recumbentbob Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newburgh IN Posts: 3,404	Battery Tender Connect the pig tail to the battery and route the plug out wherever your heart desires.........not hard to do. __________________ VBA #01084 "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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08-01-2010, 09:09 PM	#9
Guest Posts: n/a	Battery Tender I have pigtail to battery and use it to power the power point. in winter time will unplug power point and and plug in solar pannel. I, store bike in cargo trailer. no electric to plug into.
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08-02-2010, 09:45 AM	#10
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Battery Tender I hooked my pigtail to the battery and it is on the left side. I also have a pigtail on the right side for my Slime compressor. It doesn't matter which side you route it. I did left side because of the way I park and the electric outlet is on the left side. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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08-02-2010, 12:02 PM	#12
wiz Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 498	Battery Tender I have the pigtail end attched to the left side rear crashbar. Easy to use and not in the way.
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08-02-2010, 12:49 PM	#13
kudzufarmer Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 358	Battery Tender i put mine right inside the removable cover on the right side.....the cover will pull out enough to get the end of the pigtail w/o having to remove the screw down by the exhaust pipe.....if it does slip its no big deal to take the cover off......
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08-02-2010, 01:04 PM	#14
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Battery Tender One little option I made to fit the pig tail was with a NAPA trailer lead pig tail. These come 2 per packet. The wire colors are brown and a white. With out thinking very much, something i am good at I plugged this pig tail to the one on the battery to see which color wire was hot with a test light. Then wired that to a ciggy butt socket. So I can power anything that fits a lighter socket from there if i want. The socket and pig tail live in the mesh bag. This one is aux to the one mounted at my wind screen. If the left side cover wasn't stuffed with tools all the time i could velcro that socket in there behind my TFI and charge phones or what ever riding. On the USA trip that is exactly what was done, since tools were in a trailer the bike was pulling. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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08-02-2010, 07:31 PM	#15
usranger74 Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: La Vista, NE Posts: 4,060	Battery Tender Just got a Shumaker at Walmart - $20.00 Txs for the info __________________ Bill (usranger74) Blake 2016 Goldwing VBA # 1505
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