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I am not sure about what others think, but I find it a PITA to have to remove the floor pan/seat to access the battery on my MAX II for any purpose, especially to check condition or charge. I did a quick search to see if this topic has been mentioned before, but found nothing.
I think that I have come up with an idea to rectify that, loosely based upon a few years working with small Cessna airplanes, that have ground service connections. I ordered a few parts and attempted a fix. First I used a 6FT length of Extension Cable 12AWG, SAE to SAE Extension Cord DC [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8HR2XNS?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1].
I cut that to length so that it would extend from the battery terminals to the left side, just below the dash area. I then crimped lug terminals to the wire ends, connected to the battery and ran the cable to the desired location. I crimped lugs to the other piece of the extension cable. I connected the two extension cable pieces, using the molded connectors, and temporarily connected my charger to the lugs on the end of the 2nd cable, and tested. The charger worked perfectly. I plan on making a unit to permanently attach the 2nd jumper piece to so that the lugs will not accidentally touch, and I can get my charger grips to easily connect to. I am thinking a piece of wood with two bolts to secure the lugs to, with enough of the bolt exposed to allow the charger grips to connect to. That wood assembly can sit on the seat, while charging. Will include photos, however, only 5 allowed per post so I will add 3 more later
I think that I have come up with an idea to rectify that, loosely based upon a few years working with small Cessna airplanes, that have ground service connections. I ordered a few parts and attempted a fix. First I used a 6FT length of Extension Cable 12AWG, SAE to SAE Extension Cord DC [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8HR2XNS?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1].
I cut that to length so that it would extend from the battery terminals to the left side, just below the dash area. I then crimped lug terminals to the wire ends, connected to the battery and ran the cable to the desired location. I crimped lugs to the other piece of the extension cable. I connected the two extension cable pieces, using the molded connectors, and temporarily connected my charger to the lugs on the end of the 2nd cable, and tested. The charger worked perfectly. I plan on making a unit to permanently attach the 2nd jumper piece to so that the lugs will not accidentally touch, and I can get my charger grips to easily connect to. I am thinking a piece of wood with two bolts to secure the lugs to, with enough of the bolt exposed to allow the charger grips to connect to. That wood assembly can sit on the seat, while charging. Will include photos, however, only 5 allowed per post so I will add 3 more later
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