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John_Mc · Feb 7, 2025

Question for those of you who own these:

Lithium batteries do not like being stored long-term either completely full or completely empty. Most recommendations I've seen suggest storing some between roughly 30 - 80% (nd most seem to prefer the 50-80% range, since like most batteries, they will slowly dioscharge over time.)

How are you storing your boosters, and how often do you recharge when in storage?

LittleBill21 · Feb 7, 2025

i just charge to 75% and stop, and check yearly, hasn't been a issue

not2old · Feb 7, 2025

When I purchased the lithium battery for my dirt bike, I also purchased the recommended charger. After charging the battery, there is a storage mode. It says you can leave it attached but I remove it and recharge a couple of times a year. Battery still appears OK after more than fifteen tears.

Bad Boy Biker · Feb 12, 2025

The Lumber Wagon is my daily driver. It is a diesel and has a heater for better starting in cold weather. I would like to wire a charger/maintainer to the same cord. Is there a better one for a daily driver?

bdhsfz6 · Feb 13, 2025

The Noco units come with a 24" fused cable set with battery clamps. It has a connector that can be easily disconnected so you can leave the short cable attached to the battery. Just disconnect it when you need to use the vehicle.

I do this with both my tractors and just tuck the connector under the cowling. It has a cap to keep out road debris.

If you want to hard wire to the battery, you can use this accessory:

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mjonesnh · Feb 13, 2025

bdhsfz6 said:
The Noco units come with a 24" fused cable set with battery clamps. It has a connector that can be easily disconnected so you can leave the short cable attached to the battery. Just disconnect it when you need to use the vehicle.

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I do this with both my tractors and just tuck the connector under the cowling. It has a cap to keep out road debris.

If you want to hard wire to the battery, you can use this accessory:
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Amazon.com: SafeAMP Wire Harness Compatible with NOCO(R) GC002 X-Connect, M6 (1/4in) Eyelet Terminal Connector : Automotive

Buy SafeAMP Wire Harness Compatible with NOCO(R) GC002 X-Connect, M6 (1/4in) Eyelet Terminal Connector: Wiring Harnesses - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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I do this also with my tractor. Very handy in winter time

grsthegreat · Feb 13, 2025

bdhsfz6 said:
The Noco units come with a 24" fused cable set with battery clamps. It has a connector that can be easily disconnected so you can leave the short cable attached to the battery. Just disconnect it when you need to use the vehicle.

View attachment 2685747

I do this with both my tractors and just tuck the connector under the cowling. It has a cap to keep out road debris.

If you want to hard wire to the battery, you can use this accessory:
View attachment 2685834

Amazon.com: SafeAMP Wire Harness Compatible with NOCO(R) GC002 X-Connect, M6 (1/4in) Eyelet Terminal Connector : Automotive

Buy SafeAMP Wire Harness Compatible with NOCO(R) GC002 X-Connect, M6 (1/4in) Eyelet Terminal Connector: Wiring Harnesses - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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I simply unscrewed the clamps and use the ring clamp directly on battery. Leave the connection outside the rig.

Fallon · Feb 13, 2025

Make sure you get something IPS 65 rated or higher if you are going to mount it on a vehicle. You might be able to get away with IPS 53, but I wouldn't risk it.

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Find out what the wattage for your block heater is. I think they are usually in the 400-500 watt range. The max on a 15@ circuit is 1,500 watts. A 10@ battery charger should draw less than 120 watts, not bad, so a smaller trickle charger so shouldn't load things much.

Waterproofing the household plugs could be a marginal challenge if you tie them together permanently in the truck. But it's not rocket science.

I thought about this project on my tractor, but never got around to it. Mount a nice small weatherproof generator inlet box & socket somewhere. Burning 500 wats to heat the block long term is rather wasteful if you tie the trickle charger & block heater together. I've got remote controlled outlets to fire up the block heater if I remember to plug things in. But a trickle charger won't do much in an hour & turning it off most of the time defeats the purpose.