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Charging is a pain when doing it daily. It feels messy, undoing/doing the strap, moving the battery around while keeping cables tucked and the strap out the way. Has anyone gone for some sort of easy attach charging connector, something like this, perhaps hidden in the boot?
Yes, I've gone down this route - it was getting a pain to keep removing the batteries. So I use a modified Type J (to ensure it *CANNOT* be used on a 240V by accident) plug/socket in to boot. Then using a relay circuit like the one found here http://www.4qd.co.uk/faq/bmnc1.html#chge to charge a 24V system (2 12V car batteries at the moment) from a 12V charger. Works well for me....
I have a regular 12v with the new wiring harness, so I guess no circuit required. I'd presumed the C5 wiring had to be removing from the battery while charging, as not to blow any of the circuitry. Are you saying I can charge the battery while it's still connected to the C5?