Battery Quick Disconnect and Power Distribution

justin1328 · 01-24-2020, 02:40 PM

Just wanted to share an easy project that may help make life a little easier for our ATV community.

So, I am going to be adding a winch and possibly a cooling fan in the near future and I am concerned with the stators ability to keep up with the volt and amp draw. I decided to add a 10AWG SAE quick connect cable to allow me to pull the battery out with our having to unscrew the terminals. This set up provides the ability to quickly pull out the battery and hook it up to a charger, quickly swap out with a fresh spare battery, and connect a winch directly to the main battery or a spare. The quick connect plugs into a fused power distribution block that runs all accessories. The starter is connected directly to the block and is not fused.

https://imgur.com/gallery/yXgqSWy

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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**JerryHawk250** · 01-24-2020, 02:54 PM

That's pretty slick.

I need to do something like that on my daughter UTV. Everything runs through the one fuse so this would be a good upgrade. I have a HF solar charger on our ATV with the same plug. I have no power in the storage shed so that will work perfect.

justin1328 · 01-24-2020, 03:01 PM

Jerry, Keep in mind when you purchase the 10GA Extension cable you cut it in half, so you actually wind up with two connectors. I purchased two extension cables for 4 terminations.

Bad_Decisions · 01-24-2020, 08:16 PM

That is sweet. Super clean. Something I may try in the future. Thanks for sharing.

Darth Racer · 01-25-2020, 08:25 AM

I have my battery in a plastic ammo box with the maintainer charger stuffed in with it. I keep the ammo box in the trunk when riding.. when I get home I just unplug and bring it in the house. I went with this style connector.... https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NW_7...nput=nw+740234

I was able to mount one side of the connector to the ammo box. Taking the battery in out of the weather has worked out well .. battery has lasted 2+ years... vs the old way of a new battery every season.

01-24-2020, 02:40 PM	#1
justin1328 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Somers Point, NJ Posts: 37	Battery Quick Disconnect and Power Distribution Just wanted to share an easy project that may help make life a little easier for our ATV community. So, I am going to be adding a winch and possibly a cooling fan in the near future and I am concerned with the stators ability to keep up with the volt and amp draw. I decided to add a 10AWG SAE quick connect cable to allow me to pull the battery out with our having to unscrew the terminals. This set up provides the ability to quickly pull out the battery and hook it up to a charger, quickly swap out with a fresh spare battery, and connect a winch directly to the main battery or a spare. The quick connect plugs into a fused power distribution block that runs all accessories. The starter is connected directly to the block and is not fused. https://imgur.com/gallery/yXgqSWy https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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01-24-2020, 02:54 PM	#2
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,578	That's pretty slick. I need to do something like that on my daughter UTV. Everything runs through the one fuse so this would be a good upgrade. I have a HF solar charger on our ATV with the same plug. I have no power in the storage shed so that will work perfect. __________________ 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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01-24-2020, 03:01 PM	#3
justin1328 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Somers Point, NJ Posts: 37	Jerry, Keep in mind when you purchase the 10GA Extension cable you cut it in half, so you actually wind up with two connectors. I purchased two extension cables for 4 terminations.
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01-24-2020, 08:16 PM	#4
Bad_Decisions Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 23	That is sweet. Super clean. Something I may try in the future. Thanks for sharing.
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01-25-2020, 08:25 AM	#5
Darth Racer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: MD Posts: 558	I have my battery in a plastic ammo box with the maintainer charger stuffed in with it. I keep the ammo box in the trunk when riding.. when I get home I just unplug and bring it in the house. I went with this style connector.... https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NW_7...nput=nw+740234 I was able to mount one side of the connector to the ammo box. Taking the battery in out of the weather has worked out well .. battery has lasted 2+ years... vs the old way of a new battery every season.
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