Thanks, Don, but I didn't want to have to twist the seat around and loosen
the 4 screws.  I do have that pigtail, but would like to install it
permanently and immediately accessible without tools etc.  I would also
like to keep it out of sight as much as possible, hence my question about
the best location where to drill a 3/4" hole for the pigtail.
Patti

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:14 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> the battery tender has a two pole connection in the line...they come with
> clamps plugged in, but you may also have, or you can buy a pigtail with
> ring terminals and a plug that works with the battery tender...Just leave
> that in the battery box, it can't short out...And when you store the van,
> just pull out the pigtail and connect the tender....
>
> On Jan 30, 2017 5:59 PM, "PB" <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I had posted about new battery being drained.  Battery and alternator seem
> to be OK.  As per replies, it was probably due to lack of driving and
> insufficient charging.
>
> I have a Battery Tender for trickle charging.  Can I use  this 12 volt
> adapter <http://products.batterytender.com/081-0069-5.jpg> connected to
> the
>
> dash when I don't drive that much? Is the dash cig lighter connected to the
> starter battery? (I have an aux battery, too.)  If not, where is the best
> place near the main battery cavity to drill a 3/4" hole so I can leave the
> Battery Tender pigtail permanently connected and available when needed?
> Patti
> 90 Westy Automatic
>
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 6:34 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > See if you can measure the parasitic drain when van off. I think others
> > have outlined method. And, and I'm a practitioner of this approach, plug
> in
> > a battery charger on some sort of schedule. I am of the mind that we
> don't
> > fully charge our batteries all the time with just driving.
> >
> > Alistair
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jan 26, 2017, at 2:34 PM, PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just got a brand new 36 month free replacement battery on Jan. 2. Due
> to
> > > recent bad weather, I drove it fairly short distances 2 days in a row,
> > > didn't drive it for about 2 weeks, and now the battery's dead again.  I
> > > can't see that any lights were left on, and the stereo kill switch is
> > > turned off. I did notice, however that the second time I drove it,  it
> > was
> > > a little harder to start so I checked the battery voltage.  I don't
> > > remember exactly what it showed, but it was less than 12 volts, and
> > > although the van started, it didn't start as easily as it should. At
> that
> > > time, I noticed that I had an unused plug connected to the aux battery,
> > and
> > > there was a blue light on around the plug.  I promptly disconnected it
> > when
> > > I noticed it. I also made sure that the dash cig lighter plug was not
> > > pushed in.
> > >
> > > When I first got my van, I didn't know there was a stereo kill switch,
> so
> > > the stereo was drawing current, and it killed the battery.  Got a new
> > > battery then, and that battery lasted nearly 10 years without any
> issues
> > at
> > > all.
> > >
> > > What could be drawing current this time?  Or is it just not charging
> > while
> > > I drive?
> > > Patti
> > > 90 Westy Automatic
> > > Los Angeles
> > >
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