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I added an SAE Connector to my battery to facilitate quick, easy, & clean connection to a battery charger/maintainer.
<span style="color: red">NOTE! On the SAE Pigtails I bought, The wire colors are backwards. The black wire needs to connect to the positive (+) side of the battery. The red wire needs to connect to the negative (-) side of the battery </span>
To "fix" this, I "colored in" the red wire with a black sharpie to make it less confusing (shown in last photo only).
=Instructions=
#Line the SAE Connector Pigtail up to the battery and cut the black wire (positive battery connection) a bit shorter
#Solder ring terminals install ring terminals onto a premade SAE pigtail
#Screw the new wire harness onto the battery
#Optionally superglue & fusion tape a small magnet to the SAE connector to be able to attach it to the bike frame when not in use
#Color in the red wire with a black sharpie to avoid +/- red/black color confusion
=Parts List=
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MP9MYKP/ SAE Connectors Pigtails w/ Dust Caps]
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HWW8NLH/ Terminals w/ Heat Shrink]
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W46BX31/ Charger]
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DUMADC/ Charger SAE Adapter]
#Small Magnet
#Super Glue
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HWROLIG/ Fusion Tape]
#Soldering Iron
#Solder
#Heat Gun
*Another popular option for connectors is [https://www.amazon.com/Anderson-Powerpole-Connectors-Pair-Genuine/dp/B005P9CATU Anderson Powerpoles]. I like the SAE particularly because of the available molded pigtail w/ dust caps.
=Photos=
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_1.jpg|1024px]]
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_2.jpg|1024px]]
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_3.jpg|1024px]]
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_4.jpg|1024px]]
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_5.jpg|1024px]]
<span style="color: red">NOTE! On the SAE Pigtails I bought, The wire colors are backwards. The black wire needs to connect to the positive (+) side of the battery. The red wire needs to connect to the negative (-) side of the battery </span>
To "fix" this, I "colored in" the red wire with a black sharpie to make it less confusing (shown in last photo only).
=Instructions=
#Line the SAE Connector Pigtail up to the battery and cut the black wire (positive battery connection) a bit shorter
#Solder ring terminals install ring terminals onto a premade SAE pigtail
#Screw the new wire harness onto the battery
#Optionally superglue & fusion tape a small magnet to the SAE connector to be able to attach it to the bike frame when not in use
#Color in the red wire with a black sharpie to avoid +/- red/black color confusion
=Parts List=
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MP9MYKP/ SAE Connectors Pigtails w/ Dust Caps]
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HWW8NLH/ Terminals w/ Heat Shrink]
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W46BX31/ Charger]
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DUMADC/ Charger SAE Adapter]
#Small Magnet
#Super Glue
#[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HWROLIG/ Fusion Tape]
#Soldering Iron
#Solder
#Heat Gun
*Another popular option for connectors is [https://www.amazon.com/Anderson-Powerpole-Connectors-Pair-Genuine/dp/B005P9CATU Anderson Powerpoles]. I like the SAE particularly because of the available molded pigtail w/ dust caps.
=Photos=
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_1.jpg|1024px]]
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_2.jpg|1024px]]
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_3.jpg|1024px]]
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_4.jpg|1024px]]
[[File:Champion_SAE_pigtail_5.jpg|1024px]]
