Battery trickle charger port with 3D printed bracket
I went ahead and installed the 10AN and 6AN aluminum conical washers on the power steering connections. After bleeding the system and running the engine for a bit, so far no leaks. Keeping my fingers crossed. I'm pretty much ready for go kart, just waiting for a free weekend plus want my brother to be there as he's helped me out a lot with the build. Wouldn't feel right doing it without him.
In the mean time, I'm cleaning up a few small items. One of those is adding a trickle charger port. Until now, I've been connecting my charger direct to the battery and my common ground point on the frame. But its a pain to reach down and get it all connected with the Breeze battery location and the covers I have on the terminals. During my build, since I did first start last July, I don't crank the engine that often and so my battery tends to drain. Adding a trickle charge keeps it ready to go, and make it super easy to connect.
Here are the parts I used:
- Trickle charger
- Charger Socket/Port (mounted to frame). This includes a fused positive lead. The trickle charger limits the input to 10A so that's what I'm using on the fuse.
- Charger Port Plug (removable, I'll keep this in the glove box and pull it out when needed. This is what the leads on the trickle charger will clip onto)
I 3D printed a super simple gusseted bracket. I'm including the 3D file in case anyone wants to print one. The bracket is printed solid (PLA) as it won't be subjected to too much heat. I used my Bambu Labs P1S. It's plenty stiff with the side gussets, and I added a couple of M4 heat-set inserts to attach the trickle charger port. Then the bracket itself is riveted to the 3/4 frame tube. I did have to feed the wires from the trickle charger port through the opening - I didn't really think it through so it's a tight fit and you have to kind of force the fuse holder through, but it worked without breaking anything. Positive lead is connected to the battery terminal, negative goes to my common ground point on the 4" frame tube. Here are some pics:
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