Power hook up
 

Today I was doing bits and pieces on the car and hooked up the charger that I have, anyway long story short by the time I had finsihed working on the car the battery was down to 10%.

So i have decided to buy a proper charger,

The problem I wish to overcome is how to connect said charger.

Its heavy duty at 25amps and I really would like the possibility of connecting it to the car without cables shut under bootlid.

So can anyone recommend something, I was thinking about trailer socket converted to suit my needs or something else under back bumper that can be easily connected too with the car locked.

Is this any use?

Didn't know they made them, its a great idea however its inly rated to 15 amps.

So may have to go custom on it.

I was going to suggest something like this located discretely under the car -

http://www.ctek.com/gb/en/chargers/C...%20M8%203%2c3m

It has a rubber cover that bumps into the charger hole. But it's only rated to 15A by the looks of things so maybe not suitable either

15 amps at 240V so you will be fine at 12V.

Hmmm, maybe not, amps are amps. :tuttut: How many would you be putting through it?
The voltage relates more to the external insulation rating, the current capacity is about the conductors/contacts and resistance.

Erm, I think you may have that backwards - 15A at 240V is ~300A at 12V :Confused:

In any case your 25A charger will probably only push 1-2A when charging, less if the battery is already fully charged. The 25A will likely only be in a "supply" mode, check the manual to be sure but I can't see it being a limiting factor on using a tow hook to keep it topped up.

Yeah its a shame that its not rated to 25 amp

Its 12v on the part, it has eyelets for battery connection




Yes the battery may only pull a few amps when it has a state of charge higher than flat but its not a good idea to build something on the principle, one day it might need the full 25amps and then there would be problems.

I have trawled the net this evening and not really found anything that I like yet other than stuff on alibaba that has min order restrictions.

I shall continue on my search.

What about a 110v socket? High IP rating if it's to be hidden under the rear bumper.

Bit large init? :ROFL: