I see a lot of people online talk about battery’s and putting charging ports in and battery tender plugs. I’m not sure about every year but my 2018 u can just charge/tender through the center 12v port. Figured I would just put it out there incase people didn’t know about that. It’s Very convenient actually.
Battery Charging info just in case
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The "charging ports" you are referring to, may actually be the "jump ports".
Yes, charging through the 12V receptacle is good.
The jump ports mount outside of the battery compartment wherever you might want to put them.
Makes it more convenient than taking apart the panel to gain access to the battery when it's dead.
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The "charging ports" you are referring to, may actually be the "jump ports".
Yes, charging through the 12V receptacle is good.
The jump ports mount outside of the battery compartment wherever you might want to put them.
Makes it more convenient than taking apart the panel to gain access to the battery when it's dead.
I kind of figured most people on here probably already know about charging through the center. I just remember when I bought mine I had know idea about that until someone had mentioned it. I see a lot of knew owners lately on FB And i read lot about tender charging so I figured a refresh of info might help some people out. And yes u are correct I forgot about the jumping aspect of the battery being hidden u are def right I prob did mistake that with simple charging. Good info as well.
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Casper2286 if you feel the need a place to jump your Sling off, install it under the hood using the hot on the alternator. They sell a kit that mounts in the computer area.
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Casper2286 if you feel the need a place to jump your Sling off, install it under the hood using the hot on the alternator. They sell a kit that mounts in the computer area.
Bill
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We are adding so many new Slingshot owners it's good to bring up some of the things that those of us who have been around since the early days have forgotten...I need to br reminded of lots of things.
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I had the jump ports on my last SS but knowing you can jump from the “hot” red alternator post and the engine ground 18” away - Why? 🤷🏼♂️
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I had the jump ports on my last SS but knowing you can jump from the “hot” red alternator post and the engine ground 18” away - Why? 🤷🏼♂️
(thanks again Dave!)For one, as I explained above, on the 2015/2016 SlingShots the hot lead on the alternator is down underneath and basically not easily accessible. Also, I am thinking that you would require a more direct connection if the battery was almost totally dead thus the jump ports connected to the battery with heavier cables? Plus, another thing I believe that I see is that with the more open jump port, if one got a lil careless, there would be less likelihood of accidental arcing than if going for the alternator?
Bill
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wjfyfe thanks for the reply and all good suggestions. I have a 2019 and never really paid much attention to the alternator location on my 2016. That would definitely make a difference however mine are very accessible and it worked like a charm. With any luck I will never have to do it again😎
And I have one of those newfangled supposed to be all that yellow batteries and it wouldn’t even light the starter button light so yeah it was dead as a hammer but thankfully back from the dead🙂 -
Just to throw it out there
I'm not sure if I saw it posted on here or if it was in one of my facebook slingshot groups, but not that long ago I remember seeing a post where a guy with a battery problem could not for the life of him get it to jumpstart with his under the hood jump posts that were hooked to the alternator, but when he removed the cover in the back and hooked directly to the battery it jumped perfectly.
I have no clue why, but figured it was worth mentioning
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We have not been riding our SlingShot as much as we should be recently, plus it is still the original battery, (2015), so getting a bit long in the tooth, so I went to hook up a battery charger just to top things off. The under-hood connector sure made this lil chore easy peasy!
Bill
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We have not been riding our SlingShot as much as we should be recently, plus it is still the original battery, (2015), so getting a bit long in the tooth, so I went to hook up a battery charger just to top things off. The under-hood connector sure made this lil chore easy peasy!
Bill
It is still easier to just plug in between the seats with an adapter
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It is still easier to just plug in between the seats with an adapter
Good idea, If you have an adapter, (which I do not have), and, how much current will that plug support without blowing a fuse if you needed to jump a really dead battery?
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Good idea, If you have an adapter, (which I do not have), and, how much current will that plug support without blowing a fuse if you needed to jump a really dead battery?
BillHere ya go. $11 on Amazon.
: https://www.bing.com/aclk?ld=e…4057dea279d0cb30331&ntb=1
And you don't jump start through the power port. The theory is that the tender keeps the battery fully charged so jumping is not necessary.
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Here ya go. $11 on Amazon.
: https://www.bing.com/aclk?ld=e…4057dea279d0cb30331&ntb=1
And you don't jump start through the power port. The theory is that the tender keeps the battery fully charged so jumping is not necessary.
Hee Hee Hee, SHEESH and holy cow, lighten up people, will ya? All I was pointing out was that since I had the jump port already installed, it just made it a super simple easy, never needed before, hook up for a battery charger for this one time top off! Crazy!
Bill
