Didn't think this would work as it's not active unless a key is on. That would be ideal if it did though.You can also plug a charger/tender into the 12V outlet between the seats.
I hang the battery tender from the garage door rails above the passenger side of the car. I leave the passenger window open to accommodate the wire. It's very convenient.
Note that I had to change out the Euro-spec socket with a US-spec part because the tender plug would not stay in.
Good point - I had forgotten I had to replace the power outlet in my Elise several years ago, as my Garmin GPS plug would not stay in.You can also plug a charger/tender into the 12V outlet between the seats.
I hang the battery tender from the garage door rails above the passenger side of the car. I leave the passenger window open to accommodate the wire. It's very convenient.
Note that I had to change out the Euro-spec socket with a US-spec part because the tender plug would not stay in.
Good idea using the adapter/outlet in the trunk. I put the pig tail connector that came with my tender directly on the battery and leave it hanging out on the carpet. Plug the tender into that, flip the latch like you showed and I'm all set.There are better solutions. I use a Sears maintainer with an AC adaptor from AutoZone. I soldered flat spade connectors to the AC adaptor as shown.
Just plug the adaptor into the trunk accessory plug. Note the trunk is full of golf clubs, etc.
Make sure you "close" the trunk latch to turn off the trunk light. I simply use the car key as shown.
Another variation:All good ideas. I use the direct connect attachment wire to make a permanent connection to the battery terminals. Then you just plug in the pig tails that are inside the boot. Switch the two light bulbs out to LED's-- a must to reduce power drain like was stated earlier. You have to have the boot lid down and latched to turn off the two lights. I filmed the lights and just set the boot lid down snug but it does not turn off the bulbs unless latched. You can just close the electric latch like RWLott showed you earlier and then just set the boot lid down snug. (If I'm going to do that I put a section of red Ribbon in the slot when I use a screwdriver to latch the latch first.) That way I won't slam the latch while it's closed and break something.
I have a CTEK charger that came with a pigtail I permanently attached to the battery. The pigtail just sticks out from behind the battery cover and makes it pretty easy to plug/unplug the charger when I need.