the wire on mine is under the seat, and when you guys are saying battery tender thats the same thing as a trickle charger right?

 

I dont think the 400 has a connector for the battery tender. The manual for the 2009 400 HO has instructions for tricle charging. in the front trunk box you will see the solenoid (2 cables with red covers) you can attach trickle charger here per the manual.

 

just get this or get the plug at a hardware store or simalar place. i have one like this on the back of my 2008 polaris 500. i use it for chargeing and i also use it for aux power.

 

or this. the plug is known as the "sae connector" there 4 ft long leads for $5

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SAE Connectors

 

this is what mine had. most likely it was put in by the dealer then. yes a trickle charger is roughly the same as a tender. a tender you can leave plugged in all the time.

 

ya. i made mine. but polaris sells them as an option. i didnt buy one as i can make it cheaper than they sell. i know in 2000 it was an option. i dont know if there made as an option now. i made one for my old 00' 335 and my new 08 500. i have them on everything i have. from my truck, wheeler, my atv trailer, the solar pannel on my pickup, and so on.

 

anyone know the cheapest place to get some cv guards?

 

When I was thinking of buying a 2008 Sp 300 or 400 I did notice the 400 already had the charging connector. It was inside the front storage box. Dealer said Popo installed it up front because the battery was difficult to get to. Nice job Polaris!!


I installed the connector on my Sp500 because I will use it for plowing this winter and I too want to be sure my battery is topped off. Plus I use a blinking strobe light which I'm sure sucks some juice to.

Welcome to the forum!!!!

 

you would have better luck if you started a new post w/ your question as more people will read it.

 

i looked at the owners manual today and it has a place under the front box that i can charge it from. It is the wires i asked about before they are from the battery. just need to find out if i can hook up the tender there or not. i may not need to use any other wiring for it, just hook right up there with the clips. I am new at this but i am learning. Thanks to all