Battery tender plug

[razor]

This may sound like a dumb question but, can I plug a battery tender into the plug that is for my heated clothing? I have the Tour master heated jackets and gloves. On one of the bikes the plug is connected direct to the battery terminals(it has an in line fuse). On the other two, the plug is connected to a fuse block.  So can I hook the battery tender to an plug that matches the heated clothing plug and plug it into the ones on the bikes, thereby keeping the batteries in good shape.  There shouldn't be an amperage problem with the fuses  since the tender puts out such low amps.

[Jess from VA]

Both are SAE type plugs.  You can absolutely do it on the bike with direct connection to the battery.  I do the reverse, and plug my heated clothing into my pre-existing Battery Tender SAE battery pigtail.

I cannot speak to the fuse blocks, since I do not have a schematic on how they are wired.     

[MP]

Would work fine.  That is what I do.  However, the plug needs to be "hot".  If the fuse block is hot, you are OK.  If it is thru a relay, then it would not work, because it would only charge when the key was on.

MP