Hi donbryce,

thanks for the suggestion - in fact that's what I'll do - attach a connector to the battery with a female end, so that I can plug the charger in.

FWIW, I called Schumacher (the manufacturer) as well, and was told that the model I inherited did NOT originally come with a 12v outlet adapter, but 2 eyelet connectors - I remain skeptical, though. At any rate, whoever attached the 12v outlet adapter did a very professional job.

/alex

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