Quick Release Battery Terminal Connectors

[ArcadeTracks]

I've seen variations of these on sites like Amazon and Ebay, but none on manufacturer sites or "Jeep-focused" online stores.
I'm still new to doing my own work to vehicles. Are these common? Okay to use, Stupid for Wranglers, Useful, etc?

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[OminousSkitter]

Out of curiosity, how often are you disconnecting your battery?

 

[ArcadeTracks]

Out of curiosity, how often are you disconnecting your battery?

Not too often. Every few months. (Sparks and all. lol)
I'm looking more at the extra connections -- they seem better than stacking the connections. (I have aftermarket Aux switches and a winch right now, but I think I will probably be powering more things directly from the battery.)
Did I mention the Jeep is the only electricity and wiring I've done since Snap Circuits in grade school?

Most of these connectors are < $10. Not a bank breaker, but if they're potentially dangerous, I'll pass. The disconnect handles also don't look particularly convenient

 

[OminousSkitter]

Personal preference, I’d trust standard connectors over those—especially if you offroad or go down washboard. Plus you mentioned they don’t look that convenient.

If you’re mainly looking for extra connectors, you might want a fuse block for future accessories (not needed for the winch, and I’m sure the switches are fused, but you can use the block and chop the inline fuse off if you go that route). If you’re looking for a clean install, some of the genesis DIY or not-full-dual-battery options can help cleaning up the wiring a lot by providing better places to mount things like a bus bar or fuse block.

 

[ArcadeTracks]

A bus bar and fuse block do look like nice, clean options. I think I'll lean more towards them and leave the random internet gadget ads alone for now.

Personal preference, I’d trust standard connectors over those—especially if you offroad or go down washboard. Plus you mentioned they don’t look that convenient.

If you’re mainly looking for extra connectors, you might want a fuse block for future accessories (not needed for the winch, and I’m sure the switches are fused, but you can use the block and chop the inline fuse off if you go that route). If you’re looking for a clean install, some of the genesis DIY or not-full-dual-battery options can help cleaning up the wiring a lot by providing better places to mount things like a bus bar or fuse block.

 

[Adv_aw8s]

I just installed epics battery terminal blocks to help with accessories and to clean up the wiring a bit. It works well and I deleted my aux battery at the same time.

https://epic-4wd.com/en-us/products...n-block-kit-for-jeep-wrangler-gladiator-jl-jt

 

[JEEP4U]

SDHQ Offroad has a similar solution

 

[Ol’ Timey Manual SWB Guy]

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they never stopped to think if they should.

 

[ConWheeler]

I wouldn't trust that type of lever to get the block tight enough on the battery post. You need something you can put a wrench on. I have something similar to this and it has worked great on my JK:

https://www.amazon.com/Vgate-Batter...ext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A304MQ7NLQC62N&gQT=1&th=1

 

[GATORB8]

A bus bar and fuse block do look like nice, clean options. I think I'll lean more towards them and leave the random internet gadget ads alone for now.

I'd almost guarantee you'll get stranded at some point trying to figure out why the jeep won't start with those.

It's not dirt cheap, but I really like how mine turned out with the 813 panel:

 

[Nokones]

And stay away from the wing nut types. The wing nut types are ok for low powered drawing devices like trolling motors and appliances.

 

[AnebuR]

I've seen variations of these on sites like Amazon and Ebay, but none on manufacturer sites or "Jeep-focused" online stores.
I'm still new to doing my own work to vehicles. Are these common? Okay to use, Stupid for Wranglers, Useful, etc?

I've had the lever break off on one of these from Amazon.

 

[Nokones]

I've had the lever break off on one of these from Amazon.

There's a perfect example of Pandaland junk.

 

[2K6TBSS]

I'd almost guarantee you'll get stranded at some point trying to figure out why the jeep won't start with those.

It's not dirt cheap, but I really like how mine turned out with the 813 panel:

I like that setup. Where did you find that bracket?

 

[Terrymo]

Here’s mine with the @813 Fabrication & Design bracket

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