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Mar 23, 2007 | 09:25 AM

phclub

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Battery Tender

This should be a simple question (but important), I am about to charge my battery with the newly purchased battery tender. The instructions ask; is the system a positive/negative ground system? My understanding is the 1970 corvette has a negative ground system (negative cable connected to the chassis. Is my understanding correct that the 1970 has a negative ground system?

Mar 23, 2007 | 09:30 AM

Durango_Boy

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You are correct.

What company tender do you have?

Mar 23, 2007 | 09:35 AM

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Hi Durango, thanks for the quick reply. The battery tender is a Deltran Tender Plus. $37 plus $12 to ship.

Mar 23, 2007 | 09:37 AM

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Hi Durango, thanks for the quick reply. The battery tender is a Deltran Tender Plus. $37 plus $12 to ship.

Good unit, and you should be very happy with it.

You are correct about the phasing of your car so no worries there. I would suggest, hooking it up and letting it charge at least once a week. That will keep things in the battery agitated enough to guard against the decomp of the plates.

Mar 23, 2007 | 09:43 AM

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One more question

Where is there a good negative ground chassis point close to the battery box to connect the negative lead of the tender?

Mar 23, 2007 | 09:45 AM

Durango_Boy

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Where is there a good negative ground chassis point close to the battery box to connect the negative lead of the tender?

I would connect the tender directly to the battery itself. I ran hard lines to the side posts on my Optima, so plugging the tender into the hard line is quick and easy.

Mar 23, 2007 | 10:11 AM

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Mar 23, 2007 | 12:08 PM

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