Battery Charging Question
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From: North Royalton, OH
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Re: Battery Charging Question (Rick Church)
I can't imagine why it wouldn't be OK. I've never taken the main cables off while charging, either when using a trickle charger or a "get-me-going" charger.
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From: Severna Park Md
Re: Battery Charging Question (Rick Church)
Yes its ok to leave the battery in the car and connected when charging. Remember that batteries emit combustable gasses. So be carefull and protect your eyes when connecting chargers and working with batteries. Just a small spark from connecting a charger can ignite these gasses and poof goes battery acid in yur face. Especially, the gasses can collect when batteries are stored in tight closed compartments like in our C3's. Saftey first.
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From: The only Corvettes in Highett Victoria
Re: Battery Charging Question (Rick Church)
Dear Rick,
I agree with other posts, but may I recommend that next time you need to buy a battery, get yourself an Optima. Dry cell, NO GASES!!,
no acid spillage, and "infinitely" rechargable if needed. They keep a charge, when the car is being stored for a while, a lot better than a wet cell battery will . I even have one in my daily driver Holden Commodore and have never had a problem with it. If they made one small enough, I'd even get one for my BMW R80. I can't speak highly enough of them. After all, GM fit them to new Corvettes, don't they?
Regards from Down Under :cheers:
aussiejohn
I agree with other posts, but may I recommend that next time you need to buy a battery, get yourself an Optima. Dry cell, NO GASES!!,
no acid spillage, and "infinitely" rechargable if needed. They keep a charge, when the car is being stored for a while, a lot better than a wet cell battery will . I even have one in my daily driver Holden Commodore and have never had a problem with it. If they made one small enough, I'd even get one for my BMW R80. I can't speak highly enough of them. After all, GM fit them to new Corvettes, don't they?
Regards from Down Under :cheers:
aussiejohn
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i guess it's ok, but on the several occasions when I put a charger on my vette battery I always took it out of the car for convenience (easier access to the terminals and a plug for the charger) MJ
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From: Flanders N.J.
Re: Battery Charging Question (Rick Church)
I charge mine all the time with the cables connected.
Just make sure you open the windows and have plenty of fresh air ventilation
and you'll be fine. And, oh yea, no smoking around the area :crazy:
Just make sure you open the windows and have plenty of fresh air ventilation
and you'll be fine. And, oh yea, no smoking around the area :crazy:
