Bedtime--Float Charger Info...

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Dec 15, 2005 | 07:19 PM

trvette

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Bedtime--Float Charger Info...

Hi all,

Well the salts been laid down on the roads here in Maryland and now
it's downtime time for the vette ('92 LT-1). Got a float charger and wonder if I can just hook it up to the battery (without disconnecting the battery cables and removing the battery)...to let 'er stay charged up for the winter?

Thanks in advance....

......just a waitin' for spring...

Dec 15, 2005 | 08:37 PM

mfi

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I just hooked mine up with the spring clips. I didn't feel like disconnecting the cables.

Dec 15, 2005 | 08:50 PM

VinceC4

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From: Fuquay Varina North Carolina

I just hooked mine up

I use a trickle charger that will handle up to 4 batteries..I hook up my Vette as well as my '71 Mach One (Ford)..I leave the terminals connected on the batteries..have been doing it now for a few years never had a problem

Dec 15, 2005 | 10:30 PM

jlbruggeman

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No need to disconnect-Right now I have one on each Vette, one on a motorcycle, and one on a garden tractor.

Dec 15, 2005 | 10:34 PM

jfb

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It is safe to leave your battery connected while charging it!

Dec 16, 2005 | 12:11 AM

SJW

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From: Central Maryland

Leave the battery connected. If you disconnect it, you'll lose your clock and radio settings, and your alarm system will be inactive. There's no good reason to disconnect it, and a few good reasons to keep it hooked up.

Be well,

SJW