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Winter storage question?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Allentown Pa.
Winter storage question?
I bought a auto-float charger for winter battery storage and my question is, Should I disconnect the teminals from the battery before hooking up the charger or is that not required? Allentown Ernie.
Burning Brakes
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My car is on a smart tender 365 days a year.
My battery is now 5 years old.
You are correct however if you use an old fashion "always charging" type system.
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Even with the ignition off there is an approx draw of 5 ma on the battery. The battery tender makes up for that and any other draw from corrosion or battery age. A trickle charger does not go that low, so in reality a trickle charger will overcharge and damage your battery. I have in the past used a 12v power supply from some electronic device on my boat batteries and never had a problem.
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a Battery Tender is a brand of a technology known as a battery float charger.
This is the 21st Century version of a trickle charger that adds a microchip to monitor current leakage and matches the charge rate to the current leakage to ensure the battery is always at 100% charge.
Leave the battery attached to the car and clip on the float charger leads.
This is the 21st Century version of a trickle charger that adds a microchip to monitor current leakage and matches the charge rate to the current leakage to ensure the battery is always at 100% charge.
Leave the battery attached to the car and clip on the float charger leads.
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I leave mine completely hooked up because it's a good idea to start the car every few weeks just to keep the seals soft and take tension off of valve springs in the open position.
Drifting
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Yup, i start mine every few weeks and let it run. Maybe take it for a ride down the street just so the tires get a little bit rotation.
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No need to disconnect the battery from the car.
I terminated my float charger with a cigarette lighter plug, and simply plug it into the lighter socket when I want to connect it. It doesn't get any easier than this.
Live well,
SJW
I terminated my float charger with a cigarette lighter plug, and simply plug it into the lighter socket when I want to connect it. It doesn't get any easier than this.
Live well,
SJW
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Burning Brakes
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From: Allentown Pa.
winter storage.
Thanks fellas, I hooked up the charger with the battery still connected. I am sure it will be just fine. I feel bad already because I will not drive my car during the winter months. Oh well, It could be worse. At least I own a " 90 Quasar blue beauty" to drive in the spring. Most people aren't that lucky. They don't know how much pleasure owning a C-4 gives us " lucky Vette owners". Allentown Ernie.