Battery tender installation ?
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,123
Likes: 0
From: Rednecks-R-Us
Battery tender installation ?
So it's red alligator clip to red battery post, black alligator clip to black post (I don't have to ground it to the frame like the instructions say to??), plug it in and I'm set? Just want to make certain I'm not missing any steps, like disconnecting the battery or something.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 10,554
Likes: 33
From: Not on either liberal coast.
You can use the red + and black - alligator clips or the more "permanent" ring terminals to connect to your battery. I use the latter.
Some prefer to use remote mounting of the + and - leads to reduce changing of sparks igniting out gassing from the battery. I use only OPTIMA batteries so it isn't a concern.
Read the instructions so you'll know what the different LED lights mean as the charger does its thing.
Some prefer to use remote mounting of the + and - leads to reduce changing of sparks igniting out gassing from the battery. I use only OPTIMA batteries so it isn't a concern.
Read the instructions so you'll know what the different LED lights mean as the charger does its thing.
Racer
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 364
Likes: 3
From: Van Wert Ohio
I just picked up a float charger also and I want to mount the wires using the ring connectors. I tried mounting them between the battery and the battery cable but the ring connector did not fit well.
It seems like the cleanest way would be to purchase the accessory type bolts for the cables and mount the ring connector to
the "accessory terminal". If so how do the bolts come out of the cables?
Is this the way most of you are mounting?
Thanks in advance!
It seems like the cleanest way would be to purchase the accessory type bolts for the cables and mount the ring connector to
the "accessory terminal". If so how do the bolts come out of the cables?
Is this the way most of you are mounting?
Thanks in advance!
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 30,045
Likes: 4
From: Danville Virginia
So it's red alligator clip to red battery post, black alligator clip to black post (I don't have to ground it to the frame like the instructions say to??), plug it in and I'm set? Just want to make certain I'm not missing any steps, like disconnecting the battery or something.
Chuck
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 7,201
Likes: 0
From: DP(oh you know where) IL
St. Jude Donor '06
I just picked up a float charger also and I want to mount the wires using the ring connectors. I tried mounting them between the battery and the battery cable but the ring connector did not fit well.
It seems like the cleanest way would be to purchase the accessory type bolts for the cables and mount the ring connector to
the "accessory terminal". If so how do the bolts come out of the cables?
Is this the way most of you are mounting?
Thanks in advance!
It seems like the cleanest way would be to purchase the accessory type bolts for the cables and mount the ring connector to
the "accessory terminal". If so how do the bolts come out of the cables?
Is this the way most of you are mounting?
Thanks in advance!
Racer
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 364
Likes: 3
From: Van Wert Ohio
I swapped out the ring connectors to 3/8" and they fit over the bolt OK but it didn't look like the cable was fitting against the battery like it should with the ring in between. Maybe I'm just paranoid. I'll try it again.
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,541
Likes: 24,831
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
The way you are connecting yours is the way I do mine. Never a problem.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 12,953
Likes: 0
From: Probably talking that police officer out of giving you a summons! ========== The Beautiful Lower Hudson Valley, NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I just picked up a float charger also and I want to mount the wires using the ring connectors. I tried mounting them between the battery and the battery cable but the ring connector did not fit well.
It seems like the cleanest way would be to purchase the accessory type bolts for the cables and mount the ring connector to
the "accessory terminal". If so how do the bolts come out of the cables?
Is this the way most of you are mounting?
Thanks in advance!
It seems like the cleanest way would be to purchase the accessory type bolts for the cables and mount the ring connector to
the "accessory terminal". If so how do the bolts come out of the cables?
Is this the way most of you are mounting?
Thanks in advance!
Charlie
Race Director
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 19,459
Likes: 48
From: Schaumburg IL
CI 7-8-9-11 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '06-'10, '13
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 1,135
Likes: 23
From: Joplin, MO, USA
If you got the real Deltran Battery Tender, if you hook it up wrong, nothing bad will happen, the light just won't go wrong. Unfortunately, the weather being the way it is, I have one on each Corvette, plus the Harley....can't wait for spring!
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 11,664
Likes: 15
From: Wellsboro Pa
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 210
Likes: 2
From: Elkins Park PA
Hydrogen is as much a concern with the Optima as it is with any other modern maintenance-free battery. Hydrogen will generally only be generated during charging -- but your battery is charging whenever the engine is running or whenever you have it hooked to your battery tender....
