Battery Tender - Ring Terminals

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Dec 25, 2008 | 05:57 PM

Mordi

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Battery Tender - Ring Terminals

What is the procedure for attaching ring terminals to a side post battery?

Can they be attached on top of the existing setup - without having to remove anything already in place?

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Mordi

Dec 25, 2008 | 06:13 PM

hotwheels57

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I have an '04 Z16 so yours may be different. The cables on my car have 10mm nuts/studs under the plastic red/black covers. I changed the ring terminals to fit those studs and attached the short lead permanently.
If you decide to cut off the original ring terminals and replace them with another size, cut off one side at a time so you don't get the positive mixed up with the negative side. Color code the terminals with colored shrink tubing or paint.
For side post batteries, you can buy threaded extensions from many stereo shops that screw right into place to replace the oem side post terminals. Then attach your ring terminals over the threaded studs.
If your battery terminals have bolts/nuts to secure them, attach the ring terminals there.
You could also attach the positive terminal to the positive stud in the battery fuse panel and attach the negative terminal to a good ground.
The images here should make it simple...
http://www.accessconnect.com/battery_connections.htm

Last edited by hotwheels57; Dec 25, 2008 at 06:23 PM.

Dec 25, 2008 | 08:52 PM

Whipped 04 Coupe

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Ditto on the changing of the terminals on the charger. I did the same on my 04 and have not looked back. Good Luck with your project.

Dec 25, 2008 | 09:08 PM

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I also did the same thing with changing out the ring terminals on my CTEK3300. I think it's the best way to go especially if you plan to be using the Battery Tender intermittantly.

Dec 25, 2008 | 09:09 PM

ericdwong

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I believe those ring terminals are to be used with motorcycle batteries

Dec 25, 2008 | 09:25 PM

ALLEGRO

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Change the terminals. It will make a better connection, look better and you will feel good about the mod as it will be done well.

Enjoy.

Dec 25, 2008 | 11:32 PM

bencini231

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Originally Posted by ALLEGRO

Change the terminals. It will make a better connection, look better and you will feel good about the mod as it will be done well.

Enjoy.

Dec 26, 2008 | 05:02 PM

STL94LT1

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I have aftermarket battery terminals, and they worked perfect with the standard Battery Tender ring terminals. But, I didn't want to connect both terminals to the battery. So, I connected the negative terminal to the battery's negative cable ground at the frame.