Battery Tender connection through plug in front???
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Race Director
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From: Aiken, SC
St. Jude Donor '13 thru '26
Battery Tender connection through plug in front???
In one of the battery tender threads I remember seeing someone having their tender hooked up through a plug in the front of the car. I'm getting tired of popping the hood and running the cables, lazy yes...
Does anyone remember the thread or have their tender hooked up this way??
Thanks.
Does anyone remember the thread or have their tender hooked up this way??
Thanks.
Last edited by Jeff T.; Sep 22, 2013 at 11:14 AM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Trussville AL
I like the plug from Southern Car Parts. Scroll to the bottom.
http://www.southerncarparts.com/ctek...300-p-468.html
http://www.southerncarparts.com/ctek...300-p-468.html
Racer
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 435
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From: Newcastle, UK
Don't remember one in the front but there was one that plugged into a connection next to the rear licence plate lights, called the Stealthlink.
scroll down
http://www.southerncarparts.com/ctek...300-p-468.html
I connect my Ctek to the lighter socket.
beaten by seconds
scroll down
http://www.southerncarparts.com/ctek...300-p-468.html
I connect my Ctek to the lighter socket.
beaten by seconds
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 72
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From: West Bend Wisconsin
I wired my battery maintainer up to a cigarette lighter plug. I bought a cheap cigarette lighter cable extender at Radio Shack, cut off the plug, and wired it up to the maintainer.
I plug the maintainer into the jack in the console. The cigarette lighter jack would also work.
I plug the maintainer into the jack in the console. The cigarette lighter jack would also work.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: somewhere in New Hampshire
I hid the connector for my ctek in the side cove, scroll down in this thread for more details. 
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-stuff-20.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-stuff-20.html
Former Vendor
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From: Hazel Green, Wi www.doubledmods.com
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
CTEK MUS 4.3 with free cig lighter 79.99
instock and ready to ship tomorrow!
http://shop.doubledmods.com/CTEK-MUL...?categoryId=-1
instock and ready to ship tomorrow!
http://shop.doubledmods.com/CTEK-MUL...?categoryId=-1
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 17,757
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From: Aiken, SC
St. Jude Donor '13 thru '26
I hid the connector for my ctek in the side cove, scroll down in this thread for more details.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-stuff-20.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-stuff-20.html
CTEK MUS 4.3 with free cig lighter 79.99
instock and ready to ship tomorrow!
http://shop.doubledmods.com/CTEK-MUL...?categoryId=-1
instock and ready to ship tomorrow!
http://shop.doubledmods.com/CTEK-MUL...?categoryId=-1
I guess I should have looked first. Thanks Guys!
Just bought the cigarette adapter too!
Last edited by Jeff T.; Sep 22, 2013 at 05:54 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20-'21-'22
Same here. I plug it in the center console. I have a Ctk 3300.
Works with my red top Optima battery. Corvette must be always using power because the ctk always stays on charge. Only when I put it on standby then back to AGM setting does the light turns green (maintenance charge). Then light goes back to orange (charge) after 20 mn or so. Wonder if anyone else has the same experience.
I called Ctk and they confirmed that it's normal because the Corvette is always drawing power even with alarm on.
Ctk does get warm on charge mode.
Works with my red top Optima battery. Corvette must be always using power because the ctk always stays on charge. Only when I put it on standby then back to AGM setting does the light turns green (maintenance charge). Then light goes back to orange (charge) after 20 mn or so. Wonder if anyone else has the same experience.
I called Ctk and they confirmed that it's normal because the Corvette is always drawing power even with alarm on.
Ctk does get warm on charge mode.
Last edited by laurent_zo6; Sep 23, 2013 at 05:17 AM.