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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 12:25 PM
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Can anyone recommend a reliable winter battery charger, I've heard about cTek and battery tender. Don't know which one to choose.
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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 01:55 PM
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I love the Battery Tender Plus. It's on my Z right now for the winter. Works awesome. I've used it on all sorts of vehicles. I've had it for years and would never sell it. Never had a single issue with it so I'd give it a 10/10 for reliability.

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Originally Posted by Zjoe6
I love the Battery Tender Plus. It's on my Z right now for the winter. Works awesome. I've used it on all sorts of vehicles. I've had it for years and would never sell it. Never had a single issue with it so I'd give it a 10/10 for reliability.
Same... bur plus Jr. I think.
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Must be a charger/maintainer to work best so battery stays at a constant state.Here is what i have been using year round.
http://www.amazon.com/Multi-12-Volt-Smart-Battery-Charger/dp/B000FQBWCY/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1345597121&sr=1-1&keywords=battery+tender+ctek+us+3300 http://www.amazon.com/Multi-12-Volt-Smart-Battery-Charger/dp/B000FQBWCY/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1345597121&sr=1-1&keywords=battery+tender+ctek+us+3300
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I got this from Dennis at DDMods, its connects to anything (cars, bikes, etc) and is super safe and can even recondition batteries. In the Vette I just plug it into the Cig Lighter. On my M3 I use the jumpers on the Trunk mounted battery.

http://shop.doubledmods.com/CTEK-MUL...-CTEKMUS43.htm
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have a battery tender.
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