Battery Tender & Lightning Strike!

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Jun 11, 2005 | 06:56 PM

LIGHTNING

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Melting Slicks

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Battery Tender & Lightning Strike!

Had a bad storm here earlier today. Battery Tender Plus was plugged in...I have it plugged in to the cigarette lighter in C5. When I got home I noticed electricity must've went out for awhile...but was back on. But Battery Tender lights were dark! Anyone know if a) BT is now garbage & b) could any damage have been done to electrical system/ computers in C5?? I don't see any fuses on BT....& nothing mentioned in instruction booklet.

Jun 11, 2005 | 07:40 PM

LIGHTNING

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Melting Slicks

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ok....just checked battery voltage (with engine off)...reads 12v....no codes on DIC...& BT seems to be working again. Can't figure out why charging lights were out & didn't go back on when electric was back....i had to pull plug & re-insert.

Jun 13, 2005 | 01:25 PM

C5 Curmudgeon

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I suspect Gremlins...

Jun 13, 2005 | 06:20 PM

ben dover

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St. Jude Donor '05 thru '26

Glad nothing was damaged.

Jun 13, 2005 | 10:06 PM

MAC5

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Originally Posted by LIGHTNING

I've had this happen after severe lightning storms with surge protectors. I just plugged it back in and the protector operated normally. Your BT must have some similar trip device internally that resets after disconnecting from the outlet.