battery tender question
Racer
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I can see that happening to me, so I always keep the hood cracked open when it's attached.
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Couldn't agree more. Without burning off any moisture or contaminates that have accumulated, you're only adding to the issue. As far as the Tender goes, it wouldn't be harming anything to run the car with it attached. I've used Tenders on every non-daily driver I've owned for the last ten years, and swear by them for extending battery life and helping to eliminate low voltage related issues.
Melting Slicks
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I like to disconnect the battery charger once I start the car. I don't think it will hurt, but I just do. I use the 1.5 amp Schumacher trickle charger if you are interested in one. I got mine at Wally world for about twenty bucks. About half to a third of the Battery Tender and it does the same thing. Plus, I have had a regular Schumacher charger for over 40 years now and it keeps going strong. it's a good brand.
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...hasn't happened to me yet, but it could anytime now...!
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I like to disconnect the battery charger once I start the car. I don't think it will hurt, but I just do. I use the 1.5 amp Schumacher trickle charger if you are interested in one. I got mine at Wally world for about twenty bucks. About half to a third of the Battery Tender and it does the same thing. Plus, I have had a regular Schumacher charger for over 40 years now and it keeps going strong. it's a good brand.
Instructor
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From: Exton PA
I've found that starting the car with the tender attached is not a problem until you put the car in reverse, and back out pulling it out of the wall plug and dragging it with you.
Since my new CTEK is plugged into the glovebox 12V outlet of my C6, there's NO WAY that could happen now...FAMOUS LAST WORDS!
Melting Slicks
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uh........i won't mention the time i did a brake job on a girlfriend's car and when i got done, i tried to back it out of the garage. When i couldn't understand why it wouldn't move in reverse, she pointed out that the front end (with front wheel drive) was still jacked up off of the floor. Oh!! Ok!!.............
Last edited by R&L's C6; Jan 22, 2012 at 08:46 AM.
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Uh........I won't mention the time I did a brake job on a girlfriend's car and when I got done, I tried to back it out of the garage. When I couldn't understand why it wouldn't move in reverse, she pointed out that the front end (with front wheel drive) was still jacked up off of the floor. Oh!! OK!!.............
I use battery tenders on all of my cars, having a stash of extra AC plugs is a smart move because the AC cords have a nasty habit of falling out and getting under the wheel and then deciding to live somewhere else.
