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Buy any charger and a cigarette lighter adapter from any auto parts store. Attach the lighter adapter to the 12v wires of the charger being careful to have the center contact the positive polarity. Plug in the charger to 110v and plug in the lighter adapter in the center console 12v outlet. The outlet is hot even with the ignition off. That allows the charger to charge the battery through the 12v center console outlet.
I ran an extension from my battery with a quick connection on it. It has a cover plug when it’s not connected. I’m not a fan of the cigarette plug. Mine has a front license plate bracket and I used one of the studs to mount it to. Don’t see it when it’s not hooked up.
Works great!😎
Don't get a charger.
Get a battery tender.
I recommend the one that has the actual name.... Deltran Battery Tender.
I have the battery tender junior, it works great and only costs about $50.
Also get this adaptor.
I ran mine out the grill and attached it with a zip tie.
Can connect whenever really easy or fold back on itself to hide
Last edited by oldcanuck; Oct 24, 2021 at 06:10 PM.
Don't get a charger.
Get a battery tender.
I recommend the one that has the actual name.... Deltran Battery Tender.
I have the battery tender junior, it works great and only costs about $50.
Also get this adaptor.
I ran mine out the grill and attached it with a zip tie.
Can connect whenever really easy or fold abck on itself to hide
I've had a Deltran Battery Tender Plus since 2009, plugged in from Dec-Apr every year 24-7. In the summer, I use that same tender to charge up my golf cart battery at least 5 days a week. This thing has been used for 12 years pretty much 365 days per year.
l have the same connector as above hooked to the C6 battery, so I just have to join the end of that to the tender connector.
The battery in my Wife's fully-featured car went dead and it is a 2021. They had to replace the battery. The Service Writer said the newer cars should be driven at least 15 minutes every week or two because of the drain on the battery. She was working at home, so it was not getting a lot of use.
As others have said, a week sounds like a problem. With the Vette, as soon as it goes into the garage it go onto the maintainer.
There are some really nice units on the market. Some of the units will emergency start, quick charge, slow charge and maintain. the Shumacher chargers have digital read outs that will tell you exactly what the charger is doing as to rate of charge, percent of charge ,volts and a couple of more things. For maintaining the battery simple is most likely the way to go such as the Battery Tender or Battery Tender jr. The Battery Tenders have a quick connect feature which is very handy. Any of the name brands will give good service but you can overkill with some of these chargers.
There are some really nice units on the market. Some of the units will emergency start, quick charge, slow charge and maintain. the Shumacher chargers have digital read outs that will tell you exactly what the charger is doing as to rate of charge, percent of charge ,volts and a couple of more things. For maintaining the battery simple is most likely the way to go such as the Battery Tender or Battery Tender jr. The Battery Tenders have a quick connect feature which is very handy. Any of the name brands will give good service but you can overkill with some of these chargers.
I always use a Battery Tender Junior for maintenance and have a good charger handy for emergencies. My experience is that if a battery needs help from the big charger I've been better off just replacing it with a new one. It's not worth taking a chance in Alberta Canada. It's -7F/-25C with new snow right now. 4X4 weather not for Vettes.
From: Henderson Nv-Rohnert Park/Sonoma C o. ca/born in NY Rockaway Beach.
I use the optima 400 battery maintainer.
you’ll get many suggestions and mine is just another.
I like this one because it has an led read out. And multiply uses.
I’m using on a motorcycle battery in pic
I bought an Optimate 4 charger when we had a BMW motorcycle. It's a dual program unit that can be used as a standard charger or for a CAN-bus vehicle. That" what the BMW had. Sold the BMW and now use it on the Goldwing and Corvette. Works well.
Battery Tender Question
I've had a Deltran Battery Tender Plus since 2009, plugged in from Dec-Apr every year 24-7. In the summer, I use that same tender to charge up my golf cart battery at least 5 days a week. This thing has been used for 12 years pretty much 365 days per year.
