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I have a 2007 Z06. During the winter, I'm not likely to drive the car a great deal, and I don't want the battery to die. I've heard that while a battery manager can help in this regard, they can be dangerous because they can sometimes overcharge a battery and cause an explosion. Can someone help me with thoughts and/or ideas on this subject, please? Thanks, Tony.
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I have a 2007 Z06. During the winter, I'm not likely to drive the car a great deal, and I don't want the battery to die. I've heard that while a battery manager can help in this regard, they can be dangerous because they can sometimes overcharge a battery and cause an explosion. Can someone help me with thoughts and/or ideas on this subject, please? Thanks, Tony.
But, I've found that they do not work very well if you forget to plug them in.
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CTEK, Deltran and Schumacher all make Battery Tenders that will safely maintain your battery without overcharging it.
You can even get one from CTEK with a Corvette logo on it if you want to pay extra.
You can even get one from CTEK with a Corvette logo on it if you want to pay extra.
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Thanks for the responses. That's helpful. I'm just a little concerned about plugging something into my car that might cause the battery to blow up like I've heard. I'll probably look into the companies you folks recommended. Thanks again.
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I have a Deltran and it's very nice. I use it to charge my C6 and my Lotus Exige S.
The Harbor Freight charger I picked up specifically stated it was not to be used with AGM batteries. I gave it to a friend.
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I use a BatteryTender Plus on my C6 whenever it is going to sit for more than a couple of days. It's built to not overcharge and shifts to a trickle maintenance charge after it has charged the battery. I never had any problems with it.
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A mechanic I trust suggested/recommended a Battery MINDer charger/maintainer. I would really like to avoid going through the hastle of resetting all the electronics, but he suggested unhooking the battery when putting it on the charger/maintainer. For those of you who use this kind of device, do you leave the battery hooked up to your car while having it on the maintainer, or do you unhook it? And with my Z06, the battery is in the back. The car's handbook states that when charging the battery (if it goes dead), you're suppose to hook up the battery cables to another place under the hood that is covered by a plastic enclosure. Should I hook the maintainer up to the battery directly, or where I would hook it up if "jumping" the battery when dead? Thanks.
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A mechanic I trust suggested/recommended a Battery MINDer charger/maintainer. I would really like to avoid going through the hastle of resetting all the electronics, but he suggested unhooking the battery when putting it on the charger/maintainer. For those of you who use this kind of device, do you leave the battery hooked up to your car while having it on the maintainer, or do you unhook it? And with my Z06, the battery is in the back. The car's handbook states that when charging the battery (if it goes dead), you're suppose to hook up the battery cables to another place under the hood that is covered by a plastic enclosure. Should I hook the maintainer up to the battery directly, or where I would hook it up if "jumping" the battery when dead? Thanks.
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Thanks, Driver. What about where to hook it up? Since the proper way to jump the batter is to hook up the battery cables to the other spot under the hood, rather than the battery, is it better to hook the maintainer up to the battery directly, or to where you would hook the battery cables when jumping the battery when dead?
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Thanks, Driver. What about where to hook it up? Since the proper way to jump the batter is to hook up the battery cables to the other spot under the hood, rather than the battery, is it better to hook the maintainer up to the battery directly, or to where you would hook the battery cables when jumping the battery when dead?
You don't need to access the battery in the rear to connect the float charger.
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Thanks, Driver. What about where to hook it up? Since the proper way to jump the batter is to hook up the battery cables to the other spot under the hood, rather than the battery, is it better to hook the maintainer up to the battery directly, or to where you would hook the battery cables when jumping the battery when dead?
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I've used Deltran Battery Tenders on all my non-daily driver cars and motorcycles for the last 15 years. You have absolutely nothing to worry about hooking your car up to one. It is an extremely low amp charger, and will not over charge any battery. I have the Z hooked up under the hood, as has been described above. It will take 10 minutes to do, and you're ready to go.
