Can Battery Be Maintained Using Jump Start Connections?
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Burning Brakes
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Can Battery Be Maintained Using Jump Start Connections?
Is there any reason that a CTEK or Battery Tender will not charge properly when connected to the underhood jump start connections? I would like to connect/disconnect without getting into car from the front of the car rather than the trunk.
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CTek makes a nifty little weather tight quick connector which uses a wire with ring connector that goes on the positive lug under the fuse box cover and the other connector to a chassis ground. When you want to leave, you can just turn off the charger, release the clip to pull the charger wire connector off, snap the rubber weather seal in place and drive off. It came with my CTek, but I ordered as an add on, IIRC. The good thing about that is that you don’t need to worry about one of the “gator” clamps slipping off when you’re not around. I’ve been using that to keep my trunk mounted battery fully charged for years now.
I tried to post a picture off it on my car but can’t for some reason.
Edit: I just took a quick look at CTek’s site and it looks like that connector comes with the charger. If that’s what youre using/you were referring to, then you’ll be fine using that to charge your battery.
I tried to post a picture off it on my car but can’t for some reason.
Edit: I just took a quick look at CTek’s site and it looks like that connector comes with the charger. If that’s what youre using/you were referring to, then you’ll be fine using that to charge your battery.
Last edited by CI GS; Sep 18, 2018 at 05:17 AM.
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I was using the jump start connections with a Battery Tender that showed steady green (charged) even though the battery was dead. Charged the battery (only 6 mos old), replaced the BT cables with CTEK cables and the CTEK showed a red light (error) shortly after hooking it up to the jump terminals. Hooked the CTEK up to the battery and it worked/cycled fine. Just reconnected the CTEK to the jump terminals and so far seems OK. Just one of those bizarre Gremlins I guess.
Thanks to all for your comments!
Thanks to all for your comments!
Last edited by MTPZ06; Sep 18, 2018 at 02:58 PM.