Closing Hatch with Battery Tender Cable?
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Closing Hatch with Battery Tender Cable?
I am in the process of finishing up my Corvette's winterizarion. I hooked up the battery tender, but I am not sure if the hatch will close completely with the cable running out. I'm sure I could force it closed, but would rather try a better option. The battery is in the "trunk" which makes it more of a challenge. The car is in a garage, but I would like to be able to lock the car. Thanks!
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No problem doing it this way:
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I simply run mine out the passenger window, but I have no need of raising it when using the tender.
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Not sure if I am overly cautious but gently lowered the hatch (trunk in my rag-top's case) but not completely shut.
If I'm being overly cautious, please advise!
Allen
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I've stored mine with cord out the hatch for two years now with no damage. My car is plugged in year round.
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This comes up every few weeks. Really, it's OK
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St. Jude Donor '13
Living in the Midwest, our garage floor is a sloppy soup of slush and salt most of the winter. I put the CTEK in the trunk and plug in the extension cord there, use a shop rag to protect the rear spoiler and run the extension out through the slightly open hatch. Light times out in about 10 minutes. With several types of traps around the garage, and a Tupperware full of moth ***** under the front and rear, no rodent problems for last 10 years.
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This set-up works for me!
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I have mine attached to the wall as well, but if/when I get a cover, I will have to move it to the ground. It's a bummer, because I really like the location. I also leave the hatch slightly cracked open.
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Seriously, you nailed it. You can move the cord quite a bit. That not only means no damage to the cord, but also no damage to the weather stripping. Not enough pressure.
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I still like to leave mine open on my car, that's OK with you, right?
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Cheers, and Happy Holidays!
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Perhaps my OCD getting the better of me but was thinking more about the hatch gasket getting "dented" or damaged.
Not sure if I am overly cautious but gently lowered the hatch (trunk in my rag-top's case) but not completely shut.
If I'm being overly cautious, please advise!
Allen
Not sure if I am overly cautious but gently lowered the hatch (trunk in my rag-top's case) but not completely shut.
If I'm being overly cautious, please advise!
Allen
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Yes, you're being overly cautious, one definition of which is someone who worries about soft rubber getting dented.
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Perhaps my OCD getting the better of me but was thinking more about the hatch gasket getting "dented" or damaged.
Not sure if I am overly cautious but gently lowered the hatch (trunk in my rag-top's case) but not completely shut.
If I'm being overly cautious, please advise!
Allen
Not sure if I am overly cautious but gently lowered the hatch (trunk in my rag-top's case) but not completely shut.
If I'm being overly cautious, please advise!
Allen