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I'm seeing the two terms being bandied about in this thread and they are not the same. I'm pretty sure if you tried to charge/jump the battery through the rear plug, you'd melt something down. Only a "Battery Maintainer" is plugged into that rear socket. The battery maintainer is like a C-Tek or the one you get from GM (C-Tek) but it costs a ton more with the Corvette Logo on it. 
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My expectation is that the C7 rear plug would handle most chargers that fit, but not a jump starter.
Does anyone have specs on the fuse or current rating for the rear plug?
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I think there's a big difference between the current flow for charging the battery (as opposed to maintaining) and the current flow for jump starting.
My expectation is that the C7 rear plug would handle most chargers that fit, but not a jump starter.
Does anyone have specs on the fuse or current rating for the rear plug?
My expectation is that the C7 rear plug would handle most chargers that fit, but not a jump starter.
Does anyone have specs on the fuse or current rating for the rear plug?
Last edited by MMD; Nov 9, 2020 at 05:32 PM.
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My CTEK 7002 battery charger can charge a 12 V flooded lead acid-filled car battery at 7 amps. This is a moderate amount of charging capacity. It is the highest amp 12 V car battery charger I can find that offers a power outlet pigtail.
Last edited by MMD; Nov 9, 2020 at 08:20 PM.
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Does anyone else find it strange that plugging the charger in to the cigarette lighter charges the battery? Maybe it's just me and the fact I've owned motorcycles for years and used to the battery tender pigtail that connects to the battery; maybe it'd be different if motorcycles had cigarette lighters?
Anyhow. Off to vote!
Anyhow. Off to vote!
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Does anyone else find it strange that plugging the charger in to the cigarette lighter charges the battery? Maybe it's just me and the fact I've owned motorcycles for years and used to the battery tender pigtail that connects to the battery; maybe it'd be different if motorcycles had cigarette lighters?
Anyhow. Off to vote!
Anyhow. Off to vote!
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