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You can clip the positive lead on the stud at the rear of the under hood fuse block and clip the ground on any bare metal part like the alternator mounting bolt. Pull the battery maintainer plug / extension cord connection up off the ground and out of any potential water. Drop the extension cord down to the ground and close the hood.
Ron
This is how I use a battery tender plus and it works great!
BILL,
Where is the hydrogen explosion coming from? The battery in the trunk and charger in the engine compartment? Old school cars have had brushed alternators and batteries next to each other. Doubt its an issue but never the less, here is a pic of my positive connector, looks close to neg. Do i need to pull the cover.
Similar to others, I simply plug it into the rear port and close the trunk with the car locked for the winter. No issues and no reason to make things more complicated.
I am using a magnet electric plug. Used it in my C6 Grandsport for 7 years. Been on the 19 Grandsport for 2 years now. Connected to the positive battery post at the rear of the under hood fuse panel passenger side.. Grounded to the ground attachment point passenger side just ahead of that panel. Used the same attachment in the C6. Battery tender mounted on wall just in front of car. It will discount it’s self with no damage if I should ever forget it. I did copy and placed the don’t forget it sign on the wall just in case. No marks from the cord laying on the car paint in 9 years in case you wondering.
One of the best setups I've seen. Where did you get the wall mount bracket?
Originally Posted by v1 rot8
I am using a magnet electric plug. Used it in my C6 Grandsport for 7 years. Been on the 19 Grandsport for 2 years now. Connected to the positive battery post at the rear of the under hood fuse panel passenger side.. Grounded to the ground attachment point passenger side just ahead of that panel. Used the same attachment in the C6. Battery tender mounted on wall just in front of car. It will discount it’s self with no damage if I should ever forget it. I did copy and placed the don’t forget it sign on the wall just in case. No marks from the cord laying on the car paint in 9 years in case you wondering.
That is a very elegant solution. I just use the wire under the rear hatch method now but would very much like to know a little more about your system. Where would one get one of those plugs and do you have any pictures of the wire routing and where the wires are connected in the car?
That is a very elegant solution. I just use the wire under the rear hatch method now but would very much like to know a little more about your system. Where would one get one of those plugs and do you have any pictures of the wire routing and where the wires are connected in the car?
That is a very elegant solution. I just use the wire under the rear hatch method now but would very much like to know a little more about your system. Where would one get one of those plugs and do you have any pictures of the wire routing and where the wires are connected in the car?
Thank you and best regards,
Vip.
I think I bought the connection from Rosenberger. The connector was made by MagCode if I remember correctly. Been a long time ago. Google electrical magnet connections. They are used for many applications. I do not have pictures of running the wires. Drilled the hole in the side of the brake cooling duct like in the picture and ran it from there into the engine compartment behind the air cleaner to the ground bolt, then continued the red + wire on back to the positive post at the rear of the fuse box. I added a flip on/off plug into the wall plug that the charger plugs into so I didn’t have to unplug the charger when not in use. I don’t like leaving things hot when not in use.
Sure. Plug the charger into the back outlet for charging, close the hatch on the charger wire, and lock the car. This will not hurt neither the hatch molding nor the charger wire.
I've been doing it that way for four years now - no problems.
