Battery Tender
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My C7 had to sit unused for about four weeks mid-last year. I used a Griot's Garage Battery Manager IV tender to keep the battery happy. No timer was required. At the end of the C7's vacation, it started right up as if I had driven it the day before.
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That's a good strategy for a standard battery charger. A tender is designed to only charge once battery voltage drops below a predetermined point (i.e. when it requires charging). There is absolutely no harm in leaving it permanently attached (well, at least until you drive the car again).
I agree that trickle chargers should not need a timer--as long as they don't fail. I simply presented a timer as an extra layer of protection if the OP were concerned.
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The motorcycle crowd is a big consumer of these devices and they do their occasional "annual reviews". The highest rated unit over the years seems to be the Yuasa 1.5A charger, a true 5 step design:
http://www.yuasabatteries.com/chargers.php
$60.
http://www.yuasabatteries.com/chargers.php
$60.
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I used to own a Jeep Wrangler. it was our third vehicle. I only used it in the winter or to haul something in the spring or summer. It would often sit unused for several months at a time. I didn't do a thing to the battery, etc and it always started right up and ran like clockwork.
And no, it did no damage to the vehicle either. Had it for nearly 20 years. Only sold it when my daughter started to drive because I wanted to get her something safer she could use.
So a battery tender is overkill. No need to baby your battery like that.
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I know you already bought what you needed from reading the thread, but IMO you did not need to do anything.
I used to own a Jeep Wrangler. it was our third vehicle. I only used it in the winter or to haul something in the spring or summer. It would often sit unused for several months at a time. I didn't do a thing to the battery, etc and it always started right up and ran like clockwork.
And no, it did no damage to the vehicle either. Had it for nearly 20 years. Only sold it when my daughter started to drive because I wanted to get her something safer she could use.
So a battery tender is overkill. No need to baby your battery like that.
I used to own a Jeep Wrangler. it was our third vehicle. I only used it in the winter or to haul something in the spring or summer. It would often sit unused for several months at a time. I didn't do a thing to the battery, etc and it always started right up and ran like clockwork.
And no, it did no damage to the vehicle either. Had it for nearly 20 years. Only sold it when my daughter started to drive because I wanted to get her something safer she could use.
So a battery tender is overkill. No need to baby your battery like that.
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I know you already bought what you needed from reading the thread, but IMO you did not need to do anything.
I used to own a Jeep Wrangler. it was our third vehicle. I only used it in the winter or to haul something in the spring or summer. It would often sit unused for several months at a time. I didn't do a thing to the battery, etc and it always started right up and ran like clockwork.
And no, it did no damage to the vehicle either. Had it for nearly 20 years. Only sold it when my daughter started to drive because I wanted to get her something safer she could use.
So a battery tender is overkill. No need to baby your battery like that.
I used to own a Jeep Wrangler. it was our third vehicle. I only used it in the winter or to haul something in the spring or summer. It would often sit unused for several months at a time. I didn't do a thing to the battery, etc and it always started right up and ran like clockwork.
And no, it did no damage to the vehicle either. Had it for nearly 20 years. Only sold it when my daughter started to drive because I wanted to get her something safer she could use.
So a battery tender is overkill. No need to baby your battery like that.
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Yes for sure, that is what those connectors are for, Jump Starting or hooking a charger to. Positive under the Red Cover, and a big stud nearby for Negative (Ground).
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