[CCS71]

Originally Posted by Jimbotron

This may be a dumb question but where are you guys hooking up the charger to? Direct to the battery or to the connections under the hood? Thanks for any advice, I have never had a car that I parked for the winter only motorcycles.

Jim

The responses are likely to be split on this. The "easy on/easy off" option is to use the clamps; red one on the remote positive terminal under the hood and the black (negative) clamp grounded to a part of the frame nearby.

[camaromike77]

Originally Posted by Jimbotron

This may be a dumb question but where are you guys hooking up the charger to? Direct to the battery or to the connections under the hood? Thanks for any advice, I have never had a car that I parked for the winter only motorcycles.

Jim

I use the connections under the hood..........

[KLG]

Originally Posted by Jimbotron

This may be a dumb question but where are you guys hooking up the charger to? Direct to the battery or to the connections under the hood? Thanks for any advice, I have never had a car that I parked for the winter only motorcycles.

Jim

I use a Battery Tender.

I connected the BT "plug-in" cable to the battery and routed the cable out into the trunk area and wire-tied into place.

For charging the battery, I just plug-in the cable from the Battery Tender and lower the trunk lid fully but do not latch it.

[sengli]

I did the same as KLG, did. My connection goes to the battery, and is in the trunk.

[Lerch98]

some of those cheap battery tenders are not battery tenders, they are trickle chargers.
Check to see if it is a real battery tender. A battery tender tests the battery and will charge when needed (avoids overcharging) and will even cycle the battery by applying a little load. (battery Maintainer).
I use the one that came with the car; says Camaro on it.
It works very well, and I connect it to the terminals under the hood.
I also use this device on my trucks, and early model cars.

[Baggy1]

What is the difference between a High Performance AGM starting battery and a High Performance AGM deep cycle battery?

Which one are we using in our Camaros?

1. High Performance AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) starting batteries
2. High Performance AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) deep cycle batteries
3.Standard Flooded lead-acid and AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries (large)
or 4.Standard Flooded and AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries (small)

[BaconWrapped]

All,
A general question about the correct current rating to be used... 0.75, 1.1, 3.5, or what?

[Glen e]

Originally Posted by Baggy1

What is the difference between a High Performance AGM starting battery and a High Performance AGM deep cycle battery?

Which one are we using in our Camaros?

1. High Performance AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) starting batteries
2. High Performance AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) deep cycle batteries
3.Standard Flooded lead-acid and AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries (large)
or 4.Standard Flooded and AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries (small)

#3....But honestly it doesn’t matter for what we’re doing. I’ve been charging AGM’s for 10 years on boats cars etc. I use battery chargers that don’t have any type of AGM switch, I’ve used chargers that do have an AGM switch, and for general charging, you can use any charger out there. The most important thing is that you’re not using a “trickle charger”, you’re using a “three stage (or 4) intelligent battery charger”. That doesn’t mean it has to be expensive. All the new “battery tenders”-brand-name-.......work fine.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CITK8S..._t1_B000CITKCE

[Marko]

Originally Posted by camaromike77

I use the connections under the hood..........

Can someone post a pic of the connections under the hood ?

Or should I just connect to the battery In the trunk?

[Marko]

Just looked up the charging connectors under the hood. Wouldn’t it be a lot easier to hook up a trickle charger under the hood? I use a trickle charger that has small clamps.

[MR 45TH]

Originally Posted by Marko

Just looked up the charging connectors under the hood. Wouldn’t it be a lot easier to hook up a trickle charger under the hood? I use a trickle charger that has small clamps.

Yes it would, be which is why I hook it up under the hood.

[RandRZL1]

I have found smart charger’s work better (read more consistently) when connected directly to the battery. Able to “read” the battery more accurately.

[V8RWD]

Originally Posted by RandRZL1

I have found smart charger’s work better (read more consistently) when connected directly to the battery. Able to “read” the battery more accurately.

What do you mean by more consistently? Reading, vs unable to read? How much difference?

[Driski]

Why not just disconnect the battery in the trunk? Why do I need to trickle charge at all?