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Originally Posted by Midlife ZL1
Hey guys, new here and in South Dakota. In the process of picking up a maintainer for my car. I'm browsing the Battery Tender website and they have a plug that goes into the OBDII connection inside the car. I guess in newer cars (not sure how new) can charge the battery through that connection. Has anyone seen this? Does that seem like a safe option? I have never had to store a car before, just motorcycles.
https://www.batterytender.com/produc...ccessory-cable |
My trickle charger pushes 4-5 amps while charging a somewhat depleted battery and still takes several hours, sometimes a day to top it up. I wouldn't want this much amperage to go through the OBD-II connector and wires, and if it's limited by the unit, recharging will take forever.
That said, if you store the car long term, maybe it doesn't matter, but IMO it's much easier to keep the hood open to the first detent than to have wiring come through the door.
Another interesting option is to install a NOCO power inlet with an "onboard" trickle charger the way a fellow member did, see his post here:
https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showp...1&postcount=19
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