Battery Maintainer for winter.

LeonardS · 10-04-2022, 11:29 AM

Are you removing your batteries to put on a maintainer for winter? If not, are you leaving the trunk open for ventilation?

Nothing like an SS · 10-04-2022, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by LeonardS

Are you removing your batteries to put on a maintainer for winter? If not, are you leaving the trunk open for ventilation?

I hook mine up under the hood, not directly to battery

LeonardS · 10-04-2022, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nothing like an SS

I hook mine up under the hood, not directly to battery

Yes, but the battery being charged is still in the trunk. The maintainer instructions are pretty clear about only charging in a ventilated space.

Jus Cruisin · 10-04-2022, 12:11 PM

I looked in the trunk and the positive is buried behind the back trim. I saw the engine compartment location and I'm not crazy about leaving a Battery Tender hooked up there. I'm going to grab a quick connector from Ace Hardware and hook it directly to the battery. Then it will be like the C7 Corvette I had. GM provided the connection with the car.

jamala00 · 10-04-2022, 12:18 PM

Mine comes out, but I put my car in my storage unit for the winter which does not have electricity. So I take the battery out and put it in my basement on a tender.

OB0001 · 10-04-2022, 12:25 PM

trunk is ventilated, no need to open it, i have charged my 2018 all year from the front. and its a trickle charger low heat.

Nothing like an SS · 10-04-2022, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by OB0001

trunk is ventilated, no need to open it, i have charged my 2018 all year from the front.

This

Rock-It Man · 10-04-2022, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LeonardS

Yes, but the battery being charged is still in the trunk. The maintainer instructions are pretty clear about only charging in a ventilated space.

The battery has a vent tube to the outside, if it's the original or a correct replacement.

LeonardS · 10-04-2022, 02:56 PM

Thanks guys! I won’t worry about the ventilation, since it is vented.

Chutzpah · 10-04-2022, 03:41 PM

I learned two things today…battery needs to be vented and it already is from the factory. Good post.

ember1205 · 10-05-2022, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Chutzpah

I learned two things today…battery needs to be vented and it already is from the factory. Good post.

The direct venting to the outside is the only way they were able to locate the battery in the trunk since there's no way to seal off the trunk from the passenger compartment completely (and it's not really a ventilated area itself).

Gunkk · 10-05-2022, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by LeonardS

Are you removing your batteries to put on a maintainer for winter? If not, are you leaving the trunk open for ventilation?

I use this knife switch to isolate the battery. Ctek MXS 5.0 connected to the battery through the trunk (propped open with a towel over the latch). Much easier than pulling the battery.

10-04-2022, 11:29 AM	#1
LeonardS Drives: 1969 Z28,1992 Z28,1994 Z28,1999 SS Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Jamestown, ND Posts: 1,154	Battery Maintainer for winter. Are you removing your batteries to put on a maintainer for winter? If not, are you leaving the trunk open for ventilation? __________________ 24 2SS 1LE, Riptide Blue, A10, PDR. Picked up 11/5/23, 560 miles. 23 ZLE Rapid Blue, M6. 6/27/22 TPW. Off assembly line on July 12th, 2022. To Dealer August 6th. Delivered August 8th. 129 miles. 99 SS Vert, Hugger Orange, A4, 806 miles 94 Z28, Black, M6, 595 miles 92 Z28, last car built at Van Nuys Plant, Red, A4, 125 miles www.last1992camaro.com 69 Z28, Dusk Blue, M4 29 Ford Business Coupe 28 Ford Pickup 24 GMC Denali 2500HD CCSB 4x4 22 Jeep Grand Cherokee 13 Ford F150 Crew Cab 4x4

10-04-2022, 12:11 PM	#4
Jus Cruisin Old Gearhead Drives: 2023 GMC Sierra Denali Ultimate Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: MI Posts: 546	I looked in the trunk and the positive is buried behind the back trim. I saw the engine compartment location and I'm not crazy about leaving a Battery Tender hooked up there. I'm going to grab a quick connector from Ace Hardware and hook it directly to the battery. Then it will be like the C7 Corvette I had. GM provided the connection with the car. __________________ 2023 Camaro ZL1 convertible - black - SOLD 2023 GMC Sierra Denali Ultimate - black

10-04-2022, 12:25 PM	#6
OB0001 2018 SS A8 11.85@117.06 Drives: 2018 Camaro SS A8 "Dark Knight" Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 212	trunk is ventilated, no need to open it, i have charged my 2018 all year from the front. and its a trickle charger low heat. __________________ DARK KNIGHT 2018 SS A8 11.85 @ 117.07 GPI Tuned E85 stock tires Roto Fab CAI LT 2 intake

10-04-2022, 02:56 PM	#9
LeonardS Drives: 1969 Z28,1992 Z28,1994 Z28,1999 SS Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Jamestown, ND Posts: 1,154	Thanks guys! I won’t worry about the ventilation, since it is vented. __________________ 24 2SS 1LE, Riptide Blue, A10, PDR. Picked up 11/5/23, 560 miles. 23 ZLE Rapid Blue, M6. 6/27/22 TPW. Off assembly line on July 12th, 2022. To Dealer August 6th. Delivered August 8th. 129 miles. 99 SS Vert, Hugger Orange, A4, 806 miles 94 Z28, Black, M6, 595 miles 92 Z28, last car built at Van Nuys Plant, Red, A4, 125 miles www.last1992camaro.com 69 Z28, Dusk Blue, M4 29 Ford Business Coupe 28 Ford Pickup 24 GMC Denali 2500HD CCSB 4x4 22 Jeep Grand Cherokee 13 Ford F150 Crew Cab 4x4

10-04-2022, 12:18 PM	#5
jamala00 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Hyper Blue Metallic Join Date: May 2020 Location: WI Posts: 2,451	Mine comes out, but I put my car in my storage unit for the winter which does not have electricity. So I take the battery out and put it in my basement on a tender.

10-04-2022, 03:41 PM	#10
Chutzpah Drives: Wild Cherry LT1 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,923	I learned two things today…battery needs to be vented and it already is from the factory. Good post.

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