10-29-2023, 05:07 PM | #1 |
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Battery Charging Location
Question, will be away for 7 weeks and purchased a Battery Tender and wondering if it matters where I connect, battery in trunk, which is a little hard to get to, or OK to connect under hood at fuse block front left? Thanks.
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10-29-2023, 05:29 PM | #2 |
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I always connect the tender under the hood.
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10-29-2023, 06:14 PM | #3 |
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Yup, you can use the underhood +/- contacts, they were added specifically for this reason.
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10-29-2023, 07:00 PM | #4 |
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Agreed. I use the under hood terminals. Works great!
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10-29-2023, 07:01 PM | #5 |
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Great, thanks guys
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10-29-2023, 08:17 PM | #6 |
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I go direct to the battery for the winter months. It's not that hard to connect to...
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10-29-2023, 09:31 PM | #7 | |
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A few people built a "charging port" into the floor or the rear bumper/diffuser using something like this, now that is an interesting solution that's indeed easy to use
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10-29-2023, 11:50 PM | #8 | |
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10-29-2023, 11:57 PM | #9 |
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The fuse block under the hood is a good way to go. Your trunk will remain closed, so the trunk light won't be on continuously.
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10-30-2023, 04:45 AM | #10 |
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Owners Manual says you can jump under the hood, so………….
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10-30-2023, 06:14 AM | #11 |
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I just have a permanent plug and play tether like I have on my bikes, but I have yearly winter storage
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10-30-2023, 06:27 AM | #12 |
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The battery minder manual says to hook it up directly to the battery. The Camaro owners manual says to jump the car from the terminals under the hood, but jumping and charging are two different operations. In the case of jumping, you want the voltage to be as close to the starter as is practical. For charging you want the voltage to be as close to the battery as practical. There will be a voltage drop while traveling through the wiring involved. I’m sure it’s not enough to keep the battery minder from working, but it’s not the optimal condition.
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10-30-2023, 07:17 AM | #13 | |
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By the way, I updated my post that I forgot to press submit on last night with a link. Also, here is a page with several ideas: https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...=540177&page=2 Quote:
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