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11-28-2012, 04:28 PM
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old muscle car guy
Drives: 2003 C5 corvette 1970 396 chevelle Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: West Lafayette In 47906
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battery chargers
Iam going to be putting my zl1 to bed soon, and I want to know what battery charging system, I need to keep my battery charged during the winter.
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11-28-2012, 04:48 PM
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Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2011
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I would just get a battery tender.
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11-28-2012, 04:51 PM
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Drives: CGM 2SS/RS, 1987 & 2014 Silverado Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Spencerport, NY
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I use a battery tender junior year round when the car is parked. I cut a slit in a cap plug near the battery and connected it to the terminals and the jack just extends outside the trunk. The other end is just a wall pack and I just plug the two together when I back into the garage. Works great and very inexpensive ($22.69 at Amazon) and you can order extension cables if you park outside.
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11-28-2012, 05:00 PM
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Drives: '13 Roush S3 '16 Ram Sport 4X4 Join Date: Apr 2009
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I leave my battery disconnected all year round. I connect it when I need to fire up the car and move it about and then I disconnect again. I know this can throw codes for the emissions/02 sensors, but I haven't had that problem and I've been doing it this way for some years now.
A good battery tender is your best bet if you don't want to disconnect the battery. Good luck. |
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11-28-2012, 05:40 PM
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 Drives: Victory Red ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Fairless Hills PA
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+1 battery tender.....been using them for years with great results.
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11-28-2012, 05:48 PM
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 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Hanover,PA
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I use a battery tender as well with my other vehicles and motorcycles, my question with the ZL1, is, can I connect the battery tender to the remote locations under the hood used for jump starting a drained battery, or must I connect directly to the battery ?
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11-28-2012, 06:27 PM
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Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Québec, Canada
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I do and it works real fine. |
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11-28-2012, 06:37 PM
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THE RED ROCKER
Drives: 2013 ZL1 VR Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Kansas City, MO
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I picked up the battery tender jr also based on some recommendations here and its working perfectly. Hook it up directly to the battery in the trunk and leave it.
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11-28-2012, 07:22 PM
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Drives: 13 ZL1, 10 Silverado LTZ, Chopper Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Pittsbugh,PA
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11-28-2012, 10:00 PM
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Drives: 2012 CRT M6 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Midwest
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Yuasa YUA1200901 Smart Shot Battery Charger under $30 on Amazon
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11-29-2012, 05:40 AM
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Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Hanover,PA
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11-29-2012, 05:56 AM
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Drives: ZL1 #1691 Black on black. Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: WNY
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I have a Battery Tender, hooked directly to batt. The kit came with clips and hardwire so I guess you clould use the clips underhood.
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11-29-2012, 09:23 AM
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Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 (IOM) Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Sun Prairie, WI
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I use a Battery Tender. It is hard wired under the hood. Works well.
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12-06-2012, 12:26 AM
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Which Battery Charger to choose.
Don't be fooled by some chargers that are labeled "trickle" chargers, they stay on charging at a low amperage and can boil a battery over time. For best performance over a long time buy a fully automatic switch-mode battery charger and maintainer like this one. They restore batteries to their original capacity, recovers slightly sulfated batteries, charges batteries in cold climates, rescues drained batteries and provides maintenance charging to increase battery life.
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