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Figured I would ask my fellow owners, as it seems many of us tend to store our Callaways for long periods of time :ugh


Got my package in the mail today - Before I dive in and mount them, I was curious if anyone has a preferred method for mounting them?

Thanks in advance! :cool

Battery_Tender_Plus.jpe

The Battery Tender uses a 4-step charging program:​
  1. Qualification (ensures safety by verifying battery status prior to charging)​
  2. Bulk Charge (raises battery voltage to 14.4 Volts dc)​
  3. Absorption Charge (holds voltage at 14.4 Volts dc and forces current to fully charge the battery)
  4. Float Charge (maintains fully charged battery at 13.2 Volts dc)​
Temperature compensation ensures optimal hcarge voltage even in extreme weather conditions.
Solid state two color LED indicates state of charge.
 
I believe I have six of those. I only have the pigtails that go on the battery terminals on the bike and the Porsche. All the other cars just get the alligator clips. Not sure what you mean by "mount". Just put it on the floor next to the car... I don't leave them on full time. I kind of cycle them every month or so for about a few days to a week. I think they are a must have to keep the battery healthy!
 
Kevin, thanks :m


SIX of them! :eek

I was planning on hooking up the "tails" to the battery and by "mount", I meant, a way tou route the tail out of the car - I can run it through the side gills, up & out of the hood seal/cowl, or, ???

What do you think? :cool
 
Chris I have something just like that in the bubble . I leave the hood closed but lot locked down and drop the wires down by the wheel.Works great for me .
 
I realize it's not a battery tender, but I do have a trickle charger I use on occassion. The car's been sitting for about a month now so I hooked it up for about half a day to keep the battery ok (even though it was unhooked). I just ran the cable out the wheel well, put the unit on the floor behind the front tire, and let the hood rest closed, but not latched closed. I.e. the hood was like how it is after you pull the release cable. There is a soft compressible seal around the wheel well, and the cable doesn't even smush into that. You should be able to leave it long-term without the cable causing any denting or deforming of the seal material.
 
Chris,

I would not run it out the gill panel as eventually it will get scratched....I use a 2 prong molex connection mounted to the bottom of the car. It has a cover to keep the dirt out. I'll try to take a couple pics this weekend.
 
As Aurora40 & Callaway4Fun mentioned, you just run the wires over the wheel well with the hood down and unlatched. Works great and my car cover goes right over without any problems.

Your tender seem a much larger a device than the trickle charger I use, but mine works well for me, easy on, easy off.

-Luigi
:cool
 
Looks like we all have the same idea. I do the same - Leave hood unlatched and run the wire out the wheel well.
 
Thanks again guys - I put two of them on today - just "alligator clipped 'em" for now - to see how they would do...

The one (regular) 89 is already charged, while Big red is still charcing - the one light flashes green @ 80% as the reg. 89 did w/ in 10 minutes however, Big red's must have been low(er), as it has yet to reach that stage.

Hoping to drive it before the new year is out :lou
 
I'm curious since they have those little permanent attachments... Do you put them on both battery posts? When you used the alligator clip did you put it on both posts?

I thought it could be dangerous to charge a battery by both posts while it is in the car, isn't it? I always put the positive clip on the positive post, and ground the negative somewhere else (the brake master cylinder works well in the 'vette).
 
Bob, the directions state:

For a negative-grounded vehicle, ct' the red (+) clip to the pos. (+).

Then ct' the black clip to the veh. chassis or eng. block away from the batt.
Do not hook to carb. or fuel lines or body :eek
 
Why would it be dangerous to connect to neg. clip to the ground post of the battery?
If you connect it somewhere els you still have the connection with the battery only it's furter away and you have more resitance trough the connecting parts so you'll have a loss of energy.

I thing the best why is always to connect it directly to the battery posts but be sure the clips can't connect to each other! For a normal 9 volt battery to a 3 ton forklift truck you'll alway connect direct to the posts so why not on a car if you check the clips so they can't short circuit to each other!?

When you put a volt meter on the charger you'll see it only charge's within the range of your car's alternator (max 14.4 volts) with .. amp's a houre and i think the battery tenders you have just put in enough amp's to keep the battery up to date. So beside's from short circuiting the system i don't see the problem. :)

Groeten Peter.
 
Peer81 said:
Why would it be dangerous to connect to neg. clip to the ground post of the battery?
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I think it has to do with sparking and blowing up? I don't quite know, though. But batteries do tend to vent hydrogen when charging.
 
Aurora40 said:
I think it has to do with sparking and blowing up? I don't quite know, though. But batteries do tend to vent hydrogen when charging.
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I believe that is the case as well - what are the odds of it happeneing?? Slim - but then again, an ounce of prevention... :ugh
 
Peer81 said:
Why would it be dangerous to connect to neg. clip to the ground post of the battery?
If you connect it somewhere els you still have the connection with the battery only it's furter away and you have more resitance trough the connecting parts so you'll have a loss of energy.

I thing the best why is always to connect it directly to the battery posts but be sure the clips can't connect to each other! For a normal 9 volt battery to a 3 ton forklift truck you'll alway connect direct to the posts so why not on a car if you check the clips so they can't short circuit to each other!?

When you put a volt meter on the charger you'll see it only charge's within the range of your car's alternator (max 14.4 volts) with .. amp's a houre and i think the battery tenders you have just put in enough amp's to keep the battery up to date. So beside's from short circuiting the system i don't see the problem. :)

Groeten Peter.
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A Battery Charging produces Hydrogen Gas!! Very Explosive!! One little Spark and Blam !!! Even Static Spark can set it Off!! This is the same reason I wouldn't Have a charger one My Car with the car Cover on it!! Besides it will trap the Corrosive Gas's under Cover and possibly Blister Paint!! :ugh :ugh (Here's a experiment Charge a Dead Battery with a Condom on it,it will inflate it !! After inflated (2-3 ft. in Diam.)tie it off and put a long tail on it,Take it outside and Lite the tail and let it Loose!! It will go UP in the air and Explode!!!!!!) (DON'T DO This Close to any Building's, or you will Probably be Replacing Window's !!!!!!!);LOL ;LOL :rotfl :D junk!!!ps Put in ear Plug's!!
 
Oke you're right about that all do it's a very small about but you're correct.
But then again, you can put the ground anywhere you want an the car but then you close the hood or lay it unlocked the hydrogen gas buildup will still be there when you disconnect the stuf i think this is MUCH more dangerous then just putting it on the batteryposts and leave the hood open! I alway's learned to charge a battery in a well ventilated area and with the hood closed this is not the case. Of course with a tender the gas buildup it's that big but you can change the ground to any place you want if the hood is closed the problem is still there imo! :)

Groeten Peter.
 
Peter, that was my thought too - if the hood is closed, does it really matter if the car is under a cover??


Heck, Callaway4Fun said his car is charged in a bubble - sounds like Junkies scenerio could happen there like the Hindenburg :eek

hindenburg-1937.jpg


I am VERY interested now to hear who closes down their hoods to the seals - and who covers their Corvettes when on the trickle chargers??

In the meantime, I have only the doors-back covered :eek
 
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