where is the best place to connect to?
i just got this Deltran Plus 1.25 amp tender-http://www.batterytender.com/Dion/Battery-TenderR-Plus.html
i won't use it much,i drive the car 2-3 times a week year round,just got it for rare periods of extended bad weather where the car's stuck in the garage.battery is about a year old,has a new neg. cable,and I usually drive 15-20 miles each time I start it,which should fully charge it.
i hooked this up for the first time after 5 days of sitting.i used the alligator clip attachment,positive on the jump start terminal in the engine bay fusebox (2nd from left in rear with raised ridged metal cover on it,under liftable cover),negative on the negative post on the engine block. It took 4 hours to go from red to flashing green (which means 80% charged) and is still on flashing green after 5 hours (goes to solid green when fully charged.)
i'm wondering if it might charge better and more quickly if hooked directly to the battery-it comes with a second alternate charging attachment which has round flat connectors with a hole that can mount permanently on the battery posts under the clamps,that cord then being connected to the tender.i was hoping to avoid this more permanent connection,and having to pull the spare,disconnect the battery,and safely attach the cable since I won't be using it much.
i just got this Deltran Plus 1.25 amp tender-http://www.batterytender.com/Dion/Battery-TenderR-Plus.html
i won't use it much,i drive the car 2-3 times a week year round,just got it for rare periods of extended bad weather where the car's stuck in the garage.battery is about a year old,has a new neg. cable,and I usually drive 15-20 miles each time I start it,which should fully charge it.
i hooked this up for the first time after 5 days of sitting.i used the alligator clip attachment,positive on the jump start terminal in the engine bay fusebox (2nd from left in rear with raised ridged metal cover on it,under liftable cover),negative on the negative post on the engine block. It took 4 hours to go from red to flashing green (which means 80% charged) and is still on flashing green after 5 hours (goes to solid green when fully charged.)
i'm wondering if it might charge better and more quickly if hooked directly to the battery-it comes with a second alternate charging attachment which has round flat connectors with a hole that can mount permanently on the battery posts under the clamps,that cord then being connected to the tender.i was hoping to avoid this more permanent connection,and having to pull the spare,disconnect the battery,and safely attach the cable since I won't be using it much.
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