[Shotimes] Re: (OT) Battery tender/maintainer

[Paul Nimz]

Sorry I was Assuming you would drive it at least once in 2 years.  If you
are going to mothball it why worry about the battery??????  :)

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'Paul Nimz'" <niks@dlogue.net>; "'Shotimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>;
"'V8List SHO'" <v8sho@v8sho.com>; "'SHO Tech'" <techsho@topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 1:37 PM
Subject: RE: (OT) Battery tender/maintainer


> Two years of storage life isn't enough. A $35 Schumacher on a $49.95
> AutoZone Duralast are going for 4 years now on the Fiero battery, and
> there's almost 3 years on the Duralast in the 911, also with a Schumacher
> for storage.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Nimz [mailto:niks@dlogue.net]
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 1:51 PM
> To: Shotimes; V8List SHO; SHO Tech
> Subject: Re: (OT) Battery tender/maintainer
>
>
> One of the advantages of the Odyssey battery I'm using is it has a two
year
> storage life as long as the temp is below 25C.  Not the reason I bough it
> but....
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "V8List SHO" <v8sho@v8sho.com>
> Cc: "SHO Tech" <techsho@topica.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 10:56 AM
> Subject: (OT) Battery tender/maintainer
>
>
> > FYI, for those with cars/boats/cycles/etc that need to have batteries
> > maintained
> >
> > I've already got two Schumachers myself and I am pretty happy with them,
> but
> > these units look pretty interesting! I'll have to consider one of these
> > if/when I need another one.
> >
> > Dennis does a comparison to the Schumacher down in his post, which I
find
> to
> > be of interest.
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dennis Liu [mailto:BigHeadDennis@Earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 1:13 AM
> > To: 911/993/996
> > Subject: [911] RE: Seeking advice on battery tender/maintainer
> >
> >
> > The "Battery Tender" by Deltran, and sometimes marketed under other
names,
> > is intended exactly for this purpose -- to maintain the battery.  I've
> used
> > one on my motorcycles for several years, and the 348 and 355 as well
with
> no
> > problems.  More info can be found here:
> > http://www.batterytender.com/
> >
> > It comes with two methods of attachment to your battery -- regular
> alligator
> > clamps (like on jumper cables), or a connector where the ends terminate
in
> > metal o-rings (like a washer).  Each method connects to the charger
> through
> > a little plug-together connector.  The o-ring connectors, intended for
> > semi-permanent mounting, slip right through the bolts used to attach
your
> > terminals to your battery.  Then simply tie down the length of the wire,
> > until you have only the other connector poking out into the trunk.
Thus,
> > when you're in the garage, pop the lid, snap the two connectors
together,
> > and voila!
> >
> > Alternatively, one can get a charger that attaches, piggyback style, to
> the
> > battery (the most popular is manu. by Schumacher, and sometimes marketed
> as
> > a "factory" charger, e.g. Ferrair); the 120v plug is located inside the
> car;
> > you just have to connect an extension cord when needed.
> >
> > Why do I consider the Deltran method better?  Well, I'm presuming that
the
> > Schumacher is also a computer controlled charger like the Deltran.  The
> > primary advantage, in my mind, is that you don't have the charger
sitting
> in
> > the car -- only the wiring.  Thus, (a) it's lighter, (b) you can use one
> > charger for more than one vehicle if you alternate, (c) the wire coming
> out
> > of the trunk is thinner and you can in fact close the lid with the wire
> > dangling out, if you wanted to so you can put the cover over the car,
(d)
> I
> > guess if the car gets stolen, you didn't lose the charger as well, (e)
if
> > the circuit breaker (or whatever) inside the Schumacher fails, it melts
> > INSIDE the car, right next to your battery;  I'd prefer to have the
thing
> > melt down outside my car, not in it!!, and (f) another "clean" method of
> > attaching a battery tender is to go to Radio Shack and buy a cigarette
> > lighter adapter with a 9 foot cord attached.  Then wire this into the
> "hard
> > wire" connector kit, by removing the o-ring connectors and splicing in
the
> > cigarette adapter instead.  No having to pop the hood anymore, just
remove
> > cigarette lighter and plug in, provided that the cigarette lighter is
> > POWERED when the key is off.
> >
> > vty,
> >
> > --Dennis