battery question

concreteman

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May 7, 2005
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okay, my wife doesn't want to drive her new GT in the rain, we live in Washington, thus that means it won't see the pavement for four to five months over the winter. What is the best product for maintaining the battery during the extended garage time? I have heard of two options, one the green knob you mount next to the positive post and turn to "disconnect" the power but I think that would mean reprogramming the windows everytime you "reconnect" the battery. The other one is to use a trickle charger which has hookup to each post and a wire that runs down to the grill with a quick connect plug located there that then runs to a house electrical box. This provides juice when necessary to keep the battery alive. Is sthere anything else that is better for this, other then driving it or starting it up every so often?
 
If you really don't want to be starting the car up (every two weeks is what I like to do) then I would recommend an automatic trickle charger. Like you stated, it will only kick in when your battery drops below a certain voltage.
 
A battery tender is what you want. The good ones cycle the charging instead of just trickle charging constantly. I have a friend who has a older Corvette that very rarely gets driven. It's still going on a 14 year old battery. Tenders work great.
 
I would still recommend starting it up at least once a month. If you are not going overseas and away from the vehicle, it really should be turned over and allowed to reach NOT. Optimal engine life is best achieved by keeping moving parts and lubricants moving.

I can see not wanting to have it salted or sanded, but rain? Is she scared of the way it drives in the rain, or just doesn't want to get it dirty?????

Jennifer