Opinions about Winter storage

Chasinpapa

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My Mustang is driven once or twice a month in the Winter and I would like your opinion on the best way to extend battery life. Would a battery tender be the best way? or just pulling negative cable off? I'm not sure about the cable route, doesn't the puter have to re-learn everytime it's put back on?

Thanks, guys.

 

HISSIN50

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I would use a smart trickle charger (such as you suggested).

The battery can still discharge while disconnected, and as you noted, learned behavior and settings are lost when it is disconnected.

 

wythors

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Battery tender. End of story.

 

Chasinpapa

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HISSIN50 said:

learned behavior and settings are lost when it is disconnected.

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^^^This is the the part that concerned me the most. "Thanks" to both of you guys.

 

Mustang5L5

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I use this one.

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