Mid-Winter Thaw

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02-02-2013, 05:38 AM

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Looter

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Originally Posted by pbook4g5

To those who have their cars in storage, do you take your battery out or do you put a battery tender on it?

Battery Tender...only way to go...Connect it...plug it in...and forget it !!!!!

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02-02-2013, 02:51 PM

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Mine is in storage, but I was able to drive it well into December this time. I stored it on Dexember 15th and haven't seen it since. Because I stored it in a facility that has no plug for a battery tender, I simply unplugged the battery, effectively removing it.

I miss it. *snif* It'll come out of storage during the first warm/dry break in March.

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02-02-2013, 02:59 PM

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I don't think a mid-winter thaw is going to help me.

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02-02-2013, 03:28 PM

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I don't take my cars out of the garage until Spring rains have washed away the salt a few times.

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02-03-2013, 06:23 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pbook4g5

To those who have their cars in storage, do you take your battery out or do you put a battery tender on it?

I pull the battery and throw a Ctek charger on it.

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Originally Posted by Mocky

i've done both.. this year i was lazy and put the battery tender on...

i even left the track wheels on.. usually i pull them off and leave the car on donuts... since my car is on the other side of town, the car has been pretty badly neglected..

which reminds me... i'm 1/2 tempted to take the car somewhere to have it detailed this spring... i haven't had the time to keep up with the car in terms of exterior and interior cleanup for two years..

Ive got a good detail guy. Hes been wanting me to send him some S2K's for a group deal. Remind me come spring time. I can set something up

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02-03-2013, 06:25 AM

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I might be in on that.

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02-03-2013, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pbook4g5

To those who have their cars in storage, do you take your battery out or do you put a battery tender on it?

I keep my pc680 on a ctek 7002 under the snow setting. Fires up so fast.

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02-03-2013, 05:11 PM

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I'll have to look into one of these Ctek chargers.

I've just been starting the car up every other week and letting it run through two complete heating cycles.

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02-03-2013, 05:28 PM

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The smaller ones work just as good. I got the big one for the yellow top i have in my insight, & my buddie uses it for 2 blue top boat batts. I'm happy w. it.

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