kartrace

I'm leaving out of town for a month and half, just bought a battery tender to take care of my car when I'm gone. Since it's my first time doing it, really want to make sure I do the right thing. I read a few pages and videos, but they are not exactly my battery. So want to make sure I'm doing it right.

After I opened the hood, I saw the battery as attached pic, is it as easy as plug the clip on corresponding polarity? Red is positive and green is negative right? Do I need to remove the bolt or anything? Or just plug and play? Please please be as detail as possible, I don't want anything happen during my absence of 1.5 month. Thanks guys!

kartrace

My car is a 2009 Lexus es350, and I bought the battery tender plus

mlacomb

Just clip it on, you don't need to do anything else. Red is positive, green is negative; correct.

SICK350

iTrader: (1)

Pictures speak a million words, this is how I run mine for the winter. Super simple!

SICK350

iTrader: (1)

It will only let me add one pic per post for some reason? Anyway here's pic 2 of 3

SICK350

iTrader: (1)

Pic 3 of 3. The tender will top up battery juice as required!

EJC

I keep mine on a battery tender (Deltran) as well.
I believe the proper way to make the connection is with the Chasis ground not hte battery neg terminal.
I also keep the cable permanantly mounted to the Pos Terminal and Chasis ground with the eyelet attachment cable that came with the tender.

SICK350

iTrader: (1)

I also had it permanently mounted on my 4th gen es but I forget to remove it when I sold it, as for the chassis ground does it make a difference?

EJC

Here's the poop. The final answer to this question direct from DELTRAN. I just called for the answer.
IT DOESN'T MATTER whether you use the chassis ground or the battery neg. terminal.
The unit is spark and short protected

dengman

Thats nice to know. I need a battery tender.

SICK350

iTrader: (1)

Thanks for checking for me, I appreciate it.

EJC

My pleasure, sometimes the answer is just a phone call away

EJC

I have 2 deltrans that I got on Amazon. Been very happy with them
You can get a good number of configurations.
Personally I use a 2 station Deltran - 1 at home and 1 in our vacation home

kartrace

thanks guys! I've hooked up the battery tender.