Battery tender
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I will be leaving my Jag in my Arizona garage for 5-6 months this summer. I usually have a dead battery on my return in the fall
This year I plan to use a battery tender
i am uncomfortable leaving it on all summer but was wondering if I have my neighbor plug it in the month before I return if this would be sufficient. It is a 1.5 amp battery tender
This year I plan to use a battery tender
i am uncomfortable leaving it on all summer but was wondering if I have my neighbor plug it in the month before I return if this would be sufficient. It is a 1.5 amp battery tender
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DISCONNECT the battery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can also leave the battery on a 'tender' but I ALWAYS disconnect the battery on one of my jaguars if I plan on NOT driving it for a few weeks!
Jaguar used 'transit isolation devices' for the voyage from the factory to North America.
I actually have a few because they were NOT returned to Jaguar.(shame on me)
You can also leave the battery on a 'tender' but I ALWAYS disconnect the battery on one of my jaguars if I plan on NOT driving it for a few weeks!
Jaguar used 'transit isolation devices' for the voyage from the factory to North America.
I actually have a few because they were NOT returned to Jaguar.(shame on me)
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I will be leaving my Jag in my Arizona garage for 5-6 months this summer. I usually have a dead battery on my return in the fall
This year I plan to use a battery tender
i am uncomfortable leaving it on all summer but was wondering if I have my neighbor plug it in the month before I return if this would be sufficient. It is a 1.5 amp battery tender
This year I plan to use a battery tender
i am uncomfortable leaving it on all summer but was wondering if I have my neighbor plug it in the month before I return if this would be sufficient. It is a 1.5 amp battery tender
Can’t your neighbor give the car a little observation twice a month to make sure the battery tender is working correctly ? or better yet, can’t someone (neighbor) drive the dang car twice a month at least ? These cars do not take kindly to sitting unused.
But in your shoes I wouldn’t hesitate to leave a reputable tender such as NOCO, CTEK, Delran, etc hooked up to a disconnected battery for as long as needed.
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zray (05-15-2023)
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If the charger does not go over 14.4v you will do the battery no harm. Mine goes to 13.8 and no more.
Another way is to get a 7 day timer clock thing and bring the battery ender on for a couple of hours each week. or if you already got a 24hr one set it for 1/2hr per day. Disconnect the negative in this long term set up.
Another way is to get a 7 day timer clock thing and bring the battery ender on for a couple of hours each week. or if you already got a 24hr one set it for 1/2hr per day. Disconnect the negative in this long term set up.
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I'm not convinced about the need to disconnect let alone remove the battery from the car, from all my reading here and elsewhere it seems that a good quality tender/maintainer such as a CTEK can be connected straight up and then left for several months if not indefinitely with zero problems. Notice I said tender/maintainer, not charger!
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I leave my '90 XJ-S on a battery maintainer for 6 months each winter, battery connected. I leave my '01 XK8 on a battery maintainer for 6 months each summer, battery connected. In each case the car starts on the first try, never any ill effects observed. Just check tire pressures, fluid levels, and drive.
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