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In my experience, the nuts are generally indifferent to cable length.
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Snapped a few pics of my Ctek set up. I run the power cord out from under the hood by the windshield. this way I'm able to close the hood.
I changed my set up to the side also. This way I don't have to keep opening and closing the hood. I ran the wire behind the firewall insulation and have a waterproof cap on the plug in end that will stay in the cowl. I had to go to that side before that where some outlets are. Somehow outlets on the front wall and right side but not on the left side wall.Snapped a few pics of my Ctek set up. I run the power cord out from under the hood by the windshield. this way I'm able to close the hood.
Looks good. Nice and neat. I'd love to be able to permanently mount the tender under the hood. I've seen it done on some BMW's where the batteries are mounted in the trunk.I changed my set up to the side also. This way I don't have to keep opening and closing the hood. I ran the wire behind the firewall insulation and have a waterproof cap on the plug in end that will stay in the cowl. I had to go to that side before that where some outlets are. Somehow outlets on the front wall and right side but not on the left side wall.
Either way, you still have to plug it in. So to me, it's easier to do the type of install I did.
I'd really like to install one of these in the front area but there's no way to get a wire to it but I'll check again.
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The only daylight I saw was on the passenger side of the engine bay. You could easily cut a small hole in one of the fender liners but I'm not sure that's a good idea.
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There is the same discussion re: engine block heater. One person ran the cord out the opening for the front recovery hook (Badlands only). Another ran the cord out the windshield drain hole on the passenger side just as Rocks shows above.
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Yes that's where I ran the cord too only on the drivers side closest to the battery.
Would the BCM cause the BS to not go into power saving mode when a battery maintainer is connected with the ground side on a body screw vs the negative battery post? The battery will always be fully charged.
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I have had a couple of bad experiences with Battery Tender. I would recommend that you take a look at a Battery Minder. These are approved by several battery manufacturers but are more expensive than the Battery Tender. Battery Minder recommends using an aviation specific version if you plan on using a plane battery.
Thanks for your post but I've used Deltran battery tender plus models for over 20 years without an issue.
Maybe next time I'll try the Battery Minder. Both are the same price on Amazon. $59.95 unless you buy the double bank model.
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