How the heck do I replace the battery!

[jbawden]

Ctek is a very good product. I have converted to the complete Noco Genius line and on the 5BW I have use their direct mount on board battery charger. It's permanently mounted under hood (it's designed specifically for this) so while storing I just open the hood and plug in. Its a good time to check the oil when I unplug the the cord, so I think its ideal.

https://no.co/genius/genius

 

[DonD]

Tens of thousands of Corvette owners are using the OEM maintainers

Are you saying that Blackwings are coming from the factory with built in chargers? Don

 

[Finally-a-V]

@DonD ...No, it's an option to buy the battery charger from GM, at an attractive mark up.

 

[LF4472]

Are you saying that Blackwings are coming from the factory with built in chargers? Don

Built-in? No.

But you can option RPO 5WF, Battery Protection Package, which gets you a Cadillac-branded CTEK charger (Corvette has a similar option). It's expensive compared to retail prices.

 

[hawk02]

I've always used the (Deltran) battery tender. I've had various models and am currently using two of the 1.25A battery tender plus units.

I have a Deltran Battery Tender Plus. Since it only provides 1.25 amps, it can take days to charge a battery enough to start the car if the battery is close to or fully drained. I know this from personal experience over the past weekend—my battery was registering 6 volts. After two days of charging with the Deltran, it still didn’t have enough juice to start the car. I ended up buying a NOCO Genius 10 from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W3QT226?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

The Noco Charged the battery enough to start the car in about 2 hours. So far I'm impressed with the unit.

 

[hawk02]

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I just bought one of these. It's useless if the battery is close to or fully drained. It is more of a conditioner/trickle charger than a full-on battery charger. Plus the thing gets hot as hell when it's charging for an extended period of time. At $195 it is no bargain. I'm returning mine to the dealer.

 

[hawk02]

Ctek is a very good product. I have converted to the complete Noco Genius line and on the 5BW I have use their direct mount on board battery charger. It's permanently mounted under hood (it's designed specifically for this) so while storing I just open the hood and plug in. Its a good time to check the oil when I unplug the the cord, so I think its ideal.

https://no.co/genius/genius

I just bought the Genious 10. Very impressed with the product.

 

[DonD]

I have a Deltran Battery Tender Plus. Since it only provides 1.25 amps, it can take days to charge a battery enough to start the car if the battery is close to or fully drained. I know this from personal experience over the past weekend—my battery was registering 6 volts. After two days of charging with the Deltran, it still didn’t have enough juice to start the car. I ended up buying a NOCO Genius 10 from Amazon. Amazon.com

The Noco Charged the battery enough to start the car in about 2 hours. So far I'm impressed with the unit.

Have a 5 amp Noco coming, thanks to this thread. Don

 

[Worldrider]

I would install a battery tender under the hood using the remote terminal.

Can you post a picture next time you have it hooked up under the hood? I connected my NOCO smart trickle charger under the hood, using the alligator clips, checked a couple months later, and the battery was down to 50%. I then connected the NOCO directly to the battery in the trunk (that was a pain to access) and it quickly took the battery back up to 100%.... so obviously I connected something incorrectly under the hood.

 

[ArgentWing]

I just bought one of these. It's useless if the battery is close to or fully drained. It is more of a conditioner/trickle charger than a full-on battery charger. Plus the thing gets hot as hell when it's charging for an extended period of time. At $195 it is no bargain. I'm returning mine to the dealer.

I believe it's used so that your battery doesn't become "close to or fully drained". I don't know. Maybe I'm missing something?