Where do you get a negative extension cable? The manual says you need one when charging a battery outside the vehicle.
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Battery Tender Quick Disconnect Extension Cables are in the Battery Tender store here on Amazon.
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Not true....the power line on the unit is long enough, if you need longer use a bit higher wire gauge extension cord and you will be fine. My unit and another kind are keeping my two Corvettes charged and ready to go.
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it is a cable with a special port for the battery. works well. I would recomand to by an extra battery as it runs out quickly
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Hey man.... just connect it like the instructions tell you. Direct to the positive and negative on the battery. Not part of the charger. Connect and forget and let it do it's thing. Mine has been on my RV battery all winter while I'm staying in it in Arizona. Works by itself. Still have the original battery in my 2008 rig.
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leave them connected unless you feel there is a short, something drawing current, in the system. in older vehicles where there are no clocks or electronics you can remove the negative cable and put a 12 volt, pull fues test lamp with one lead on the negative battery post and the other on the cable , if it lights something is on, pull fuses until the light goes out
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Find the battery first. Could be under the seat ? or under the hood ? The wires hook to the battery and one place they hook usually has a + sign for the positive or "red" clamp the other a - sign for negative "black" ground connection. The main thing is to identify the + positive connection and make sure you hook the red clamp to it. One way to identify the - minus or ground connection is to trace the wire and see what it connects to away from the battery as it will connect to the frame of the mower and the + "hot" "red" "positive" lead or wire will go to the starter motor on the side of the engine. Hope this helps ?
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Extension cord . . . . is there an alternative? I suppose you could get a generator out there.....
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One on positive. Usually negatives are attached to metal on car body...as long as car body is "one piece" or ground wires -thick like the one from battery to engine block-are connected from engine to cab (passenger section). Also, anytime you attach a negative (black wire) to the body, make sure there is bare metal where the screw holds wire into body (use wire brush or wire brush on drill to make sure there is bare metal at the connection). In other words, make sure you have a good "ground" (negative from battery to car engine AND body). Power side (red/12 volts/positive terminal) is the one you need to have an in-line fuse for. Hope this helps. One on positive. Usually negatives are attached to metal on car body...as long as car body is "one piece" or ground wires -thick like the one from battery to engine block-are connected from engine to cab (passenger section). Also, anytime you attach a negative (black wire) to the body, make sure there is bare metal where the screw holds wire into body (use wire brush or wire brush on drill to make sure there is bare metal at the connection). In other words, make sure you have a good "ground" (negative from battery to car engine AND body). Power side (red/12... » Read More One on positive. Usually negatives are attached to metal on car body...as long as car body is "one piece" or ground wires -thick like the one from battery to engine block-are connected from engine to cab (passenger section). Also, anytime you attach a negative (black wire) to the body, make sure there is bare metal where the screw holds wire into body (use wire brush or wire brush on drill to make sure there is bare metal at the connection). In other words, make sure you have a good "ground" (negative from battery to car engine AND body). Power side (red/12 volts/positive terminal) is the one you need to have an in-line fuse for. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Normally you put the disconnect on the positive terminal in a negative ground vehicle. However, after checking throughly through the system on on of my vehicles I couldn't get it to work. So I put it on the negative post just making sure there no other connections. Use an ohm meter to tell you if it's OK.
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The cable is an extension cord ,that extends the distance of the test unit...the test unit has a long cord already...In some situations ...the mechanic may need to do a reading . A good example : OBDII says Fuse blown ,while the mechanic is changing a fuse...the mechanic can check the data from outside the vehicle..
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I installed this in a boat but still had the same problem with the cable length. I replaced the supplied cable with a different cable and terminated the new cable to the boat battery. The boat battery has screw terminals so it made connection easy. However I just did almost the same thing in my old truck hooking up an amplifier that took #4 awg cable. I purchased a large fuse holder at Radio Shack (cost $13.99) and purchased some 40 Amp round AGC fuses at Auto Zone, and I purchased a battery connection tap (I have a side mount battery but they also make some for conventional batteries) at Auto Zone. For cable I just purchased a cheap #14 awg extension cord at Wal-mart (orange jacket with three #14 awg conductors inside). I connected all 3 conductors together to use as one positive cable and I connected all 3 conductors together to use as one negative cable. The combined ampacity of all 3 conductors tied together was more than the amp or an inverter would require.
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If I remember, you can use either the positive or negative terminal. I connected to the positive side. You will need to purchase an additional cable Autozone). I used a 9" positive cable. I connected the positive cable from the battery to one side of the switch and the additional cable from the other side of the switch to the positive connection point. Did not have to touch the negative. Hardest part was creating a hole in the battery case (RV trailer) to locate the switch. It only took a few minutes to install and has worked without problems for a year. Hope this helps.
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I used a red and a black #18ga wire. If you want a constant read on the meter even when the vehicle is off, you will need to find a constant hot source. I ran it directly to the batt. The wire can be bought at any auto parts store.
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I think you could safely use a heavy duty grounded extention cord with it. It has a grounded 3 prong plug. I leave mine plugged in continuously to an outside grounded outlet. I assume that it's the typical "cover your butt" safety warning that says not to use an extention cord.
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There's a positive and negative cable, the positive goes to the fusebox and the negative is grounded to the car, that's how I did it on mine and work's great
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#2/0 gauge black stranded starter cable would work best, especially if you're looking at a seven foot run. (I have three of these units and use #2 gauge on all of them.) Such is available at most any local auto parts store, but am not certain if they come in seven foot lengths. Be certain you use a deep-cycle marine battery. Just today I purchased one at a local Walmart; needed it as a back-up. (See Raymond R's comment below.)
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You have to buy one. I recommend a Coleman Cable 02569 12/3-Gauge High Visibility and Low Temperature Outdoor Extension Cord, 100-Feet. Thats the one I bought and works best with this snow blower for best performance. Also remember a trick by putting some wd-40 inside the tube the snow shoots out. It prevents snow/slush clogging.
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The item that shows regarding your question is only the extension cord for the actual Battery Tender unit. The Battery Tender is a charger with smart technology that charges the battery to optimal levels then maintains the charge.