Thepiazza

I received an email from Amazon the other day. Although I wasn't considering purchasing one of these the price made me think it might be worth having around. I've heard many of you guys talking about the excessive battery drain due to the extensive computer system in our cars. I've also seen some of you spend as much as 100 bucks on the GM product and was just wondering if this was a viable option? Although I am not a big fan of Black & Decker, I was hoping to see what others thought of this product? Your opinion would be great. I've also included the link if anyone else is interested.

Glen e

yup...will work fine....congrats on not getting sucked into the "gotta have the GM Vette logo on it" thinking....

jerryv

Looks fine. FWIW I've bought a couple of Battery Tender Jrs on Ebay for around $23 apiece, if you want to avoid Black & Decker.

RonC7

I've used this on my C6. Seems to work OK. Was $20 at Home Depot. It comes with lighter plug, alligator clips, and ring lug connectors.

Steve Garrett

Get it.

VETJAZZ

I have it. Works great and under $20.

ChuckWalters

BT Jrs are on my C5 and motorcycle and have been for many years. The B&D unit will be just as good as the GM OEM unit for much less.

shaan

LOL dude you are driving a C7, get a OEM charger, dont be cheap

Jontall

That's a great price...

LIStingray

The OEM Charger is a C-Tek US 0.8 with the Stingray Logo, lighter adapter and case for $99; C-Tek makes better charges than the Corvette OEM for less money: MU 4.3 is two steps above and retails for about $70 with the adapter.

C7Joy

I have been using a $20 wonder for the past 4 years with absolutely no trouble. That unit looks versatile with all the end configurations and you have a plug for the socket in the C7, go for it!

1KULC7

Remember, you get what you pay for. Not saying get the C7 Battery Protection option, just saying you get what you pay for.

Glen e

So,what are you saying, the "battery option" is better?


Hardly, it's just marketing.....people prove that here every day......

post-it

You are spending $65M plus for a car and worrying about spending $100 bucks for a charger.
Where are you going to buy your fuel? Costco or BJ's?

MikeC4C5C6...C7

First, as to battery tender I spent the $100 for the C7 logo battery tender and it worked great Nov-March on my C7. And, one of the little joys of storing a Corvette is to see that logo with the green light next to it. (When you live in the great white north there are only little Corvette joys for the long dark cold periods of the year!) OP, you are in SW FL so you probably won't even need a battery tender since you will be driving the car nearly every day I would guess.

As to fuel, remember GM recommends Top Tier gasoline for the C7. Google it and I think you will see Costco as one of the providers.

Jim Barker

It seems that the pulsing nature of the 3300 model would be very important feature that not all have. After it is charged up it switches to pulse maintenance. Desulfation with pulsing for sulfated batteries starts when battery charging amps drop to .4 amp currant. Keeping battery in good condition when not in use!

2 Ag R8Cs

I have owned Battery Tenders (Battery Tender is a trade marked brand name) for my lawn mower, motorcycle and my C5.

The deal fell thru on a C7 I ordered and I was forced to buy one from dealers stock. The C7 was exactly the colors and options I ordered but it did not have the carbon fiber dash I wanted and it had the battery tender option which listed at $100. I seems well made but I am not sure if it is worth $100 and after almost 2 months of owning the car I have not used it yet.

The tender looks well made and probably worth it for someone that lives up north and does not drive it in the winter months.

I was seriously considering selling the tender for $50 but decided to keep it because $50 will not fill up an empty gas tank

jerryv

If you watch the pennies, the dollars take care of themselves. Buying an equivalent product for less money is smart purchasing. If you think the value of a thing is based on its cost, I've got a super battery charger with TWO Corvette logos on it, that I'll sell to you for only $300 .. It actually PURIFIES the electricity before putting it into your battery.

Thepiazza

Actually I spent $64K months ago and if you include my daily driver as well as my wife's car you can go ahead and times that by 3. However, I don't see what any of this has to do with my original question! I just happened to be spending the day with my wife Monday when she received an email from Amazon and ask me if there was anything I needed? This product caught my eye and since I've never owned one I just thought I'd ask a simple question. I will properly never use the thing and it will just sit in my workbench. More then likely a neighbor or friend will ask if I own one before I ever use it. At that point I will gladly help them out much like most of the guys helped me out on this thread. Don't get me wrong I do however appreciate your opinion.

Jim Barker

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Well you cant beat the price and all the better if the features add up. I went to the manual to check max amps which where 3.3 on the C-tec and max battery size, 90 AH. Frequency charging not sure about or if its comparable to pulse charging? This is the first trickle charger I have ever used always relied on old Monkey Ward 15 amp model that's still cookin!