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Do you need to disconnect your car battery before charging it?
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∙ 14y ago
Charging Your Car Battery
NO, it is not necessary or even recommended to disconnect the cables from your car battery before charging.
It is however very critical that you follow all o the charger instructions for connecting the charger to your battery, AND the instructions regarding setting the charger controls [if there are controls to allow different voltage and charge rates.
The only reason I can think of for disconnecting the battery cables is if you needed to remove the battery from the vehicle [as for example to take into your garage for charging].
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