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Originally Posted by Penguin
A battery tender is designed to maintain your battery. If you lose power the tender will also lose power but when power is restores the tender will continue to keep your battery at peak levels. Again the Battery Tender is DESIGNED to leave connected to your battery. Batteries go dead on newer vehicles when not in use because many of the systems need to stay powered up. When you drive your car for normal intervals, the battery stays charged. When you don't drive your car the systems slowly drain the battery thus the need to keep the battery charged. You do what you feel comfortable with but keeping your battery charged safely ( which the tender does ) Will save you time and money when it comes time to drive your stored vehicle.
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In addition to inflated tires, gas stabilizer, and a battery tender. I recommend rat traps, baited with pecans (ants will find and eat the traditional peanut butter). I would also put out a couple of trays of rat poison as backup. This is because, unless your garage is virtually airtight, little critters (mice, rats, or chipmunks) can find a way in and totally destroy your wiring harness.