Battery Tender Cord Install

[Jeff D.]

I'm looking to install a Battery Tender cord on my wifes 2025 Equinox LT. I have done this to all my powersports equipment (motorcycles and snowmobiles) and vehicles to keep the batteries topped off when we leave them parked for any amount of time.

I do know to make sure the negative side of the Tenders cord is connected on the opposite side of the current sensor from the batteries negative terminal, so any current added into the battery by the Tender is measured by the vehicles BMS.

On the batteries positive side, there's quite a bit more going on than I'm used to. Looking it over, my guess is I could connect the cords positive terminal to the stud on the right that passes thru the long metal plate. Is that a right asumption?

It looks to me like the whole plate is tied directly to the batteries positive terminal.

I'd ziptie the cord up and run it out thru the grill like we used to do with block heater cords years ago, so I can have the hood closed when it's plugged in.

Thanks for any insight or tips.

 

[Jeff D.]

Since I didn't get any feedback, I went ahead and wired it like I thought and it appears to work as inteneded. I'll post pic's in the event it'll help someone else out down the line.

 

[RedEq]

Look good. Thanks for showing your work.

 

[rawhite318]

Since I didn't get any feedback, I went ahead and wired it like I thought and it appears to work as inteneded. I'll post pic's in the event it'll help someone else out down the line.

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Your good. I. Would have put it directly on the positive terminal but that’s splitting hairs. Really the way to screw that up is to fasten it to one of the fuses on the left side of the positive terminal. If one of those fuses blow all 5 of those fuses need to be changed.