# Battery Charging a 1991 Lincoln Town Car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-charging-a-1991-lincoln-town-car/24357>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries\
**Created:** [January 4, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-charging-a-1991-lincoln-town-car/24357 "2009-01-04T17:27:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Blaiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Blaiser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Blaiser)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-charging-a-1991-lincoln-town-car/24357/1 "2009-01-04T17:27:37Z")

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Do I need to remove the battery cable clamps (left, right or both) from the battery upright post before charging the battery? [This car is rarely driven, and so the battery needs attention quite often]

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-charging-a-1991-lincoln-town-car/24357/2 "2009-01-04T17:58:37Z")

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No. You can leave the cables connected.

You may want to invest in a battery “tender” if you can park your car where you can reach a plug. Chargers are designed to charge a low battery, but most, including the “automatic” ones do a poor job of keeping a battery charged. For that you need a battery tender. The one I just bought cost me about $20.00 and will charge a battery (very slowly) and more important, it will keep it charged without overcharging it. It just keeps checking and when it sees the battery going down a little, it goes back into charge mode.

Good Luck

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**Author:** ![Blaiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Blaiser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Blaiser)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-charging-a-1991-lincoln-town-car/24357/3 "2009-01-04T18:04:57Z")

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THANK YOU for the “battery tender” recommendation! I will definitely be purchasing one!

Blaiser