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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748   
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My Ring battery charger that I use for my caravan battery gave up the ghost recently
 . In a way Im pleased as ive been wanting to buy a Ctek mxs5 for some time, but couldnt justify the purchase.
So Ive now bought one from Amazon for £54 and its the dogs danglies  . Nice small/neat unit with silent operation..
 Click image to enlarge It gives an 8 stage charge..
Well worth the money :thumbsup: Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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8th Aug 2012 8:07pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610  
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I've used an Optimate for the last 16 years on my motorcycle and it does the same thing. The Optimate is the same one all these years and I have only had to replace the battery on the bike once in all this time. The proviso is of course that the battery (unless it is maintenance free) needs to be topped up periodically.
Excellent product.....But now with version 6 I see. Mine isn't even labelled as version 1 it's that old, bit like me really! 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&key...paguadxo_e If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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8th Aug 2012 9:36pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101 
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I got the C Tek 7.0 will do AG battery and restore them . Very good piece of kit.
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8th Aug 2012 10:16pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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I have a similar charger, but Husqvarna branded, which I bought with my garden tractor, No problem to recharge the small battery in a 750cc garden tractor, and you can even leave it on there in the winter to trickle charge, but are these chargers any good to connect to a standard Defender battery for either recharging when necessary, or for contiuous trickle charging in the winter when the vehicle might not move for a week at a time? You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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9th Aug 2012 4:35am |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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yes perfect for the look at the C TEK site. i have a second set of connectors that can be left on the battery so a quick connection can be made. |
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9th Aug 2012 7:49am |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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nope |
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9th Aug 2012 2:45pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748
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Thanks T1G UP
Just had a little scare with my new charger. Last night I connected it to my old caravan 110 amp battery which doesnt hold its charge, and I was going to throw it away. This morning I went into the garage to check on it and I heard strange bubbling/gurgling noises, so I switched it off and checked it with my multimeter, which read 17V  . I quickly ran away 
20mins later I rechecked the battery which read 10.9v, I reckon the battery is now dead, but what was happening during the bubbling/gurgling stage? |
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9th Aug 2012 2:52pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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it over volts the plates to get them gassing! thats part of the refreshing process. Read the book! For a straight re charge go to normal, for a flat or deeply discharged battery then go restore. heres a link http://www.ctekchargers.co.uk/ctek-mxs-70.php |
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9th Aug 2012 3:05pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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I have the C-Tek plugged into the Jet Ski all the time in the garage, plug and forget
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9th Aug 2012 3:14pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748
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But surely at stage 7 it shouldnt be putting out such a high charge?
So is the bubbling/gurgling noise from the battery considered normal? Ive just reconnected it to the same battery and straight away it started making bubbling noises, so I switched it off. When doing anything electrical I always use the following formula.. Me + Electricity = brown pants |
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9th Aug 2012 4:08pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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just leave it to do its thing....you got smoke alarms right? |
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9th Aug 2012 10:20pm |
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