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eutek



Member Since: 03 Mar 2009
Location: High Wycombe
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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
Battery charger?
Not necessarily Defender related... but could be in the future.

I went and got a Maypole 730 S battery charger, as the Mrs' car often sits for long periods of time and the battery goes flat.

It is a pain to jump, easier to take the battery out and charge it up... but I've never used one of these battery chargers before.

It doesn't seem to do anything.. plug it in, let it sit and do its thing - and nada, zip, nuffink.

How long are these things supposed to take to charge up a flat battery? I even tried it with a brand new Varta battery, figured it shipped flat, same thing. Thinking I got a dud unit from Amazon. Sad

Anyone every use one of these Maypole chargers before?
Post #407328 13th Mar 2015 5:38pm
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gilarion



Member Since: 05 Dec 2013
Location: Wales
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Wales 2007 Defender 90 Other CSW Trident Green
Check the fuse if that's OK put a multi or voltmeter on the clips and see if there is a current. If its a duff send it back and get a CTEK charger instead best there is. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1
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eutek



Member Since: 03 Mar 2009
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Thanks, broke out the multimeter and everything seemed to be working... It was me who was reading the gauge wrong, how embarrassing!
Post #408212 16th Mar 2015 7:12pm
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