Evora trickle charging?
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SlimJim16v said:
Ctek are not trickle chargers, though they do switch to trickle when the battery is fully charged. The very rare issue is if it doesn't drop to trickle and continue full charging. Someone on PH had this and a fire.
You don't want a trickle charger, you want something cleverer that conditions as necessary. I've never had (or heard of) a CTEK fault, but if you are worried about the brand, then choose another good brand.We've got our Evora 400 new in 2018 and have trickle charged it with a Ctek XS 0.8 for the entire time.
We run the supplied cable direct from the battery terminal and trap this initially outside of the battery cavity/panel, then again outside of the boot. The panel gap is sufficient, but I do wrap a thin cloth around the cable where it touches the boot edge/closed hatchback.
After six and a half years, we are still on the original battery and charger.
We run the supplied cable direct from the battery terminal and trap this initially outside of the battery cavity/panel, then again outside of the boot. The panel gap is sufficient, but I do wrap a thin cloth around the cable where it touches the boot edge/closed hatchback.
After six and a half years, we are still on the original battery and charger.
The CTEK charger that is being talked about is a maintenance charger... I have 5 on the go all the time and have for several years, they are fine. Mine are 5 amp max and are normally outputting milliamps. Batteries normally go awol if the electrolyte has evaporated through a lack of maintenance.
I've got a 400. I put it on a conditioner (CTEK) over winter months, say from end of October through to March. Zero issues in nearly 3 years.
The rest of the year it never sees the CTEK as it gets driven. I've put 40,000 miles on it in 3 years.
One point to consider, make sure you run the cable to the side so that you can completely close the engine cover. If not the boot light will stay on.
The rest of the year it never sees the CTEK as it gets driven. I've put 40,000 miles on it in 3 years.
One point to consider, make sure you run the cable to the side so that you can completely close the engine cover. If not the boot light will stay on.
If you leave it 5 weeks you may as well bin the battery, two is enough to drain it (even says so in the manual), four or five you'll have dead cells. Then you need to use remote boot release to get into the boot and change it. I just have motorbike type connector connected to the battery terminals and run into the boot, connect it to an accumate conditioner, the motorbike ones have rubber caps so you can seal it when not in use.
However, if you leave the boot open you must flick the boot catch otherwise it will draw faster than it charges (cost me a battery and an auto electrician to find that out!), it's not the boot light, same if a door is open.
However, if you leave the boot open you must flick the boot catch otherwise it will draw faster than it charges (cost me a battery and an auto electrician to find that out!), it's not the boot light, same if a door is open.
elise2000 said:
Thanks for the replies
We bought a ctek and it’s been plugged in for 10 days so far without spontaneously combusting, so all good so far!
My ctek has mostly been plugged in for 10 years - no fire as yet. The earlier one did have a fault but that meant it just didn't work.We bought a ctek and it’s been plugged in for 10 days so far without spontaneously combusting, so all good so far!
I always kept my Evoras on the ctek, and its critical on the Ferrari.
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