Winter storage - battery trickle charger
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TonyTwoTribes said:
Is the optimate the same as the Motorcycle 12v one, got one of them on a bike?
It will do the job..just, I have a bike Optimate on my Monaro. Only 300 milliamps output though so will struggle to charge it. Mine will not even touch the 110AH Land Rover battery which is why I bought the Ctek. wormus said:
It will do the job..just, I have a bike Optimate on my Monaro. Only 300 milliamps output though so will struggle to charge it. Mine will not even touch the 110AH Land Rover battery which is why I bought the Ctek.
Think I will get a Ctek then the Optimate did seem to get a bit "hot" when I tried it.thanks for all the info guys great source as usual.
I use a ctek but I have the bigger one 7.5 or 10 (don't remember) because I use the 'supply' mode when i'm messing with car computer stuff as well. I used to use a 5.0 over winter though and it was fine. I tend to just turn it on for a day or two every couple of weeks instead of leaving it on all the time, don't know if that's bad or not.
Z0m81e said:
I use a ctek but I have the bigger one 7.5 or 10 (don't remember) because I use the 'supply' mode when i'm messing with car computer stuff as well. I used to use a 5.0 over winter though and it was fine. I tend to just turn it on for a day or two every couple of weeks instead of leaving it on all the time, don't know if that's bad or not.
I think it is best to leave them on all the time, they go through a sequence and slightly discharges the battery then recharges again and also goes into desulpherisation mode, not sure how it all works.Janosh said:
+1 and why?
If the 3600 does the job, then why spend more on the 5.0? Do the features like 'temperature compensation' actually make any difference or just gimmicks?
I got the man's version - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005O8YG44/ref=pe_38572...If the 3600 does the job, then why spend more on the 5.0? Do the features like 'temperature compensation' actually make any difference or just gimmicks?
10A continuous 12v supply is useful
wormus said:
I got the man's version - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005O8YG44/ref=pe_38572...
10A continuous 12v supply is useful
I like the idea of the 12v supply which can be used to keep 12v attached to the car while changing the battery 10A continuous 12v supply is useful
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