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Batter charging?
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X6_40d_Nick
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Re: Batter charging?
Canon / Tank ? Mmm there's a joke there somewhere!!!!!
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325d M Touring
Volvo XC60
Audi Q7 & A4 Avant
Lotus Exige S & Elise 135R
Focus ST
M3 SMG (E46)
Audi TT
Vauxhall Astra SRi
Porsche 968
Mercedes C180 CLC
325i & 316i Touring (E30)
Maserati Bi-Turbo Spider
Astra
1988, VW Golf
Re: Batter charging?
I have 4 CTEK chargers on cars, works great and ensures the cars always start.
Killed a battery in 2 years on my first Z, so I have had CTEKS from then onwards on all the cars that don't move everyday.
Killed a battery in 2 years on my first Z, so I have had CTEKS from then onwards on all the cars that don't move everyday.
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Cannondale
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Re: Batter charging?
Just been checking the the invoices with my car and BMW fitted a new battery in Nov 11, so the first battery lasted just over 6 years on a car that did 56 k in that time so that is not too bad on a lowish mileag car.
As I will ontly doing about 5k a year with the car and it will often stand for a week or 2 at times I was worried about the battery going flat. It seems common on X5 and Rangies etc.
I think I will get a Ctek and hopefully keep the newish battery ok for a few years yet.
Just checked the voltage to day and it is .01 down on yesterday and only 8deg when I checked it so it seems to be a good battery and the drain not too bad.
Has anyone conected there Ctek to charge the batter from one of the cars 12V sockets? I would think it would be ok as most of the cheap solars conect that way.
Richard...
As I will ontly doing about 5k a year with the car and it will often stand for a week or 2 at times I was worried about the battery going flat. It seems common on X5 and Rangies etc.
I think I will get a Ctek and hopefully keep the newish battery ok for a few years yet.
Just checked the voltage to day and it is .01 down on yesterday and only 8deg when I checked it so it seems to be a good battery and the drain not too bad.
Has anyone conected there Ctek to charge the batter from one of the cars 12V sockets? I would think it would be ok as most of the cheap solars conect that way.
Richard...
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