Using a battery charger/conditioner - Page 2

**CraigMillwardCroft** · 02-01-2014, 12:42 PM

Mine has a supplied two pin plug coming off the battery into the boot area just plug in and leave on all the time.

**outnumbered** · 02-01-2014, 12:50 PM

It's probably just a bit of arse-covering by the manufacturer and it'll be fine if you connect it with the battery still on the car.

FWIW, I've got an Accumate charger which works fine, I often connect it to the jump-start points under the bonnet as I can't open the boot when the car's in the garage. I did have a CTEK that came with the car, but it died.

sjb · 02-01-2014, 02:46 PM

I bought the brand new ctek mxs 5 last night so I can hook it up without having to disconnect the terminals. £61 delivered for a quality piece of kit, I decided not to risk a LIDL £12.99 unit on my car

**alexk** · 02-01-2014, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sjb

I bought the brand new ctek mxs 5 last night so I can hook it up without having to disconnect the terminals. £61 delivered for a quality piece of kit, I decided not to risk a LIDL £12.99 unit on my car

Good call

Clubber · 02-01-2014, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sjb

Do you bother to disconnect the battery leads whilst charging?

No, I don't. If I had to bother disconnecting them each time, battery would last much much longer anyway, hence losing the convenience of the charger.

Rick H · 02-01-2014, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigMillwardCroft

Mine has a supplied two pin plug coming off the battery into the boot area just plug in and leave on all the time.

Yep same.

mattCSLnut · 02-01-2014, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by sjb

I bought the brand new ctek mxs 5 last night so I can hook it up without having to disconnect the terminals. £61 delivered for a quality piece of kit, I decided not to risk a LIDL £12.99 unit on my car

A very wise move my friend

My Cecil has been CTEKed Setember to April for the past 4 winters while hibernating

sjb · 02-01-2014, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

A very wise move my friend

My Cecil has been CTEKed Setember to April for the past 4 winters while hibernating

I think I've made the right decision

and a 5 year warranty? That's quality

mattCSLnut · 03-01-2014, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sjb

I think I've made the right decision

and a 5 year warranty? That's quality

JBird · 03-01-2014, 01:38 PM

Due to my current garage situation, i'm going to have to remove the battery from the car and charge it in a different room

. Have not done this before. Will it be straight forward when I put the battery back in in a few months, or am I gonna get warning lights or something? Presumably its no different to temporarily disconecting the battery when working on the car??? Have done this before but only ever for an hour or so.

02-01-2014, 12:50 PM	#12
outnumbered S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Reading Posts: 731 Casino cash: $19587	It's probably just a bit of arse-covering by the manufacturer and it'll be fine if you connect it with the battery still on the car. FWIW, I've got an Accumate charger which works fine, I often connect it to the jump-start points under the bonnet as I can't open the boot when the car's in the garage. I did have a CTEK that came with the car, but it died. __________________ Now with added SG CSL.

02-01-2014, 02:46 PM	#13
sjb S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Brighton. Posts: 372 Casino cash: $6192	I bought the brand new ctek mxs 5 last night so I can hook it up without having to disconnect the terminals. £61 delivered for a quality piece of kit, I decided not to risk a LIDL £12.99 unit on my car __________________ Car no. 406

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CraigMillwardCroft CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Marlow Posts: 3,973 Casino cash: $18153	Mine has a supplied two pin plug coming off the battery into the boot area just plug in and leave on all the time.

03-01-2014, 01:38 PM	#20
JBird S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Munich Posts: 280 Casino cash: $5259	Due to my current garage situation, i'm going to have to remove the battery from the car and charge it in a different room . Have not done this before. Will it be straight forward when I put the battery back in in a few months, or am I gonna get warning lights or something? Presumably its no different to temporarily disconecting the battery when working on the car??? Have done this before but only ever for an hour or so.