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Gornalhills
Member Since: 17 Jul 2012
Location: Dudley
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| Ctek battery charging question |
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Ok , it’s that time of the year when the battery works overtime, if I purchase a smart charger do I have to lift the bonnet and remove covers every night, or it there a more professional easier way to simply connect  300 Tdi R reg
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sarumlight
Member Since: 07 Nov 2008
Location: Off the Plain
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If you’ve got a towing socket at the back Martin sells a pre-wired plug. Just remember to remove before flight!
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| 2nd Dec 2019 11:21 pm |
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Gornalhills
Member Since: 17 Jul 2012
Location: Dudley
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Ahh, excellent, would these be for sale on the Disco3.co.uk site ? 300 Tdi R reg
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| 2nd Dec 2019 11:30 pm |
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Gornalhills
Member Since: 17 Jul 2012
Location: Dudley
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Is there any particular ctek charger as a preference ? Also I have new single socket ...(13pin) ? I believe  300 Tdi R reg
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| 2nd Dec 2019 11:35 pm |
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Gornalhills
Member Since: 17 Jul 2012
Location: Dudley
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Sea Raider wrote:https://www.disco3.co.uk/shop/tow-electrics-charger-adapter-ctek-accumate-optimate-etc-p45.html
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| 2nd Dec 2019 11:35 pm |
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Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
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If you don’t have a tow socket then CTEK provide a connector you can leave permanently connected to you battery and chassis connection and have extending from the plastic battery case. That way you only have to lift the bonnet and connect in, not open the case each time or use the crocodile clips.
In fact, I seem to remember one person using this solution and leaving the connector on the scuttle so there was no need to even lift the bonnet.
Cheers Gary
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| 3rd Dec 2019 9:11 am |
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Gornalhills
Member Since: 17 Jul 2012
Location: Dudley
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Thanks for the info Gary, seems like an easy option.... certainly worth a try 300 Tdi R reg
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| 3rd Dec 2019 11:35 pm |
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dc130john
Member Since: 08 Sep 2015
Location: Somerset
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I have used the method as per Gary’spost and works very well without having to open the bonnet etc D4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Galway Green Black Leather Adaptive Xenons Logic 7 TV Pre-heater
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DIY Ace
Member Since: 06 Feb 2019
Location: Hampshire
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I've just bought the CTEK MXS 10 and it worked beautifully at bringing my battery back to life. It comes with a lead that is too short thought, but I think that applies to all of them.
Buy it with a comfort connector too, you can then leave it connected to the battery permanently and just plug/unplug the cable as you need it. It has a useful indicator on it yoo that tells you when it needs charging 2022 BMW i4 M50. Bought Oct 2022. 10,200 miles and counting...
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