CTEK Charger - newbie questions
Submitted: Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 14:57
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I've got my fridge hooked up to an AGM battery with aligator clips. Will there be any problem connecting my CTEK charger to the battery with aligator clips concurrently?
Reply By: Axel [ the real one ] - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:27
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:27
Short answer = no.
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Reply By: Member - Stephen F (VIC) - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:31
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:31
G'day Garbage,
From what i have been told you can do exactly that, i have also been informed that you can connect your c-tek charger directly to your batts in the car while you
camp with a 240v supply available.
Just curious did you buy your new toys at a recent show and is your fridge a evakool.
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Stephen
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Follow Up By: garbage - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:35
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:35
I bought
mine at the Penrith show near
Sydney. I ended up getting a Bushman fridge mainly because of the very low current draw and the fewer plasticy bits compared to the Waeco.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen F (VIC) - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:43
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:43
Yea i too waited for the shows just had enough time to get in spend a few bucks and get out, got the 60l evakool with a few good extras $1100 Also the c-tec charger 15 amp for $300 perfect timing to had a flat crank batt in the troopy, bloody wench.
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Stephen
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Follow Up By: garbage - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:54
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 15:54
Wish I had my act together in time for the show. I wasn't shopping for a CTEK charger until it was too late. Could have got the 15amp for only $35 more than I spent on the 7amp. Ah
well!
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Reply By: Member - Mike DID - Sunday, Oct 14, 2007 at 19:46
Sunday, Oct 14, 2007 at 19:46
You can get an excellent 12 amp (or 12,000 milliamp) Three Stage charger for $99.
www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MB3612
It has 6 LEds showing charging progress.
It's unlikely you will need the other modes of a CTEK.
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Follow Up By: disco1942 - Sunday, Oct 14, 2007 at 19:51
Sunday, Oct 14, 2007 at 19:51
I think he already has it in hand. I don't think I would trust something as cheap as as a $99 charger on my battery, K-Mart have sililar priced units and looking at these - no way. It's something
well engineered like C-teck for me every time.
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Follow Up By: Member - Mike DID - Sunday, Oct 14, 2007 at 20:14
Sunday, Oct 14, 2007 at 20:14
I have just bought the third one from Jaycar and they are
well built and
well designed.
I agree the KMart ones are crap.
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