ctek chargers
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 at 20:31
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zacc
hi all , i want to ditch my cuurent batterie charger in my van and replace it . i will be charging a 100 amp hour batterie and would like to know what size ctek charger would do the job ? also will these chargers supplie 12 volts of power to power the vans 12 volt system while charging the batterie?
Reply By: lunchbuckett - Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 at 20:48
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 at 20:48
Zacc hi there i have done the same thing i replaced my CTec with a Sinergex PureCharge 25amp 4 stage battery charger it runs everything pluss charge 2 x 120 amp batteries hope this helps . lunchbuckett
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Follow Up By: Kim and Damn Dog - Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 at 21:27
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 at 21:27
I must be missing something. Why on Earth would you ditch a CTEK?
Regards
Kim
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Follow Up By: hazo - Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 at 21:48
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 at 21:48
More than likely confusion between "SETEC" and "CTEK"
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Follow Up By: Best Off Road - Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 at 21:28
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 at 21:28
Kim,
Overpriced and over rated comes to mind.
Cheers,
Jim.
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Follow Up By: Kim and Damn Dog - Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 at 21:43
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 at 21:43
Gidday Jim
I'd be interested to hear the reasons you say that. Their not cheap, I'll give you that. But it's a quality product, very reliable and does the job its designed for.
Regards
Kim
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Follow Up By: Best Off Road - Thursday, Apr 16, 2009 at 09:25
Thursday, Apr 16, 2009 at 09:25
Kim,
No question they are excellent, but their primary purpose is to put charge into a battery. IMHO there are many other brands available that will do the same thing for a lot less money.
Cheers,
Jim.
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Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 at 21:46
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 at 21:46
Its all in the spelling or lack of.
There are SETEC as installed by some caravan makers
and CTEK as in the
well known good one
Look at thread 67825
Cheers
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Reply By: lunchbuckett - Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 at 21:08
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 at 21:08
you are correct i ment bainbridge hitec they have a fault in hot weather 39 deg and stop chargeing and do not restart thats why i replaced it
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Reply By: ross - Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 at 21:33
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 at 21:33
Zacc I have a CTEK 15 amp charger and 100 amp battery. I think it takes about 12 hrs to charge when the fridge cuts off at 11volts
Using the waeco 80 litre fridge and recharging simultaneously takes about 24 hrs.
The charger also has a feature which keeps the battery topped up if there is a drain on it and it works ok.
I got my Ctek from ebay for about $276
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