Ctek Battery Charger

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Re: Ctek Battery Charger

Post by mikexgough » Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:17 am

dandemann8 wrote:
keycare wrote:What length of cable did your ctek confort panel socket come with. I was about to install mine on the weekend but it looks like there isn't enough cable to run from the LB to the spare dashboard socket shown in your pictures.

Which hole did you use in the bulk head?

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I wired mine upto the SB and in conjunction with the Willinton kit it charges both at the same time :wink:

As for entry into the battery compartment you can use the big rubber grommet or there is a white plastic cover at the rear of the bulkhead which can be used :wink:

I have an Aldi charger .... hard wired in..... same outputs and specs as the usual Ctek ones that Bongo'ers buy.... I have mine wired to the LB and it charges the SB also via the Willinton.... :wink:
After a 4 day LB use....on my 110Ah LB of Fridge and TV/Chargers......it took 18hrs to "top up" charge up at home..... 3.6A output on the Aldi... does the job for me.....and at £12.99.... :D :D
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Re: Ctek Battery Charger

Post by Alifriendee » Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:07 pm

My flashing lights on the comfort CTEK connector go from green to amber very quickly also.

I've decided amber is "normal" as I've just fitted a brand new leisure battery and within a day of a full charge it's moved to amber.

I saw on the CTEK website amber is nothing to worry about but I would like it to stay green longer just for my piece of mind! It's too sensitive to a minor voltage drop it seems.
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Re: Ctek Battery Charger

Post by Diplomat » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:21 pm

mikexgough wrote:

I have an Aldi charger .... hard wired in..... same outputs and specs as the usual Ctek ones that Bongo'ers buy.... I have mine wired to the LB and it charges the SB also via the Willinton.... :wink:
After a 4 day LB use....on my 110Ah LB of Fridge and TV/Chargers......it took 18hrs to "top up" charge up at home..... 3.6A output on the Aldi... does the job for me.....and at £12.99.... :D :D
I have three Aldi chargers dotted around different locations, cheap at the price for peace of mind.

However, I haven't hard wired one under the bonnet because, as far as I can see, they need a button pressing sequence to start the charging process - or, have I got this wrong and they just need mains input to get going?


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Re: Ctek Battery Charger

Post by The Great Pretender » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:48 am

Diplomat wrote:
mikexgough wrote:

I have an Aldi charger .... hard wired in..... same outputs and specs as the usual Ctek ones that Bongo'ers buy.... I have mine wired to the LB and it charges the SB also via the Willinton.... :wink:
After a 4 day LB use....on my 110Ah LB of Fridge and TV/Chargers......it took 18hrs to "top up" charge up at home..... 3.6A output on the Aldi... does the job for me.....and at £12.99.... :D :D
I have three Aldi chargers dotted around different locations, cheap at the price for peace of mind.

However, I haven't hard wired one under the bonnet because, as far as I can see, they need a button pressing sequence to start the charging process - or, have I got this wrong and they just need mains input to get going?


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Nope, you got it right. They need motivation from a human being to get them going, just press the right buttons........... :lol:
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