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Post by Mb2t on Sept 19, 2021 10:49:56 GMT
I am looking for a battery charger. I mainly use it for charging the caravan battery (110AH) and was looking for something good but cheap and cheerful.
I know about Ctek (60-70gbp) but that is more than i wanted to spend.
Any recommendations?
Many thanks
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Post by philip42h on Sept 19, 2021 11:57:08 GMT
I'm not entirely sure that something "cheap and cheerful" will be entirely "good" for what you want. Presumably, for a caravan battery, you want something that will charge it again once you've run it down - as opposed to something that will help to maintain the charge on a car battery? So, for a 110AH battery, a 1A charger that would take 110 hours to recharge the battery might not be so good? A Ctek 5 or Noco Genius 5 (5A chargers) would do the job quite well - but at a price - and their 10A equivalents would do the job even better (at an even higher price). Halfords do a Ring RSC806 6A Smart Battery Charger at £40 which might be a reasonable compromise ... ? |
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Post by Mb2t on Sept 19, 2021 12:12:41 GMT
I'm not entirely sure that something "cheap and cheerful" will be entirely "good" for what you want. Presumably, for a caravan battery, you want something that will charge it again once you've run it down - as opposed to something that will help to maintain the charge on a car battery? So, for a 110AH battery, a 1A charger that would take 110 hours to recharge the battery might not be so good? A Ctek 5 or Noco Genius 5 (5A chargers) would do the job quite well - but at a price - and their 10A equivalents would do the job even better (at an even higher price). Halfords do a Ring RSC806 6A Smart Battery Charger at £40 which might be a reasonable compromise ... ? Thanks! From time to time i take the battey out of the caravan (for example in winter, when it is not used) and put it in the garage on charge, so i need it to charge it and maintain. I had a charger from years ago, but it packed up and need replacing. The conclusion i am drawn to is better spend a few more pounds and get a known quantity such as the Ctek. Thank you |
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Post by sich1 on Sept 19, 2021 13:38:55 GMT
i have a ctek 5 and have no issues so far using it on a 75 AH battery, shop around for a good price.
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Post by bigkev on Sept 19, 2021 15:20:46 GMT
I'm not entirely sure that something "cheap and cheerful" will be entirely "good" for what you want. Presumably, for a caravan battery, you want something that will charge it again once you've run it down - as opposed to something that will help to maintain the charge on a car battery? So, for a 110AH battery, a 1A charger that would take 110 hours to recharge the battery might not be so good? A Ctek 5 or Noco Genius 5 (5A chargers) would do the job quite well - but at a price - and their 10A equivalents would do the job even better (at an even higher price). Halfords do a Ring RSC806 6A Smart Battery Charger at £40 which might be a reasonable compromise ... ? Thanks! From time to time i take the battey out of the caravan (for example in winter, when it is not used) and put it in the garage on charge, so i need it to charge it and maintain. I had a charger from years ago, but it packed up and need replacing. The conclusion i am drawn to is better spend a few more pounds and get a known quantity such as the Ctek. Thank you Menachem…..if you want to try a C-tek before you buy I could send mine down furra couple of weeks. Best bite the bullet right enough…..you can leave good chargers on indefinitely whereas cheapo ones can do more harm than good. |
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Post by charliefarlie on Sept 19, 2021 16:07:55 GMT
Another vote for Cetek. Used on Motorhome Caravan abs several cars.
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Post by anchorman on Sept 19, 2021 17:31:16 GMT
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Post by bigkev on Sept 20, 2021 8:41:40 GMT
“Can’t be beaten…..currently…” Oh the banter…! |
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Post by unclebob on Sept 20, 2021 8:59:19 GMT
I have two on the go Ctec and Optimate. Originally had just the Optimate and charged the Lexus/RAV4 no problem, then the lockdown came and the big Renault master battery went flat so got a more powerful Ctec to handle that .
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Post by Mb2t on Sept 26, 2021 9:41:09 GMT
Thanks all - Got the Ctek one, seem to work! :TU:
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Post by unclebob on Sept 26, 2021 17:30:41 GMT
Thanks all - Got the Ctek one, seem to work!  Great choice ….as the old saying goes "you get what you pay for" 😉😉 |
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Post by jasehutch on Jan 29, 2022 10:12:29 GMT
Went out and bought a Ctek MXS 5.0 yesterday..😊
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Post by davrav on Jan 29, 2022 10:50:18 GMT
Went out and bought a Ctek MXS 5.0 yesterday..😊 Good choice Jase - you won't be disappointed. SLK currently attached to mine. |
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Post by Mb2t on Jan 29, 2022 12:12:53 GMT
We were actually away... and just Came back . Before we went i charged the battery with the Ctek to full capacity. Checked today and the voltage went down to 11.75V, car started no issue. I am happy with this charger.
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