battery conditioner (one for stevieb methinks)

[FATBOY]

right im going to buy the ctek XS3600 battery conditioner/charger. but will it be suitable to use on a calcium battery???

all it says on the info is

Suitable for all types of 12V lead-acid batteries (inc GEL & AGM)

[FATBOY]

or do i need the XS4003?????

[stevie_b]

Yes, the 3600 is fine for Calcium ones - I have a Halfords Calcium battery in mine. The XS4003 is a slightly better spec charger than the XS3600, but you don't really need it.

[FATBOY]

cheers fella! im going for the halfords HCB 063 maintenance free battery for £74.99 but with my trade discount i get it for just over £50ish

[ThRaXaIR]

quick hijack here.....what battery conditioner would i need for my lightweight battery. there gel filled right? dont know if that makes a difference?

cheers!

[FATBOY]

get the 3600 mate. fine for what you have :D

[stevie_b]

quick hijack here.....what battery conditioner would i need for my lightweight battery. there gel filled right? dont know if that makes a difference?

cheers!

Is it one of the 'Red Top' racing batteries? They are Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) batteries and the Cteks charge those fine - I have AGMs on the track Clio and kart that I use mine with regularly.

[FATBOY]

well this is interesting just had a spare battery on charge all night using the ctek and put it on the car and the battery did **** all??? tested with my battery tester and read fully charged. all that happened when fitted to the car was all my indicator lights came on and the radio flashed on and off turned key and nothing???

[stevie_b]

Before I left the batteries on the conditioner this was pretty much what used to happen to me. The battery went flat over the winter and then when you charge it up it reads 12+ volts but doesn't have the cranking current necessary to start the car. Unfortunately the charger is unable to save them once they get to this stage, but if you leave the replacement on a conditioner from now on you should not have similar problems in the future - I know I used to get a battery or two failing per year and for the past few years, using conditioners in the months I am not using the cars, I have not had any problems since.

[ThRaXaIR]

cheers for that guys! ive ordered one and can now sleep at night knowing my battery wont die over winter! .....hopefully there energy efficient??

[Tommo]

Thinking of getting one of these myself, cheaper on amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ctek-CTE-XS3600-Battery-Charger-Function/dp/B000RHWCNY

[FATBOY]

i paid 50p more on ebay tommo. so go for the one on amazon. all sorted now stevie. and running smooth............

[Tommo]

Just leaving a bit of feedback for one of these.....I tried mine out yesterday and completely revived my dead battery back to life, very easy to use too. I recommend to anyone who doesn't use their car often, especially with the cold weather we have been having. I have ordered the cigarette lighter adaptor too so will leave it connected up over the winter. Good stuff!

[C3 WLM]

Good call, have been looking for a while, but got bored figuring out which one to buy!

Steal at that price!

Thanks!

[Red_Dash]

It's a really good product. I've had one of these for a number of years. It's very simple to use and you can just leave it attached until you want to use your battery.