Oily rag

Hi all.
I don't do too many miles a week, as I am retired, so I want to try and keep battery well charged.
I have a decent little charger with a facility for a "trickle" charge.
I don't want to nuke the battery and I also don't want to screw up the electronics.
Also, I don't particularly want to have to keep disconnecting and reconnecting battery to charge it.
Advice please!

Mmr1

Get a CTek charger, Cteck makes the charger that most high price manufacturers call their own. They just have their name printed on it and charge 2 , to 10 times the price, (Rolls Royce charges about 10x) . I got the CTek 4.3 Polar, and set to Cold mode for charging Mercedes AGM batteries. It comes with an adaptor I hooked up to the terminals so it's a quick plug in. The unit is designed for charging, repair and long term storage at the proper voltage. J Lennos garage has a good review of its operation. You will be surprised at how many high end manufacturers endorse CTek, and sell them as their own.

Oily rag

Cheers for that Mmr1.
Very helpful. I see that they come in lots of different flavours, so I'll have a look see. to find the best model for my needs.
Thanks again.


PS...... Think I'll get the Rolls Royce charger.
$825....a snip!! Ha,Ha!

Mmr1

Rolls Royce adds their name and charges 15x more

Mmr1

They must make a good charger if all these companies slap their name on it!

Mmr1

Yes , Genuine MB, made by CTek, sold everywhere for 60-75% less!

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benzdude

I just got the NOCO G3500 (with repair). Does the G3500 ever go over 14.8v in any 12volt mode or step? I would like to keep the battery connected but I can't use a charge over 14.8v. (I am not using repair mode while connected)