Is this any good for a LR battery?"...I'm so broke I can't even pay attention..."
11th Oct 2012 12:16 pm
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itll be fine, i had one of the Aldi ones (only difference I think is t had a Voltage display) its cheap and has 3 year warranty, bargain!If charging a Gell battery though, you should put it in Snow mode.Bodsys Brake Bible
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11th Oct 2012 12:31 pm
maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
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I'm sure it will be OK
I've got one that I use for the caravan battery (110A) and keep as a spare in case the C-Tek ever packs up - it works fine but can take a while
11th Oct 2012 12:31 pm
Tawny Owl
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Go straight for a ctek
The lidl one I got last time round refused to work at all from new.
13th Oct 2012 10:05 pm
Narpy
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Interesting comment about not working from new Tawny.
I bought one of these on Saturday after reading about them here on the forum.
I took it back Sunday as I couldn't select any mode, just the standby light constantly lit.
The replacement was exactly the same so I connected it to a known good battery and hey presto, worked perfectly.
I was initially trying to recondition a long since discharged battery and it appears there must be some life at least for the charger to "see" the battery connected. Mods:
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15th Oct 2012 9:16 am
Tawny Owl
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, I was using it on the D3 so the battery wasn't in complete discharge state .
Lost confidence when that happened so went for the CTEK
22nd Oct 2012 7:47 pm
twoakers
Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
Location: Harwich
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Bought one of these from Lidl last Tuesday
At £14.99 with 3 years warranty it does the job
It perked up my 'spare' Disco 3 from under the bench in a few hours......
.....then went into trickle charge mode
Measured the battery voltage at that point - it was a nice health 12.86v
So no chance of boiling the battery dry if left connected 8)
This will be ideal for my ZZR 1200, Tin Tent and Disco 3 Cheers, Dave in Essex
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29th Nov 2012 10:13 pm
twoakers
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beanie wrote:
^^^^.....what about the Digger, it will feel left out
Yes I forgot my favourite toy. Well spotted
If fact I am out first thing with it doing a driveway
Think of me in all that frost The digger with it's Yanmar engine has never failed to start.
In fact when left for several weeks at a time it's ideal for one of these chargers
BTW - loaded the remap last night. Immediate improvement.
Full results will be known once I have done some serious towing and filled up a few times.
Thanks again M8 8)Cheers, Dave in Essex
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29th Nov 2012 10:40 pm
dervdave
Member Since: 21 Nov 2012
Location: Tyne & Wear
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I`ve had and used mine a few years now and just last week charged up the twin batteries on the Hilux no bother.
The standby light can remain on for quite a while until it determines the state of the battery before it begins its charging cycle.
They`re a good little charger, a bargain.
30th Nov 2012 1:50 pm
twoakers
Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
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beanie wrote:
^^^^.....what about the Digger, it will feel left out
.....and the Bomag Roller that failed to start this morning
Looks like my Lidl charger will be used again before tomorrow morning
.......and my Hyster Fork lift truck. That sits for days on end feeling lonely
I will give the Hyster a treat this weekend Cheers, Dave in Essex
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