So what have you done to your car today?

[TheBoy]

However you want to charge it. I'm unimpressible with both Optimate and Ctek chargers, but I think they're not man enough for car batteries, despite claims.

Matters not if battery is new or old, it will be shagged by the abuse of leaving half flat for extended periods.

Best stick it on the bus then as that one is an original from mazda and struggles 

Blimey, you do try some really naff cars, don't you

[EMD]

However you want to charge it. I'm unimpressible with both Optimate and Ctek chargers, but I think they're not man enough for car batteries, despite claims.

Matters not if battery is new or old, it will be shagged by the abuse of leaving half flat for extended periods.

Best stick it on the bus then as that one is an original from mazda and struggles 

Blimey, you do try some really naff cars, don't you

[aaronjb]

However you want to charge it. I'm unimpressible with both Optimate and Ctek chargers, but I think they're not man enough for car batteries, despite claims.

Matters not if battery is new or old, it will be shagged by the abuse of leaving half flat for extended periods.

Best stick it on the bus then as that one is an original from mazda and struggles 

I've used a Ctek to bring the RX8 battery back to life from dead flat.. just buy the right rated Ctek, not the one for motorbikes. Not that I'm saying that's what TB might have done or anything..

(In other news, I see the Xmas smileys are back)

[EMD]

Although my optimate has rejuvenated many batteries and boosted ones from flat to use as a jump start 

[Andy H]

However you want to charge it. I'm unimpressible with both Optimate and Ctek chargers, but I think they're not man enough for car batteries, despite claims.

Matters not if battery is new or old, it will be shagged by the abuse of leaving half flat for extended periods.

I have an old Optimate charger (bought for the motorbike) and I think it's maximum charge rate is less than 1/2 Amp. A 55 amp/hour battery would take 110 hours, or 4.1/2 days, just to receive a simple 'full charge' (but it isn't that simple if you are trying to breath life into a sulphated battery).

If the charger doesn't go straight to the dead battery symbol then leaving it on charge for 4 or 5 days eventually gives it a full charge, if it does show the 'dead battery' then a couple of retries can sometimes get the charge going.

[TheBoy]

Intelligent chargers need the battery to have some charge in to work. None of the current generation can recover a totally flat battery.

The Ctek I melted was supposed to be capable of trickle charging car batteries (but it was shite at it). But I bought it to keep the ZX10 charged. Which as tunnie will confirm, it epically failed at.

I tried the Ctek, after having equally poor results on the bike from an Optimate.


I currently use a Halfords smart charger, 200 I think. I have more faith in it than I had in the Optimate or Ctek...   ...yet I worry about it's durability, as this is already the 2nd one.  Obviously, this is more meaty, being more for car batteries than bike batteries.

[EMD]

Moved miggy 2ft 

[05omegav6]

Intelligent chargers need the battery to have some charge in to work. None of the current generation can recover a totally flat battery.

The Ctek I melted was supposed to be capable of trickle charging car batteries (but it was shite at it). But I bought it to keep the ZX10 charged. Which as tunnie will confirm, it epically failed at.

I tried the Ctek, after having equally poor results on the bike from an Optimate.


I currently use a Halfords smart charger, 200 I think. I have more faith in it than I had in the Optimate or Ctek...   ...yet I worry about it's durability, as this is already the 2nd one.  Obviously, this is more meaty, being more for car batteries than bike batteries.

Using the plugged in Halfords charger as a booster pack is probably what killed my alternator

[henryd]

Intelligent chargers need the battery to have some charge in to work. None of the current generation can recover a totally flat battery.

The Ctek I melted was supposed to be capable of trickle charging car batteries (but it was shite at it). But I bought it to keep the ZX10 charged. Which as tunnie will confirm, it epically failed at.

I tried the Ctek, after having equally poor results on the bike from an Optimate.


I currently use a Halfords smart charger, 200 I think. I have more faith in it than I had in the Optimate or Ctek...   ...yet I worry about it's durability, as this is already the 2nd one.  Obviously, this is more meaty, being more for car batteries than bike batteries.

Using the plugged in Halfords charger as a booster pack is probably what killed my alternator

I'd sooner think you'd light up the charger first tbh

[YZ250]

Fitted a new, repositioned, easier to hear Park Pilot speaker. 



Don't look that pretty but at least I can hear it.

[05omegav6]

 

[minifreek]

Took the Omega for a little drive about doing some last bit Christmas shopping.... got a strange clunking sound when on half way through lock... got home had a look... need a ruddy steering idler..... 'dangle berries'... might as well change the track rod ends too while Im at it... theres goes me Christmas bonus for this year...

Anyhoo... onwards and upwards... Merry Christmas everyone

[biggriffin]

Took the Omega for a little drive about doing some last bit Christmas shopping.... got a strange clunking sound when on half way through lock... got home had a look... need a ruddy steering idler..... 'dangle berries'... might as well change the track rod ends too while Im at it... theres goes me Christmas bonus for this year...

Anyhoo... onwards and upwards... Merry Christmas everyone

If doing idler, and track rods, might as well do drop links and slap a pair of refurb'd wishbones and get it all aligned.

[minifreek]

Not a bad idea, but wishbones and droplinks are only about 12 month old...

Could do with changing the front discs as they're looking a tad worn too....

[05omegav6]

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