Smart Battery Charger Reviews

Post by **Vtecmec** » Wed May 17, 2017 8:38 pm

Are the solar ones anygood?

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Thu May 18, 2017 10:45 am

Solar are great if its just trickle charge but they have no smart features so yoh have to match the battery loss to tge panel. Great on things like stock electric fences though.

Max · Post by **Max** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:27 pm

Just about to MOT the Lude and yep the battery is totally flat so had to steal one off the EG, just bought the Ctek MXS 3.8 off ebay, this thing cant come fast enough!

Thanks wurlycorner

Max · Post by **Max** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:10 pm

So i got the charger and it saved the totally flat battery for probably less than the cost of a replacement, took a day and a half to save it but still very happy

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 5:34 pm

Glad it was helpful to you Max.

Just a couple of quick updates made to the original posts, based on IP rating of the excelvan charger...

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Tue May 01, 2018 10:31 am

My battery has been playing up as the lude does criminally low miles nowadays...

So, pretty much on the strength of wurlycorners post, I've bagged a CTEK MXS 3.8 from ebay.

Person selling them has a few, new, 30 quid delivered.
Mine has arrived today, all boxed etc. Haven't plugged it in yet though....

Anyway, if you want the link:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ctek-battery ... Sw3sRaZcwN

Only thing I would say is that I messaged the seller after buying and asked if there was a chance they could send out the next day, 1st class, as I was a bit desperate, and I'd pay extra of course, but never got a reply. They just sent it second class as per the ad. No biggie, just FYI.

MikeK · Post by **MikeK** » Thu May 03, 2018 3:23 pm

Thanks to both wurlycorner and bennyboy for the recommendations. Just purchased mine through Ebay for £25 from the same seller. Arrived next day !

Highly recommended as a piece of kit at that price.

All the best, Mike.

Curt · Post by **Curt** » Thu May 03, 2018 4:01 pm

This is very handy, thanks Wurly

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat May 05, 2018 12:33 pm

FWIW, I picked another one from the same seller

(not cause linked off here, I have an eBay watch item set up so had already picked up on it

)
Now have 5 cars connected up to life support via various means... 3x 4g's, 1x 3g, 1x Xantia

Three CTEK's in amongst that.

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Tue May 08, 2018 11:06 am

wurlycorner wrote:FWIW, I picked another one from the same seller (not cause linked off here, I have an eBay watch item set up so had already picked up on it )

Fine, f#ck you then!