No go

[nw942]

Ok,started right away when I jump started it,went and got the battery checked and they said it's fine,just needs charging.Now if someone in the know could enlighten me,I thought if a battery was down on power and not able to turn your engine over it was fucked,but he said a good run of 50-60 miles should sort it.Also these C-tech chargers are good but not man enough over a longish period,although this is the first battery issue I've had in over 6 years

I think it depends on how sulphated the battery is inside. And that depends on how the battery has been used, and more importantly how it has been re-charged, in the past. I think most chargers monitor the voltage and this can give a false indication of the health of the battery.

Earlier this year my daily failed to start. Put it on the CTek that evening and within two hours it said it was okay. Put it back on the car the next morning and it started. That evening it failed to start.

Put it back on the charger and when it reported a full charge I measured the voltage at 12.60V. Disconnected the charger and the next morning I checked the voltage again - it was 11.60V. So it dropped without any load on it at all, which indicated to me that it was time to change it.

I did try the recon program on the CTek, but that didn't help.

I think for maximum battery life you need to keep it constantly above 80% (around 12.45V) to avoid the sulphation, but that is easier said than done for a various reasons.

[cslsuperfan]

Ok,started right away when I jump started it,went and got the battery checked and they said it's fine,just needs charging.Now if someone in the know could enlighten me,I thought if a battery was down on power and not able to turn your engine over it was fucked,but he said a good run of 50-60 miles should sort it.Also these C-tech chargers are good but not man enough over a longish period,although this is the first battery issue I've had in over 6 years

Good excuse for a blast Brett!!

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Good excuse for a blast Brett!!

Just had a great blast back from Adem, car all sorted ready for this years use :thumbs:

[cslsuperfan]

Just had a great blast back from Adem, car all sorted ready for this years use :thumbs:

Craig

I'm booked for Spa in August 4-5

Hope to see you there

[Bounce]

Good excuse for a blast Brett!!

New Battery,new all singing all dancing C-tec charger(had the old one 7years)and we're off :thumbs::thumbs:

[AlexGTT]

Good news Brett. :thumbs:

[glendog74]

New Battery,new all singing all dancing C-tec charger(had the old one 7years)and we're off :thumbs::thumbs:

Nice one mate. Mine passed her MOT last week with only two minor advisories :thumbs:

[Bounce]

Nice one mate. Mine passed her MOT last week with only two minor advisories :thumbs:

Good news mate,let me know when you want to go for a spin :thumbs: