Havnt driven the car for a few weeks and now have a flat battery, have been thinking of buying a ctek mx 5.0 but the more I look into this im tempted to spend abit more and buy a mx25 as the car is sometimes parked up for 2 weeks a time and this charger can be left plugged in to keep the battery topped up without any damage but the mx25 is more pricey so might wait til payday for that one

Question I have is if jump start the car and take it for a very long drive will this eventually fully charge the battery or is it best to just put it on a battery charger? RRS SUPERCHARGED, 22 INCH ALLOYS, JAVA BLACK, FULLY COLOUR CODED
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It takes a very long drive for the battery to actually charge fully, so a good charger is infinitely preferable.

AFAIK, all the CTEK chargers are capable of being left to do their thing. Perhaps the MXS10 would be a good option if you don't need the power of the MXS25?

Bear in mind, the MXS25 is also too powerful to use the comfort connectors/towing electrics.  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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Just need to get the car going as ive got a long drive ahead next week but do want it to start up again for on the way back

Then will get a charger at the end of the month and give it a good charge  RRS SUPERCHARGED, 22 INCH ALLOYS, JAVA BLACK, FULLY COLOUR CODED
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The bigger the CTEK the faster it charges so the longer the vehicle stands unused the smaller the CTEK needed - I bought the MX 5.0 and used it during winters with no problems

Others have reported the CTEK is a maintenance charger and will not charge a flat battery so bear that in mind  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Bearing that in mind muddywheels might be better to buy the mx 5.0 and save abit of cash To put towards another mod for my car  RRS SUPERCHARGED, 22 INCH ALLOYS, JAVA BLACK, FULLY COLOUR CODED
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Though, extra power could save your rear bumper if you ever forget to put it on charge!  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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The CTEK MX5.0 - is a smart charger and as such goes through a series of processes as required to charge the battery. While it will charge the car I think 5 amps is a bit small for a RRS battery (though it is within the CTEK 5.0 specs). After charging the battery it should go into maintenance mode which is essentially a trickle charge and just keeps the battery charged.

CTEK is just a brand name and works in a similar way to most other chargers so buy a brand that you would be happy with, not necessarily a CTEK.

I have a smart charger that goes up to 12 amps but only provides what is required to do the job - gets a lot of oomph into a battery quickly then throttles back when 75% charged - larger amps helps with de sulphurisation.

Garry 07MY RRS TDV6
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Any idea how long a ctek mx5 charger will take to fully charge a very low battery?

And any recommendations on another suitable inteligent charger? RRS SUPERCHARGED, 22 INCH ALLOYS, JAVA BLACK, FULLY COLOUR CODED
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Took my CTEK MX5 approx 12 hours to run through its phases  16MY Estoril Blue SVR.............
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Handbook shows the time as follows -

Quote:

BATTERY SIZE (Ah) TIME TO 80% CHARGED
2Ah 2h
8Ah 8h
20Ah 4h
60Ah 12h
110Ah 26h

Battery must be min 2v or CTEK will not commence charging

http://www.ctek.com/Archive/ProductManualPdf/MXS%205.0_EN.pdf Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Cheers guys

Think il be ordering the mx 5  RRS SUPERCHARGED, 22 INCH ALLOYS, JAVA BLACK, FULLY COLOUR CODED
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I would go for a CTEK MS15 07MY RRS TDV6
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Does the CTEK MS15 charge quicker? RRS SUPERCHARGED, 22 INCH ALLOYS, JAVA BLACK, FULLY COLOUR CODED
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The number in the model is the max amps the charger can deliver - the mx 5 can only ever deliver a max of 5 amps even though at its state of charge the battery may be able of accepting more.

The CTEK MS15 can deliver up to 15 amps (there are other models that can go much higher in amps) - so yes it will charge a battery quicker if it needs the full capacity.

Remember these are smart chargers so even though the 15 has a higher capacity, if the battery does not need it it will not deliver the extra amps - if the battery needs it - it does.

Go to the CTEK web site and look at the various models. Also as mentioned CTEK is only but one brand of smart charger and there are plenty out there - it doesn't have to be CTEK.

Garry 07MY RRS TDV6
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Thanks garrycol RRS SUPERCHARGED, 22 INCH ALLOYS, JAVA BLACK, FULLY COLOUR CODED
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