Is it ok to put two extension cables together so I can make 5 metres in length as I can only find 2.5 m cables

I never thought of that I wanted a longer one! Steve.

Mr Stuart of D3 fame posted about this on D3 forums. He asked CTEK, who said No.

Given the price of them, I'm sure there must be a better solution (like having a connection at the rear of the car) or maybe the front ?

I have two 2.5m cables joined together on mine, no problem. Never even gave it a thought when I did it

i wonder why cute would say no, and if thats the case then why not provide longer cables

there will be a voltage drop along their thin cables.

which may cause intermittent problems.

I like to put a charging socket in the boot.



Didn't stop you though

Cymruambyth wrote:

Well.....strangely...after buying a 12v plug in adapter for my CTEK...my rear socket which seemed to be permanent live the other week, apparently isn`t

Not to be beaten....I "made" a route from the battery to the boot

Comfort connector from battery to door and inside the Sport




Then the extension fitted and run through the inside to boot





Then charger plugged into 240v extension and into the garage.....where there`s a will there`s a way Bit of a palava but it`ll only be done once in a while





NOTE TO SELF.....UNPLUG BEFORE DRIVING OFF

I too have two 2.5M cables joined together, never had a problem. MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

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I have had 2 cables feeding my F type Jag since November with no problems & also my Range Rover which is used once every week or so. No problems. The ctek lights are all as they should be

Good to hear. I didn't think there would be a problem in practice but ctek say no.

Problem would happen mainly when charging a dead battery or running as a supply as the voltage drop is directly related to the amount of current being drawn.

for those that are interested it's calculated as mv*a*m diveded by 1000 (milivolts * amps * meters)/1000

All that would happen is the charging would take a little longer, since the volt drop would fall as the charging current drops off, and the charger would automatically compensate for it. MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

By the age of 50 you have the face you deserve - George Orwell.