...auxiliary battery for the system. It gives me a dedicated power source inside the truck for camping gear, charging, and future accessories.
CTEK D250SE DC-DC Charger
This handles charging for the auxiliary battery. I wanted something more controlled than a basic battery-to-battery...
CTek MXS 5. I have a couple of these and they seem to work better than the Schumachers and Nocos I've tried over the years. I've used them on both flooded and AGM. It does a good job of deep charging the battery then floating it. A lot of the other chargers I've tried may charge faster, but...
...either, including my state of mind, but that doesn't stop you.
Of course, that's fine for you to do, just not anyone else.
Sorry you can't handle any different opinions, but yours is just that.
A different opinion.
Have a wonderful CTEK enabled life. I'll have a great Noco enabled life. 😉
Man, that was one of my favorite bikes! I had a 4 cyl Honda, small cc engine, and a Kawi
4 cyl 550. Loved those 4 cyl bikes.
CTEK has chargers for bikes, all kinds of rec. vehicles. Lithium Ion etc, some are specific
for the battery. Mine are for std acid batteries, AGM's and bikes.
Like I said, I have plenty of chargers and maintainers, but if I needed one I would definitely consider CTEK.
Did you happen to go to the BT/Deltran site? They have several maintainers from $45 to $65 -- and that is MSRP. They can frequently be purchased for less.
The one that is $150 is...
Original design, tech, testing, development and being the FIRST microprocessor controlled
charger/tender of this kind and then copied....by others came from Sweden.
Outsourced to build...China. Just almost all others.
Continuing upgrading and keeping up with new tech and batteries happens in...
That's right and I never said it was. Not campaign. At least 6 purchased over the years,
and yes...why??....cause I left some on the cars I traded for various reasons. Nice guy....too
much trouble on a couple vehicles, dealer asked me and appreciated I left them with the
trade car. And I...
So, your opinion is not biased?? LOL.....neither of us are, we just like
what we like. I back mine up with owning at least 6 of them over
the years, and with lots of research done BEFORE I bought my first one.
As long as we like what we bought.....for the long run. Right?? Yep!
... and CTEK isn't one of them.
Battery chargers are a commodity product.
What does it matter who came out with the first one?
The market has matured over the years, so whatever advantage an early pioneer had is long gone. Current maintainers have little difference between them, except...
...hand for half the price.
You brought up where my choice was produced, same place as yours right !
I didn’t expect such a reaction. Relax,
Your CTEK equipment is far superior to anything I could know about.
Your wisdom is recognized.
I sincerely apologize.
I’m on a different level, I have a...
A quick search indicates that CTEK units are very good and have advanced features. Battery Tender (BT) also continues to get great reviews and is a less expensive option for basic battery maintenance. IOW, if a person needs the additional features of the CTEK they should buy it -- but for...
Take the time and look in to CTEK. First company to develop microprocessor battery chargers/
tenders in this class of chargers. They started it all. Other's followed.
The price of the "equivalent type charger/tender" from NOCO is same as the CTEK.
Just in my ownership and opinion, CTEK...
You can own any vehicle, CTEK has the one. The reference was to show that the quality and
long term value that collectors pay big money for in expensive cars also demand quality
chargers/maintainers. They are sold in over 70 countries.
So, Sweden can't have a "big winner" when it comes to...
I'm not your "brother." Thank God! Just because you have
CTEK developed the FIRST microprocessor based charger and revolutionized the battery
care world.
WRONG. Dalarma is where the inventor, Bengt Wahlzuist FIRST developed the product.
Now it's all in Falun, Sweden.
Your research comes...
I've used Noco for a long time without ever an issue.
It replaced a battery tender that overcharged and killed a battery.
A CTEK could also be a good unit, but I don't own a Ferrari or have Jay Leno's budget.
I doubt that the build between the two is different enough to justify the price...