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Jack frost



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Heads up CTEK chargers

Hi all, heads up euro car parts doing CTEC chargers with up to 46% discount until Monday check out there web site Thumbs Up fantastic bit of kit Thumbs Up

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chicken george



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or https://www.amazon.co.uk/CTEK-MXS-3-8-Func...tek+mxs3.8 At work
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Dartman the one



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Seems to depend on the "was" price, the Aldi/Lidl one will do the same job at 3.8 Amps maxfor about £14. where CTEK win is with the higher capacity chargers my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

it always makes me smile when you see the add,s on tv.75% off 50% off Shocked .the question to be asked is, OFF OF WHAT?!a lot of this stuff had a price hike the month before then they knock what seems "silly%"off to make it look like a good deal.
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chicken george



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

Wish someone could explain that to my mrs, she comes back from shopping trips telling she just saved me £££'s , until the saving is a credit on my account then it doesnt count. At work
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Chuckalicious



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 SE Auto Santorini Black

Thanks for the heads up. Learned to drive in 2011.
Bought a Micra - great little car
"Upgraded" to Kia Sportage - hated it
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Bobbyg



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 S Manual Indus Silver

Hi just got the Aldi charger while it's still in stock.having read meny ideas on here ,is it safe to charge the battery in the car with it connected.also if you feed the cables out could you have it locked .as my freelander lives outside due to garage hight.

Post #334603 6th Nov 2017 10:23 am
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dunkley201



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Yes and yes. My CTEK connects through the towbar socket. No problem at all.

Bob 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

Post #334605 6th Nov 2017 10:27 am
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bbrap



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And if you do not have a tow bar you can still connect to the battery and feed the cables out between bonnet and wing (there is enough gap) then close bonnet and lock car. FL2 Metropolis, Loire Blue, ebony/ivory

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Bobbyg



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 S Manual Indus Silver

If I go the trailer socket root which terminals do you connect to?,also what cable size 2.5mm ?

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bbrap



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England 2015 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Loire Blue

I would normally just put the appropriate connector on the existing battery charger lead and plug that in. If you are planning on using an extra long cable from the charger to the towbar then the size will be dependent on length due to voltage drop.

There is a voltage drop calculator at https://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/cable-sizing-selection.html which may be of use. FL2 Metropolis, Loire Blue, ebony/ivory

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dunkley201



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Bobbyg wrote:
If I go the trailer socket root which terminals do you connect to?,also what cable size 2.5mm ?


pins 9 (permanent live) and 13 (Earth for pin 9) on a 13 Pin socket.

pin 4 (permanent live) and 3 (Earth) on a 7 pin 12S (white) socket

My car is backed up to the power source, so no long cable needed, just standard wiring as per CTEK charger..

Bob 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

Post #334636 6th Nov 2017 7:14 pm
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Bobbyg



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 S Manual Indus Silver

Thanks for that I will have a look tomorrow.

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westville



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Or you could just fit Anderson connectors which can also be used for jump starting
e.g. https://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/anderson-power-connectors.html No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

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Post #334662 7th Nov 2017 9:08 am
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Bobbyg



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 S Manual Indus Silver

What do you know its the small trailer socket.i will have to make up my own lead .i will use 2.5mm to a plug in socket.see how it goes.

Post #334710 8th Nov 2017 9:32 am
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