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Originally Posted by Goran
Excellent device! thanks for posting.
Definitely extremely useful, especially because lead-acid batteries dont like being discharged below 50%, they start to sulphate.
My battery has spent a lot of time below 50% charge, below 12.5V, and it has sulphated badly. I estimate I have around 30% capacity left, and fully charged voltage of 12.4~12.3V
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Goran - Ive just bought one of these chargers from CTEK (I think Sergey bought one previously too) - more information at http://www.ctek.com/int/en/chargers/MXS%205.0
Bought it as a maintenance charger - the MXS 5.0 include diagnosis of battery condition to establish if it can receive and retain charge, patented automatic desulphation step and a special reconditioning step that will revive and restore deeply discharged and stratified batteries. AGM option is perfect for maximising performance and life of most Stop - Start batteries. The built in temperature compensation ensures ideal charging performance even in the most extreme conditions. Patented Float/Pulse maintenance makes the MXS 5.0 ideal for long - term maintenance.
I've mounted it on a wall in the workshop and purchased the additional extension lead and will be mounting a comfort indicator panel on the inside boot trim somewhere near to the battery compartment opening so that a permanent connection can be run to the battery. this will then give a traffic light indication of charge state and allow the lead from the charger to plug straight in easily.
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