I might have a bit of cash coming my way so i'm thinking of buying a battery charger along with a few other bits and pieces. Are there any pro's and cons of a conventional charger verses a smart charger? I read on hear that alot of people like the Ctek smart chargers. As my FL2 has stop/start its a 80AH battery, Can anyone reccomend the correct size charger at all?

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Stevie. if you search Ctek and go on their site it's fairly easy to size the charger up.

Hi Bish,

I looked at their site and was abit confused I saw the MXS 3.6 charger, it said "7–75Ah up to 120Ah for maintenance". As my battery is an 80Ah battery is it just a tad too small for my battery? Next one up is the MXS7 "14–150Ah up to 225Ah for maintenance" I know its alot more beefier but is that the better one to get? Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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Take look at the MXS7. High capacity, designed for SUV

I looked into these ctek chargers recently and ended up buying the MXS 5.0 - Around half the price of the 7.0 and suitable for batteries up to 110Ah. Haven't had any problems so far  2012 SD4 XS Santorini Black

The 5 or 7 amp is ideal for what you want, I have the 10 amp one because of charging the caravan batteries also.
A smart charger optimises itself depending on the state of your battery and can be plugged into the rear boot socket to top up the FL2's battery without disconnecting, during the winter and with my short journey's I plugged it into the cigar socket every few weeks just to keep the battery at its best.

I have read reviews in the past re Ctec chargers and they seemed to come out on top.

unless anything better has come on the market since then, I would buy one.

Iain

I bought one of these for my motorcycles but it works fine on cars too.
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I also have the MXS10, can't fault it at all

if anyone is wanting premade towbar connectors then Martin sells these on the forum shop

http://www.disco3.co.uk/shop/index.php?act...oductId=45 Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Ctec MXS 7. Can't fault after recommendations on here. (if I was as rich as EY, I would have got the 10!!)

I have an Optimate 4 which I had for the bike but works well on cars as well. John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

MXS 5.0 works well for me,

Any recommendations for dash top solar chargers?

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Rallying is the only sport.

EYorkshire wrote:

The 5 or 7 amp is ideal for what you want, I have the 10 amp one because of charging the caravan batteries also.
A smart charger optimises itself depending on the state of your battery and can be plugged into the rear boot socket to top up the FL2's battery without disconnecting, during the winter and with my short journey's I plugged it into the cigar socket every few weeks just to keep the battery at its best.

Lifted from Disco 3 seems a good idea to me.

http://www.disco3.co.uk/wiki/Charging_through_towing_socket

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Licenced MSA Radio Operator for 35+ years.
Rallying is the only sport.