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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1433 |
As long as the battery isn’t AGM the conditioner attempts to pulse the charge in an effort to stir up the sulphate that forms in the acid in a discharged battery and re-dissolve it. AGM batteries hold the acid in matting rather than as free liquid within the cells so it doesn’t work.
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28th Jan 2025 10:24 am |
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Bogart Member Since: 20 May 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 545 |
Can I ask what just stops? |
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28th Jan 2025 11:25 am |
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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1433 |
After having the ctek running on its conditioning setting while connected to the car the next time I drove the car the battery would not charge (no output to the battery) at all. Something in the cars many ECU’s disabled the charging system. A simple disconnect the battery to discharge and get a coffee then reconnect the battery and all was well again. |
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28th Jan 2025 11:53 am |
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Bogart Member Since: 20 May 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 545 |
Interesting, was this on a FL2 or another vehicle? |
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28th Jan 2025 1:42 pm |
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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1433 |
Another vehicle and it was because the car’s bcm was not happy with the charger putting out over 15v which was more than the cars charging system should supply. I’ve installed a Bluetooth battery monitor in my cars since owning the FL2 and I spotted it straight away. I might have been in real trouble if I’d kept on driving!!
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28th Jan 2025 4:16 pm |
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3207 |
Try reading this about charge/discharge cycles of lead acid batteries.
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28th Jan 2025 5:23 pm |
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