Best Trickle Charger for Condo Parking
03-30-2024, 08:03 AM
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My CTEK MXS 5.0 doesn’t reset either and has worked flawlessly for 3 years between two 718s. Not to say NOCO isn’t great stuff but CTEK is reliable, too.
OP - I’m confused what you’re asking. Are you having to run off an extension cord, and in that scenario the CTEK won’t work or are you saying you need one with a battery attached to trickle charge because you don’t have a plug at all? It’s late and I’m probably asking a silly obvious question.
OP - I’m confused what you’re asking. Are you having to run off an extension cord, and in that scenario the CTEK won’t work or are you saying you need one with a battery attached to trickle charge because you don’t have a plug at all? It’s late and I’m probably asking a silly obvious question.
I have an older Porsche charger from 2013 that I am using currently in my Boxster 25. That charger also resets whenever there is a power loss. I also bought a new Porsche charger that can be used for Li ion batteries. This charger in my Boxster doesn’t reset after a power loss. It will power on but I have to press mode to reset.
i was falsely informed by the local dealer’s parts department that my older charger wouldn’t work on a 2022 car.
03-30-2024, 08:14 AM
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So exactly how long can you keep a trickle charge going with one of these devices? I moved our Macan GTS to our Florida condo for the winter and have left it there now since mid-November. The garage there also has no outlet for a charger. It has a new battery, and after a bit of research on the Macan forums, people have apparently left their vehicles for 3-4 months and they have started right up without a problem. Apparently, if you lock the car, after 96 hours, it goes into a "hibernation" mode. I bought a lithium-ion jump starter just in case. I will be going there in a few weeks so it will have been left for a total of 9 weeks. We will see !!
03-30-2024, 09:19 AM
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On the original question, I have a similar situation 911 is parked without access to power. The ctek smart shows a 130ah battery, wouldn't that suggest a self contained trickle charger option? Link to their spec sheet: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/01...f?v=1702312249
Was hoping to buy a single device that can live in the frunk, rather than a standalone battery for the ctek to draw from.
Was hoping to buy a single device that can live in the frunk, rather than a standalone battery for the ctek to draw from.
Maybe you should contact Ctek and ask them that question… the product sheet says “battery maintainer” but it doesn’t spell out long term storage.
Post what they say, I’m curious if this could replace the Jackery type option for powering a charger without access to electricity.
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03-30-2024, 04:47 PM
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Pretty cool product.
Maybe you should contact Ctek and ask them that question… the product sheet says “battery maintainer” but it doesn’t spell out long term storage.
Post what they say, I’m curious if this could replace the Jackery type option for powering a charger without access to electricity.
Maybe you should contact Ctek and ask them that question… the product sheet says “battery maintainer” but it doesn’t spell out long term storage.
Post what they say, I’m curious if this could replace the Jackery type option for powering a charger without access to electricity.
04-04-2024, 09:12 PM
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I use a portable charging station to keep my Spyder's battery charged - it stays in the frunk and it is connected whenever I am not driving it. I started doing this after an extended period of bad weather (and really nice weather so my bike was used) where the battery went totally dead. Now the car is left unlocked on the station and I have not had problems since.
04-05-2024, 08:54 AM
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I use a portable charging station to keep my Spyder's battery charged - it stays in the frunk and it is connected whenever I am not driving it. I started doing this after an extended period of bad weather (and really nice weather so my bike was used) where the battery went totally dead. Now the car is left unlocked on the station and I have not had problems since.
04-05-2024, 09:56 AM
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I only use a cheap Amazon charging station since I do not go very long without using the car. But I just use the SAE connectors that are connected to the battery with an adapter for my NOCO charger so it just plugs into the station as one would plug into a wall outlet. I will take a pic of the setup and post it in this thread ASAP.
04-05-2024, 01:59 PM
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No, and I monitored it for a while before leaving it in there. And on a charged battery the power station shows a very minor decrease in available power from week to week. Keep in mind I leave the car unlocked so it might be interesting to see how long the power station would stay charged that way.
04-05-2024, 06:35 PM
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No, and I monitored it for a while before leaving it in there. And on a charged battery the power station shows a very minor decrease in available power from week to week. Keep in mind I leave the car unlocked so it might be interesting to see how long the power station would stay charged that way.
I’m also curious - why keep the car unlocked? Is there a benefit over locking the car? I can’t keep my car unlocked in a shared parking garage…
04-09-2024, 11:51 AM
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Here's a YouTube video on that CTEK CS Free mentioned above. Looks like it might be the perfect way to keep a battery topped off in situations where you don't have access to a 120VAC power plug. Probably just need to take it inside every week or two to re-charge it.
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05-20-2024, 03:14 PM
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Apologies I'm in the 718 forum, but this last post can possibly be an answer:
can this CS free work with their "eyelet to comfort connect" cable? If this could be run from the battery of the 992's Frunk battery to up by the wipers, could be ideal for a dual tender/maintainer and emergency jump starter (without having to jump the 992's frunk).
can this CS free work with their "eyelet to comfort connect" cable? If this could be run from the battery of the 992's Frunk battery to up by the wipers, could be ideal for a dual tender/maintainer and emergency jump starter (without having to jump the 992's frunk).
05-20-2024, 04:27 PM
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Apologies I'm in the 718 forum, but this last post can possibly be an answer:
can this CS free work with their "eyelet to comfort connect" cable? If this could be run from the battery of the 992's Frunk battery to up by the wipers, could be ideal for a dual tender/maintainer and emergency jump starter (without having to jump the 992's frunk).
can this CS free work with their "eyelet to comfort connect" cable? If this could be run from the battery of the 992's Frunk battery to up by the wipers, could be ideal for a dual tender/maintainer and emergency jump starter (without having to jump the 992's frunk).
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