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Old 04-04-2018, 12:48 PM
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Will the CTEK US 3300 work for a 2016 991? I have the Porsche maintainer and I believe it is defective. Thanks!
Old 04-04-2018, 01:44 PM
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I use a CTEK 3300 on my 2015 GTS. Been using it for 3 yrs with no problems. I plug it into the footwell 12V socket.
Old 04-04-2018, 01:56 PM
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The Porsche Battery Maintainer is crazy expensive in my country and there's no way I'm going to expend that kind of money on a simple battery charger. Unfortunately I can't find CTEK's but I do have some other choices like Bosch (C3 or C7 model). Does anybody know if this ones would work ? I imagine that they would.... at the end of the day, it's a simple battery.

Another alternative would be the Optimate5 or Optimate6
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I have one I use on my 2018 C2s with no issues.
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Originally Posted by Gonzalo38
The Porsche Battery Maintainer is crazy expensive in my country and there's no way I'm going to expend that kind of money on a simple battery charger. Unfortunately I can't find CTEK's but I do have some other choices like Bosch (C3 or C7 model). Does anybody know if this ones would work ? I imagine that they would.... at the end of the day, it's a simple battery.

Another alternative would be the Optimate5 or Optimate6
I have used the CTEK 7002 for many years without any issues. I recently purchased the Optima Digital 400 because I was looking for a battery tender with a voltage and current read-out display. The Optima Digital 400 will charge lead acid as well as AGM batteries.

Optima Digital 400 display


AGM Mode


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Old 04-04-2018, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by woodranch
Will the CTEK US 3300 work for a 2016 991? I have the Porsche maintainer and I believe it is defective. Thanks!
I bought the same for my 2015 911 GTS with the cigarette lighter adapter. Works great.
Old 04-06-2018, 03:59 AM
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Just curious, why does one need a battery maintainer? Is it because one does not drive the car for extended periods of time? If so, how long do the periods of non-driving have to be to justify using a battery maintainer?

thanks
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Originally Posted by usccharles
Just curious, why does one need a battery maintainer? Is it because one does not drive the car for extended periods of time? If so, how long do the periods of non-driving have to be to justify using a battery maintainer?

thanks
Correct. I used mine when the car was off the road for 6+ months (Canadian Winters suck as it relates to my P-car ownership). I also use it when I'm not driving my Boxster for a few weeks at a time ...



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