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Am I the only dumb *** who runs it through the passenger side window, cracked open ever so slightly so that the cord gets in? I have a "sad" 1 car garage, which gets the job done though.
Said "sad" garage will be featured in a separate thread, soon!
The ctek is not suppose to be covered.
putting the charger in the trunk should be fine right?
is the porsche charger a rebranded ctek 3300?
I used a motomaster eliminator ($50 cheapo) in the past on other cars but it isn't advanced like the ctek. It did the job but I guess it's not worth the risk on a high end car.
I hang the CTEK charger from a hook hanging down from the garage door opener base (it was a planting pot hanger). When I'm not using the charger, I can coil the cord on the hook like you see in the photo so it is out of the way but convenient for next time. The charger controls are head-level and easy to access, but enough to one side of the pathway between cars that it isn't in the way. Most importantly, I can't accidentally get in the car and try to move it with the charger plugged in since the cord drops into the driver's window to the cigarette lighter so I can't fail to notice it is plugged in. I do the same as Bemo and leave the window open enough for the cord to drop through although I doubt it does any harm the other way... but this way I am 100% positive.
My 5 series has a plug in port in the front air dam area. I plug it in when not being used for long periods put post it note on the steering wheel. Driving off once with it still attached was all I needed to learn that lesson.
my buddy had a 2004 C4S with a battery tender on it. He went to start the car and the battery exploded. minimal damage fortunately, it was all contained.
my buddy had a 2004 C4S with a battery tender on it. He went to start the car and the battery exploded. minimal damage fortunately, it was all contained.
Your buddy had a very old, poorly maintained, car battery. This has nothing to do with the battery tender.
Your buddy had a very old, poorly maintained, car battery. This has nothing to do with the battery tender.
In addition, it is also be likely that he wasn't using a modern smart-charging maintainer. Most likely it kept charging the battery beyond what was needed for its good health. This causes excessive amount of hydrogen gas to be generated while the water/acid mix dwindles away.
But even this wouldn't have caused an explosion without a spark. That lends credence to LexVan's comment about the battery not being properly maintained (and this extra maintenance may have been needed due to a questionable charger in the first place). Most often this spark for a battery explosion comes from someone jump-starting the car, but this was only from starting it. That leaves the only place a spark near the battery would likely have come from was within the battery itself. This occurs when a battery's water/acid level is allowed to become dangerously low and the internal lead plates are exposed and overheat since they are no longer bathed in fluid. They warp and a spark can then jump between them as soon as voltage from the alternator appears. Add that to the excess gas from over-charging just before starting and Kaboom!
I don't think anyone using a modern high-quality smart charger needs to worry about his.
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