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Old 05-04-2012, 01:42 PM
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Default CTEK and 11 lb Braille Battery

I am using a CTEK battery tender on my 11 pound Braille battery.

I haven't really thought about it before but should I be using the 'motorcycle' setting instead of the 'car' setting since it's a small battery?
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Dave,
The charger setting would be determined by the electrical capacity of the battery, rather than the physical size/weight.

I don't have the CTEK or Braille battery specs in front of me, but most intelligent chargers have selection modes for both chemistry (wet vs gel vs AGM) and ampacity.
Obviously, for a given chemistry (say a wet battery), a motorcycle battery will have a much lower ampacity than a full size truck battery. Therefore, it needs to be charged at a lower rate/current.

If you have any questions, please PM or just post the part number of the battery and charger and I can come up with a more detailed answer.
But in short, it is always safer, albeit slower, to charge any battery at a lower rate.
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Thx Lewis,...I think!



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