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[has anybody used a cetc bat charger on 1997 993 can you plug in cig lighter geoff

I use one on my '96 993, just plugs into the cigarette lighter

Hi

The cigarette lighter has to be live when the ignition is off for the charger to work.

David

thanks but i will have to run a live feed to it geoff

do what i did (albeit with a draper charger with croc clips) cut the end off that goes into the cirarette lighter and solder a tamiya type battery connector (male and female side available from maplin for a couple of quid IIRC) on, then solder the other end to 2 wires which are then connected to the pos and neg on battery obviously making sure they are the right way 'round, then its just a matter of plugging the charger in and connecting the tamiya connectors together, may also be worth fitting an in-line fuse if one is not already present

Hi

Further to my previous post my final solution was to use the eyelet rings and wire the ctec charger permanently to the battery, the bonnet closes without damaging the cable or rubbers when the charger is in use and it tucks away nicely the rest of the time. To use the charger for anything else is a bit of a pain but worth saving time on the fiddly conversion.

David

i have now bolted eyelets acros battery thanks for help i am new to all this geff

i have now bolted eyelets acros battery thanks for help i am new to all this geff

Just for future reference

The new style comfort connect CTEK chargers come with both crocodile and hard wire connection kits.

You can also purchase extra M8 & M6 eyelet hardwire kits e.t.c for extra cars you may own and alternate one charger between a few vehicles

This ebay shop sells most parts required.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Car-Care-Direc ... idZ2QQtZkm

Regards
Dave

CTEK has two new Items for Feb 2009



COMFORT INDICATOR EYELET

Connect and charge

CTEK’s new ADD-ON Comfort Indicator – eyelet is designed and developed to make the maintenance of the battery in the vehicle easy and convenient. Comfort Indicator - eyelet easily shows the status on the battery and makes sure that the battery can always get the care it needs. It is perfectly suited for permanent installation on batteries that are hard to reach, for example on the motorcycle, lawn mower and jet ski. CTEK’s Comfort Indicator – eyelet can prolong the life expectancy of the battery, as it makes sure it can always be fully charged and it indicates when the harmful sulphation process begins. It is perfect for all CTEK 12V battery chargers with Comfort Connect, XS 800, MXS 3600 and MXS 7000. 8.4mm eyelet terminal, 55cm cable, 15A fuse





COMFORT INDICATOR PANEL

Connect and charge

CTEK’s new ADD-ON Comfort Indicator – panel is designed and developed to make the maintenance of the battery in the vehicle easy and convenient. Comfort Indicator - panel easily shows the status on the battery and makes sure that the battery can always get the care it needs. It is perfectly suited in the standard panel on the vehicle. CTEK’s Comfort Indicator – panel can prolong the life expectancy of the battery, as it makes sure it can always be fully charged and it indicates when the harmful sulphation process begins. It is perfect for all CTEK 12V battery chargers with Comfort Connect, XS 800, MXS 3600 and MXS 7000. 8.4mm eyelet terminal, 150cm cable, 15A fuse, Size: 35mm x 21mm x 50mm


If you need any help selecting the correct unit for your vehicles, just give me a shout.

Regards
Dave

911 cab drove out of garge cetc still pluged in torn of plug end can it be replaced geff

I have/use a trickle charger, but my car sleeps on my drive so icant leave it unlocked, bonnet open.
Ive routed the charge lead threw the front and it pops out under the indicator.
Its only a small wire, say 10mm wide so dosnt look to bad.
The charger is a halfords £20 job and works bob on.

mine is a draper charger £20 from halfords, no problems either

Your car looks like electric hybrid too?

My nxt door neighbour asked me bout the lead, i said its elecy like a prious!
The daft idiot said "wow an electric porsche" its 107db and stinks ov super Well funny, might try the same story on the road tax tw@ts. U reckon it will work?

might be worth a try to get around the congestion charge too