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woodenshjips
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Sun Oct 06, 2013 4:53 pm

Hi,
Im putting the e30 away for the winter and have bought a ctek battery charger mxs3.6,is it ok to leave it on trickle charge throughout the winter months constantly or just charge it once a week now and again+any other tips on what to check on during winter months?
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Sun Oct 06, 2013 4:57 pm

I have a cheaper alternative and I charge the battery fully, then leave it disconnected, connecting on the few occasions it's fired up during the winter months.
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Sun Oct 06, 2013 4:59 pm

the Ctek chargers are designed to be left connected - it will be fine. Once the battery is fully charged it automatically switches to "maintenance" mode which keeps it at full charge.
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Sun Oct 06, 2013 5:07 pm

The charge you have is similar to mine and it's fine to leave it connected. I didn't think it was a good idea to disconnect the battery as this screws up the cluster batteries..?
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Sun Oct 06, 2013 5:12 pm

Thanks
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