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Baben



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South Africa 2010 Range Rover Supercharged Vogue SE Auto Alaska White

Ctek25000 will do the trick 20A in supply mode and safe - I think you need more than 6A to keep all the gizmos running. Just a bit expensive tho, compared to a supermarket special, but hey, if you can afford a FFRR.... Ex: D3 TDV6 SE

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dan_uk_1984



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6A will run the radio and interior lights. Admittedly not the heated seats and screen Laughing 

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mrblonde



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2003 Range Rover Td6 Vogue Auto Adriatic Blue

EVOeng wrote:
I would avoid using an ordinary car charger. The purpose of these chargers are to charge the battery up as soon as possible for convenience – this can often damage the battery if used regularly.

I would instead opt for a battery conditioner, these are designed to stay on the car for prolonged periods causing no damage and keeping your battery in full health. They (CTEK) can be had for very little money too; and they can come with a Cigarette adaptor so no need to have the bonnet open, the wire just slips through the door shut.


Hi mate

Am looking at the CTEK's at the mo for my TD6, and the cigarette plug adapter for it, will it charge overnight as wasnt sure if the cigarette lighter in the car was a constant live?
Cheers in advance

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A1GSS



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The 12V socket in the boot is always live (in my case anyway). The cabin ones are not. Graham

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nicedayforit



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England 2004 Range Rover Td6 Vogue Auto Giverny Green

Both cigarette lighters in the cabin and the boot aux socket in the boot are permanently live in my car.
There's two options for wiring to them in the wiring diagram.
I use a Ctek MXS 7.0 plugged into my front socket.
You need to buy the adaptor lead seperately to plug into sockets.

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Portugal 2002 Range Rover Td6 Vogue Auto Java Black

What's the advantage in using the sockets? I'm clamping my CTek MXS 7.00 ,directly onto the2 points designated for jump leads, exterior to the battery box--the power comes in under the bonnet, above the vertical air vents inlets. The bonnet remains closed and thealarm on.
I get the idea that Dan thinks 6 amp is not really enough, and Baben is using 20 amps. Does any one know, how many amps are necessary to supply the battery keeping charge at 100 o/o , with no sulfating at all? 2002 Vogue TD6
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