Smart Car Battery Charger

[oj88]

Same instructions with mine but since I'm lazy, I use a plug switch and don't disconnect the AC plug anymore.

I have that with the dumb charger my dad uses. Only, I use a smart plug.

[Wh1stl3r]

I have that with the dumb charger my dad uses. Only, I use a smart plug.

I want one of those. Something to look forward to once we upgrade our Jurassic DSL connection.

[sean-archer]

I don't quite agree with that.

There are inherent risks when charging FLA batteries that has a lot to do with hydrogen gasses and arcing, which I already covered a few posts back. But as far as other electrical/electronic devices, the order in which a device is connected and powered depends on the specific equipment.

As per your example, laptops can be powered up before (ie. on-battery) or after the AC power is applied... it won't matter.

Good info.

Though dahil may pagka OC ako, it has always been my practice to do what I think is the safer way, may it be a laptop, TV, cellphone, or a blender.

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[Lin Dan]

The procedure is on the user's manual. Mine has specific instructions to plug in the AC plug last. After charging, the AC should be the first to be unplugged.

Same as mine as well bro [emoji1362]


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[Archerfish]

I have that with the dumb charger my dad uses. Only, I use a smart plug.

I was about to ask what is a smart plug but tried Google first. It says that you can control it through WiFi.

I keep learning from you! One of the reasons why I keep coming back in this forum. Good thing this thread is in my subscribed topics.
[emoji3]

[oj88]

I was about to ask what is a smart plug but tried Google first. It says that you can control it through WiFi.

I keep learning from you! One of the reasons why I keep coming back in this forum. Good thing this thread is in my subscribed topics.
[emoji3]

Yes, you can control it over WiFi through an app or Alexa/Google Home.... from anywhere in the world.

Beyond that, you can also set schedules to turn on and off at specific hours of the day or days of the week. It sort of makes a dumb charger a little smarter.

[Archerfish]

I had the opportunity to observe more how CTEK works. Once the battery is fully charged, it will stay at a minimum voltage of 12.63 V for a few days.



After a few days, and I don't know how many days, CTEK will "play" charging the battery between 12.63 to 13.18 V. I forgot to measure the time interval.





Once I left the car for about two months and when I started it, it was the first time for me to hear it cranking forever. It was when I didn't use CTEK. It must be noted that I am using a "cheat version" of battery. This is an ordinary battery by Motolite, given free by my friend. I never experienced this with the stock battery, not until it died.

Right after turning on CTEK, voltage will climb slowly, for about a minute, up to 14.05 V.



This is a little lower than the charge coming from the alternator at 14.46 V.



I do not know what is my stock battery, if it's an EFB or AGM. All I know is the brand, Yuasa. It is unfortunate that I wasn't able to observe CTEK on my stock battery, the way I was able to observe it now.

[travajante]

I had the opportunity to observe more how CTEK works. Once the battery is fully charged, it will stay at a minimum voltage of 12.63 V for a few days.



After a few days, and I don't know how many days, CTEK will "play" charging the battery between 12.63 to 13.18 V. I forgot to measure the time interval.





Once I left the car for about two months and when I started it, it was the first time for me to hear it cranking forever. It was when I didn't use CTEK. It must be noted that I am using a "cheat version" of battery. This is an ordinary battery by Motolite, given free by my friend. I never experienced this with the stock battery, not until it died.

Right after turning on CTEK, voltage will climb slowly, for about a minute, up to 14.05 V.



This is a little lower than the charge coming from the alternator at 14.46 V.



I do not know what is my stock battery, if it's an EFB or AGM. All I know is the brand, Yuasa. It is unfortunate that I wasn't able to observe CTEK on my stock battery, the way I was able to observe it now.

Nice of you to find some downtime to observe & share, good brother![emoji106] Stock Yuasa is EFB.

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[Archerfish]

Nice of you to find some downtime to observe & share, good brother![emoji106] Stock Yuasa is EFB.

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Thank you for confirming it.

[togmolodon]

i am curious,
has anyone here suffered something cata$trophic, when they disconnected the battery from the running engine?

The engine stopped running, some of the console settings were lost like fuel monitor, this happened during battery replacement.

[togmolodon]

What non-CTEK brand is compatible with Mazda3 iStop?

[yapoy86]

What non-CTEK brand is compatible with Mazda3 iStop?

any good battery charger will do.. there is no specific charger for i-stop..

[togmolodon]

Makikisawsaw lang...

My smart charger arrived today....a Lancol CAT-100.

It's an all-in-one... Bluetooth smart battery analyzer and charger.

What battery type do you have? Will this work with EFB's?

I'm interested in getting this particular model from Lancol --> CAT200 I have yet to hear from vendor if it's compatible with EFB.

[Vodka]

P350 only

does full charge at 2amps, then tapers down the current, then goes into float charge 13.7v

shows volt, amps, SOC, ah

that's all i really need. no overpricing. no BS

PS i'm buying more of these

[CVT]

P350 only

does full charge at 2amps, then tapers down the current, then goes into float charge 13.7v

shows volt, amps, SOC, ah

that's all i really need. no overpricing. no BS

PS i'm buying more of these

What's the brand bro.?

Do you need to disconnect the battery from the vehicle to charge it?

[crazy_boy]

Battery reading from my 1 yr old Hilux on stock battery. Alagang ctek

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[yapoy86]

P350 only

does full charge at 2amps, then tapers down the current, then goes into float charge 13.7v

shows volt, amps, SOC, ah

that's all i really need. no overpricing. no BS

PS i'm buying more of these

Ingat lang kayo dyan sa cheap chargers.. yung foxsur na binili ng barkada ko pumutok agad yung capacitor.. although easy fix lang pero delikado iwan yan..

[baludoy]

Ingat lang kayo dyan sa cheap chargers.. yung foxsur na binili ng barkada ko pumutok agad yung capacitor.. although easy fix lang pero delikado iwan yan..

ano nangyari bro? tsaka ano ba telltale sign kapag pumutok capacitor niya?

iyong suder batt charger ko 4 years ko na ginagamit. so far so good naman.

[yapoy86]

ano nangyari bro? tsaka ano ba telltale sign kapag pumutok capacitor niya?

iyong suder batt charger ko 4 years ko na ginagamit. so far so good naman.

No signs.. bigla lang pumutok.. pinalitan lang namin ng same value.. ok ba ulit

[Walter]

You get what you pay for ... Would not be risking a vehicle's worth on cheap chargers ...