Thread: Keeping the battery charged whilst not using

Originally Posted by JamesH

Hi Trevorj

Sorry for stupid question but if you have a comfort to 12s adaptor for your ctek ( I've ordered one) do you have a comfort plug for your solar charger so you can use the same 12s adaptor? I'm trying to get my head around a setup without having the bits in front of me. It would be nice to have a single 12s plug and be able to use it for both the ctek and the solar but I could not see any obvious solution in the ctek accessories page.

Hi JamesH

I just received my adapter today from this site. My understanding is that the white socket has a line to the battery and the socket allows charging through that line. I am not electrically competent but it would seem to me that a solar panel attached to the same socket would still feed power to the battery but I will leave it to more knowledgeable people here to confirm.

Charging through towing socket - DISCO3.CO.UK Knowledge Base

Martin

My earlier link was also referring to charging using the towing socket.

Another plus is that you can always plug a charger in if the car is looked and has a flat battery to unlock it.

Hi James: I just soldered up an anderson plug to the comfort that was (supplied with the ctek) wired to the round terminals (which I just couldnt see any need for, in my case, so clipped them off). So now, the ctek outputs to an anderson plug via the comfort link, and both my trailer connector and solar connector terminate in anderson plugs. Its a bit clumsy, but flexible, and I had all the bits at hand, and it seems to work .... I kept the original ctek comfort that terminates in alligator clips for use with our other car, which occasionally needs a charge.

Originally Posted by trevorj

Hi James: I just soldered up an anderson plug to the comfort that was (supplied with the ctek) wired to the round terminals (which I just couldnt see any need for, in my case, so clipped them off). So now, the ctek outputs to an anderson plug via the comfort link, and both my trailer connector and solar connector terminate in anderson plugs. Its a bit clumsy, but flexible, and I had all the bits at hand, and it seems to work .... I kept the original ctek comfort that terminates in alligator clips for use with our other car, which occasionally needs a charge.

Thanks, got it. I don't have an anderson coming to the back from my auxiliary battery so I will be using the 12s plug that's already there. Ive bought an adaptor so I can plug my ctek in there, and you're right, I might be able to use that extra connector on the solar panel keeping the alligator clip connector for using both the ctek and the solar panel in a different car.

Ctek was delivered - just to check that both alligator clips get connected to each main battery terminal or does the black one go onto an earthing point on the vehicle as per the manual?

Originally Posted by dukemasterpro

Ctek was delivered - just to check that both alligator clips get connected to each main battery terminal or does the black one go onto an earthing point on the vehicle as per the manual?

Black one to one of the two bolts posts outside of the battery box....just a little in front on the passenger side.

I hard wired my soft fittings, and kept alligator clips for other batteries.

Brett.....

Originally Posted by discotwinturbo

Black one to one of the two bolts posts outside of the battery box....just a little in front on the passenger side.

I hard wired my soft fittings, and kept alligator clips for other batteries.

Brett.....

Cool all good Brett, also found a lengthy post on disco3.co.UK on ctek - very handy. Battery on Stage 3 now. Going to leave bonnet up as long as possible - hope to get a white socket adapter made up this week as that seems to be the most convenient way to hook it up.