Thread: Replacement battery for a D4

Originally Posted by DunnToImpress

I want to hold off getting a new Battery until later in the year ...

I'd replace it now too for all the reasons already stated, plus that heading into winter will put even more pressure on your one good battery.

Andrew

Gee, you guys making me feel bad!!!
New battery ordered on Ebay, $495 inc freight. Thanks Toombie.

Originally Posted by letherm

Probably jinxing myself but mine has been going for 3.5 years and looks to be still ok. I do occasionally put it onto a CTEK 5amp charger though. I do mainly 5 minute trips too unfortunately.
Martin

The CTEK units will increase battery life if used every 60 days. Amazing technology.

Originally Posted by Nicky

The CTEK units will increase battery life if used every 60 days. Amazing technology.

That they will... just watch them - they've been known to cook the odd battery!

The technology is actually quite simple.. it's just chemistry.

Originally Posted by Tombie

That they will... just watch them - they've been known to cook the odd battery!

The technology is actually quite simple.. it's just chemistry.

It's interesting you say that, but I do believe how a charger charges the battery (voltage and rate) does impact the life of the battery and some chargers are far more sophisticated and caring to batteries than others. I've had some cheap chargers before my ctek and the difference was night and day. There are many as good and better than ctek but also many far worse.

Agree. And I run a few Cteks here.

Just keep an eye on them

Originally Posted by Tombie

Just keep an eye on them

I use a CTEK MXS5.0 for overnight charging for a few nights in a row every month or so, to give it a few hours cycling on/off float.
So I'm not keeping an eye on it all night.
Or do you mean don't just leave it on continuously for days and days?

Scott

Days on end....