Battery Charger problem

Battery Charger problem

Author
Discussion

SPS

Original Poster:

1,306 posts

260 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
quotequote all
Hi I have a CTEK charger and all was well yesterday. However I noticed that this morning a single solid green light was on which means that it is not connected to the battery! I have re-connected into the lighter point a number of times but it is still showing the no connection light.
Engine fires up as I was out in the car a couple of days ago but obviously don't want the battery to go flat, I was wondering if there is a fuse that could need replacing. Any ideas/help would be much appreciated.

sascha

270 posts

249 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
quotequote all
i have the same charger so my idea: try to connect to another battery and see what happens.

if same, charger "has something", but try also to connect to your tvr via anderson-plug.

sorry to ask, but have you pushed the button on the cytek to get the right loading procedure ?

SPS

Original Poster:

1,306 posts

260 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
quotequote all
Hi - yes I have the mode on the correct setting.

Davel

8,982 posts

258 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
quotequote all
My bike charger sometimes shows no battery connected.

It tends to be when fully charged and so turns into a type of sleep mode.

Maybe try leaving it off for a few hours and then turn it on again to reset.

SPS

Original Poster:

1,306 posts

260 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
quotequote all
I was wondering about that but usually it just goes into a maintenance mode.

twinreal

300 posts

155 months

Monday 5th January 2015
quotequote all
Fuse No 20 ok ?

SPS

Original Poster:

1,306 posts

260 months

Monday 5th January 2015
quotequote all
Brilliant - I'll give that a go.
Many thanks

shep1001

4,600 posts

189 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
quotequote all
I always thought the solid green light was illuminated when the battery was charged and the charger was not doing anything?? You only got the amber light next to the car symbol when the charger was charging as it had detected the voltage was below the threshold. The other amber light shows its connected up

shep1001

4,600 posts

189 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
quotequote all
shep1001 said:
I always thought the solid green light was illuminated when the battery was charged and the charger was not doing anything?? You only got the amber light next to the car symbol when the charger was charging as it had detected the voltage was below the threshold. The other amber light shows its connected up
Which model CTEK do you have?

ShiDevil

2,292 posts

174 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
quotequote all
shep1001 said:
I always thought the solid green light was illuminated when the battery was charged and the charger was not doing anything?? You only got the amber light next to the car symbol when the charger was charging as it had detected the voltage was below the threshold. The other amber light shows its connected up
That's what mine does too smile like most chargers green means charged or its simply trickling a charged battery. I charge mine through the lighter and never had an issue smile

jrb43

798 posts

255 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
quotequote all
ShiDevil said:
shep1001 said:
I always thought the solid green light was illuminated when the battery was charged and the charger was not doing anything?? You only got the amber light next to the car symbol when the charger was charging as it had detected the voltage was below the threshold. The other amber light shows its connected up
That's what mine does too smile like most chargers green means charged or its simply trickling a charged battery. I charge mine through the lighter and never had an issue smile
That's certainly what my Accumate does but I was keeping quiet as I know nothing about the CTEK.

shep1001

4,600 posts

189 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
quotequote all
jrb43 said:
That's certainly what my Accumate does but I was keeping quiet as I know nothing about the CTEK.
The latest versions look a bit different to be fair, I had a look on the CTEK website for the instructions and none of the new chargers look like mine!!


Edited by shep1001 on Thursday 8th January 19:07

SPS

Original Poster:

1,306 posts

260 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
quotequote all
Sorted - blown fuse - all good now - well so far ;-]