N 430 ctek charging issue ?

[Buster73]

Put my N430 , 7 months old on a trickle charge whilst not being used over the winter , I've checked it twice recently and both times the green light is still not on , is that correct ?

It's being charged through a cigar lighter adapted into the socket in the boot .

Thanks in advance.

[12pack]

It should come on when you start the charge cycle. After the cycle is done it may turn itself off after a few minutes of inactivity, but start back on if the voltage drops below a certain level.

[Manwhoneverwas]

I have the OEM AM battery conditioner (same as the Ctek) and when ever I check mine it is generally on the orange light (middle light)
I think it only goes into the green light mode when it requires to pulse and boost the battery.

[Buster73]

Thanks for the replies.

[tonyhall38]

I have mine on a 5...... green light on......saying ready to use......stays green

[Jon39]

There are different versions of the CTEK charger.
Mine does not do what others have described above.

2008 version of the OEM charger.
Only two lights, red and green.
Red is on when charging, but once the battery reaches the required voltage, then green is displayed most of the time. The red light then only appears briefly at intervals, when it needs to charge again.

[12pack]

It should come on when you start the charge cycle. After the cycle is done it may turn itself off after a few minutes of inactivity, but start back on if the voltage drops below a certain level.

[HTB]

Bear in mind if you haven't trickled it in a while and the car hasn't been used, in this cold weather it make take longer to charge than normal. Astons have big batteries and a smaller charger may take a bit of time if your battery is physically cold - which is why some cteks have a cold weather setting to try and compensate (somehow).

You may have also been unlucky and just looked at the charger during the times it was just topping up as it kept the battery on float. Again, some of the other cteks have displays which gives you an idea of what state your battery is in within the charge cycle.

I have a ctek battery monitor on a couple of my cars so I can also see how the battery is discharging on my iPhone even if not using the car.

[jeyjey]

3 out of 4 times when I check my Vanquish it's got the amber light on, but the green is on the other times.

(The original CTEK that came with the car back in 2002 did die a couple of years ago, so they're not fully bomb proof.)

Cheers,
Jeff.

[NickXX]

I never managed to get my AM ctek charger working with the boot socket (would light up but wouldn't charge). It works fine however when it's connected to the dashboard socket!