CTEK Battery Charging - How?

[Siy]

Hi all...

Can anyone help me with battery charging question please?

I have a ctek trickle charger which I would like to hook up to my Boxster Spyder when it sits in the garage.

On my old 997's I used to attach it to the battery in the front, but I wondered if there is an easier way to do this?

Can I plug it in to the cigarette lighter (or will that damage the car?)

Any other 'quick release' solutions?

[purds]

Ciggy lighter fine - you need the ctek lead for this which just plugs in

[HoHoHo]

As mentioned, ciggy lighter with the cable out of the door, door shut, car locked and job done.

[Siy]

Good stuff - that's easier - thanks guys

[curley]

It depends how old your car is .
If its gen 987 then the cigar lighter route will be OK

Any 991 or latest Boxter or Cayman will not charge this way and you need to use the direct cobnnection to battery route . Cytec do a special lead for this that you can fit and forget with an unobtrusive socket just under the windscreen edhe of the bonnet .




edited to say just seen its a spyder so you should be OK , left the post for others who may not know the restrictions on current cars

[m33ufo]

Mine goes to the battery via a ctek indicator connector - the one which flashes green, amber or red depending upon state of charge.

[FarQue]

HoHoHo said:

As mentioned, ciggy lighter with the cable out of the door, door shut, car locked and job done.

This. On a 986 and a 997. Job done.

[AWG]

Just purchased an MXS 5.0

Connection instructions say...

Red - positive pole on battery
Black - vehicle chassis remote from the fuel pipe and the battery

Bit confused what the later is

[athomp04]

Just put the black connector on the black battery terminal.

Ashley

[AWG]

That's exactly what I thought!

[Bennachie]

Correction to early post 991 and 981 ARE chargeable thought the 'lighter' sockets. They are intelligent and allow current in but not out if something is attached to it,

[Magic919]

Sounds like magic.

[nsm3]

curley said:

It depends how old your car is .
If its gen 987 then the cigar lighter route will be OK

Any 991 or latest Boxter or Cayman will not charge this way and you need to use the direct cobnnection to battery route . Cytec do a special lead for this that you can fit and forget with an unobtrusive socket just under the windscreen edhe of the bonnet .




edited to say just seen its a spyder so you should be OK , left the post for others who may not know the restrictions on current cars

My 981 CS charges via the ciggy lighter no problem?