981 'live' 12v sockets?
981 'live' 12v sockets?
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Flying machine

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1,210 posts

194 months

Thursday 4th December 2014
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No smokers pack in my car, but the other 12v sockets, does anyone use the cigarette lighter style battery conditioners/chargers with their cars? I've had a bit of a search on the internet and from what I can find it seems that the only way to use a trickle charger is directly on to the battery on these newer cars? Any experience? I'm of to the OPC for something else on Saturday so will ask then, but before I get sold an unnecessary charger I wanted to see what others have found

nsm3

2,831 posts

214 months

Thursday 4th December 2014
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Mine charges via the ciggy lighter in the smokers pack, don't know about the other socket, but can't see why they would be different?

981Greg

112 posts

162 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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I have no problem trickle charging my 981 using the socket in the cubby hole between the seats. Haven't tried the one in the optional smokers pack.

PaulPqwerty

36 posts

146 months

Wednesday 10th December 2014
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Agreed, I use the socket in the passenger footwell, but my OPC told me any will do.
I put my 981 on the CTEK yesterday.

Flying machine

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1,210 posts

194 months

Thursday 11th December 2014
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Cheers! That all sounds promising - now I need to get myself a charger, CTEK MXS 5.0 looks up to the job

Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

264 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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Just been out to check my car. To my surprise both sockets appear to be "permanent live".

[I didn't hang about to see if they shut off when the car goes to sleep.]

PJLarge

480 posts

265 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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I use a CTEK in the socket down in the passenger footwell, works perfectly.

Flying machine

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1,210 posts

194 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Just as a quick update on this - I ordered a CTEK MXS 5.0 and a lighter charger adapter and it looks just fine through the passenger 12v socket, in fact it seemed to think my battery was not in great shape when I hooked it up, and although its fully charged now I'm obviously not driving it enough! Thanks all