Ctek 5.0 battery charger charging modes
Ctek 5.0 battery charger charging modes
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rob_golfgti

Original Poster:

87 posts

227 months

Monday 30th March 2020
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As I won’t be using the car for a while I thought I’d hook up the charger to charge the battery.
Does anyone ever use recon mode that is supposed to move around the acid to prolong the battery life once a year?

Also I have a EFB battery, do I use normal mode or agm ?

Thanks

DuraAce

4,272 posts

190 months

Monday 30th March 2020
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Normal mode.

ChampionRabbit

103 posts

95 months

Monday 30th March 2020
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I've used recon mode at work plenty of times when customers insisted that they cant afford a new battery. Sometimes it works very well indeed, other times doesnt seem to do much apart from charge.

rob_golfgti

Original Poster:

87 posts

227 months

Monday 30th March 2020
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After further investigation yes my EFB battery should be charged on normal thanks.

Only concern I have now is if it’s safe to use recond mode while my battery is connected to the car. The mode charges at 15.8v which some owners say is a risk to the electrics.
Yes I could disconnect the battery but I don’t want to risk getting an errors come up while the garages are closed.
No mention of it in the instructions.
Thanks for the advice so far.