CTEK Multi MXS 10 10A 12V 8-Stage Battery Charger Conditioner, Sky, Black

We have a Ford Transit based Autosleeper Pollensa motorhome which we keep on our drive. The leisure batteries are no problem to keep charged using the mains lead. The vehicle battery was another matter altogether. Over the winter we had to call out the AA several times to deal with a flat vehicle battery when we wanted to go off with the van for a few days. Jump leads did not work as it was completely flat and an ordinary charger cannot be left on for long periods. The ordinary charger also failed to revive the completely flat battery. The AA man recommended this type of conditioning charger (he did not mention any particular make) as it can be left connected for long periods and gets around a weekly drive around the block to keep the vehicle battery charged. This regular drive was something we kept on overlooking and this caught us out! The unit also conditions and maintains the battery. We have just returned from a month away in August (without the van) having left the van battery charger connected all that time. No problems at all with starting the engine first turn of the ignition key! The unit might appear to be expensive but it means no hassles in keeping the battery charged and conditioned. Hopefully it will also prolong the battery life which is something to take into account when thinking about the cost of a new replacement vehicle battery. This was a point that the AA man made. It comes with a battery plug lead which you can leave connected to the battery and this neatly tucks out the way when the charger is not connected. Connecting up the charger is very easy using this and avoids having to slide the seat, remove the cover and then connect the terminals and then reversing that later to disconnect the unit. I have not noticed the unit getting hot and feel confident about leaving it connected and unattended for long periods of time. All in all a worthwhile investment with the peace of mind it gives you.

Flat battery... no problem (not any more!)I bought this because I was tired of being sold a new battery every time my car wouldn't start. With so many influences reducing how often I go out in my car, I expect this to happen more often.I paid the price for this CTEK because it knows all the 'engineering' requirements to check my battery, test if it will take a charge, and go ahead and charge it up ... all without me having to do anything more than plug it in, and let it get on with it!If the battery really is defunct, it will tell me so, otherwise I just check it periodically to see if it has finished charging yet. It doesn't seem to take long.I've used it twice so far in situations where it would have taken hours for (expensive) help to arrive, and in both instances I was on the road with a fully charged battery just a couple of hours later than expected.The instructions are easy to understand, and follow. I am happy to recommend this CTEK.I also purchased the extension cable, and the storage case to keep everything together. It all fits in the case, and the extension lets me keep the CTEK inside a locked gate while the battery is being charged in the car. Security and peace of mind.

The Ctek charger is great. Battery got discharged as was not using the car regularly enough and after trying another brand which broke after 30 mins I decided to go for the Ctek one. Batter was reconditioned and fully charged overnight (about 12 hours). Definitely worth having rather than taking the risk of breaking down over a dead battery. Ctek could invest in some cable ties though. The way the cables were wound up in the box was shocking for the price!

Excellent Quality, easy to use and works well.CTEK have good internal waterproofing, so ace in damper winter conditions, but try to use in the dry nevertheless, with the battery well under cover !Pricey, but bought on a good pre-xmas deal at almost a third off. The ability to charge Lithium batteries would have been good, but fine for Lead Acid batteries.

Seemingly one of the best chargers according to my Internet research. Was very simple to charge the battery - basically just clip on leads & plug in . I didn't even press mode button and it went through all 8 stages. Was quick too compared to my old charger as it only took about 6 hours. It has a lead for temp control too to reduce the chance of overheating.Only used it on an old car with basic battery but bought it so it would be suitable for relatively new stop start car with modern AGM battery too, have not needed or tested that yet. Cannot comment on the conditioning or recon ability either but it is one of the reasons I choose it.On the negative side I would list complaints as follows :1) only comes with cardboard box and black sack like bag with silver drawstring. The quality of the bag is also only so so.2) the silver plastic body of the charger is slippy & cheap looking - why does it not have have the plastic body with moulded textured rubber ?3) an extra accessory called a rubber bumper can be purchased to protect the charger body & prevent it sliding but it is £30 ! Absolute robbery . This explains point 2) !!4) no case for the charger & leads only a substandard bag . I had to purchase a Khanka storage case that does this job well but is another £20 .So you may well need to make additional purchases of a Khanka case and a CTEK rubber bumper (extra £50) after buying this CTEK charger and let's be honest it is not a cheap charger . I feel these should be included by CTEK or the rubber protection should be encorporated into the body design.