I have the 7000XS and it is a brilliant battery charger, will recover batteries even when you suspect they are past it, I've never failed to charge up a battery yet with it!
My main concern with CTEk chargers is that they run very hot. They are a handy size, but I don't like to use them that often, as I could see problems arising such as the internal capacitors drying out with the heat eventually (even though they are high temp caps.) I've had to replace the mode switches on them, which do fail. (The new ones are a bit more difficult to open up & get to the PCB.) For regular use myself I have professional chargers designed for the job. I'd think these CTEK chargers would last people longer if they were bolted to an aluminium plate heatsink &/or a computer fan were fixed to blow air over. You'd probably need a separate little D.C. supply for the fan, or it might 'confuse' the smart action of the CTEK, if you just connected the fan to the battery being charged.
Great video very informative!!! Only piece of information that was not mentioned was the price of each different charger and also as to where they can be purchased!!! I would love to know which one of these charges would be most suitable for CAR AUDIO situations!!! Thank You!!!✌️✌️✌️
I find the products, for the most part, of good design and reliability, with an exception. The Muse 4.3 has the snap-together part near the end of the two lines, however, this model when snapped into place it seems to have a short or other related connection matter whereby the light flickers. Therefore the unit does not work well or not at all at other times.
he did an advert, got paid, so would have got these free, or at very reduced price as ctek now tens / hundreds of millions of people view him and his cars.
I wonder also. I have a 2011 Audi A6 still on the original battery and I have never used any maintenance device at all. Though I did just recently buy the MXS 5.0 for maintenance.
@@rcl300018 > "I have a 2011 Audi A6 still on the original battery" Do you know any other case of such long lifespan? AFAIK, your case should be in the Guinness Records !!!!
@@rogernevez5187 Hard to believe, I know. As I bought the car second hand, but on the negative terminal has the original time stamp engraved into it. Could be here in Australia we don't have extreme cold weather such as snowfall. I'm baffled and quite surprised by it also.
@@rcl300018 > "As I bought the car second hand, but on the negative terminal has the original time stamp engraved into it." Maybe it is counterfeit. Although I don't know why the last owner would do that.
What model of the CTEK can charge acid Baterry and lithium battery in the same equip ? I have a Ferrari 458 and a Porsche gt3 , which is the best for those cars
I like this charger, have 2 of them, but mode button hangs after a few years on both of them. If that happens open, spray button with el cleaner/wd40 and it works again. Ctec: Please us a more reliable component!
Solar panel charger. They have small ones to tend the car battery, or larger ones to recharge it at a faster rate. - Other option, some type of gasoline powered generator.
Just love these chargers, have 3 st today, and have never herd of any problem with these here in sweden? But like all other electronics i think it can be one or two in bad made in the line of factory, but what company havent have that, No i just have all good to say about them, and i think "Jay Leno" have all his cars on this chargers. only my point of wiev
Sounds like the best choice.have you considered making some that can run off of solar grids/panels.with so many people trying to go green or off grid this question may come about more and more. Thanks.
my ctek msx 7.0 blinking, and not responding to any mode presing, does anyone knows what is the problem???? power light is blinking in one second interval, and fail light is blinking every 2 seconds. charger never was used
Smart charger huh. That's as may be. My CTEK Multi XS 3600 worked for 5 years and I used it about twice a year. It stopped working just like that. The standby and three mode lights come on, but none of the charging lights nor fault indicator come on. So I am now using my 20 year old ABSAAR charger - stupid but reliable.
Hello on my ice cream truck i have two AGM batteries 150 Am each parallel connected (12 volt) it means 300 Ah total.Theyb supply an 150 watt fridge through an inverter. i need to fully charge themfrom evening to morning it means 12 to 14 hours. Another problem is that during the whole winter time,the ice cream van is out of order,well 6 long months. In such many month the battery will discharge and ruine them. so i need the proper charger for those batterie to keep them charged (maintain the charge) for the whole six month during my absence withouth my supervision.So without risk of fire or that the battery "cooks" due to long period under charge....Six month out of order is long.And those batterie cost me a fortune...400€ each!! So wich charger ist the proper one for my case? Thank you
multi xs 3600. I read somewhere that cold weather slows down the discharge of a battery could be different story for agm though. You can put them in parallel and keep the charger connected to one.
I must say I'm also very disappointed by the Ctek chargers. For being claimed the smartest chargers in the world, they don't do a great job and there are plenty of other chargers I've used that are much smarter and product better results. I've personally tested them with my digital battery analyzer on many different batteries with many different chargers and the results from the Ctek were pretty average, certainly nothing to write home about and certainly not the smartest chargers in the world by a long shot sadly. If I had access to put my input into the Ctek R&D division I could suggest many ways that they could improve their product so that it actually could produce much better results.
My MXS-7000 stopped working after 3 years and used only about 10-15 times. I found out when the charger got so hot that i had to use gloves. The 2 year old Sønnak-Exide Poweline battery got fried and had to get a new one. The 5 years warranty was only in the advertising and does not work in real life. I only got a receipt from the cash register and I could not find it after 3 years. Even though the model was less than 5 years old, they rejected my claim. For the warranty to be credible, they should start handing out warranty cards like in the good old days or a possibility to register the new product online. The MXS-7000 now gives only 0,8 volts, the reading for a charger certified by Ferrari and other big brands.
The cables/connectors are terrible quality, if your charger won't work, try pinching the contacts with long nose pliers (disconnect everything first). Also check the voltage every now and then, I had an XS3600 that was trying to charge my car battery to 15v before it would go into "maintenance mode"!!! 15v will eventually destroy a car battery and could actually damage your cars electronics.
Strider9655 15v is ideal for a dead battery. It doesn't usually stay in that mode. You can upgrade the connectors. XS3600 was always crap anyway. May as well buy a cheap lidl charger if you look to but a xs3600
All comes down to the QA standards.. hate it when people say made in China is rubbish. Yes some Chinese companies try to cut corners and use cheaper parts (some forced by the company engineers).. Watch the youtube video 'the lightbulb theory' - linked, starts in french but goes to English 3 minutes in... So some American companies will sabotage their own design to make it break quicker in order to sell more product. ruclips.net/video/kdHIqa53-tY/видео.html
Sometimes a great product can be designed and built with the understanding that the person using it has more than a few milliamps of brain power. Unfortunately that is not the case and may explain the negative comments. My ctek works perfectly and has for a decade with no problems.
In plastic housing with no EMI shielding. Good job on great circuit ideas but fail on packaging. How about make one for Caravans and or generic leisure battery applications in an extruded aluminium shielded case to charge deep cycle AGM/Gel 36Ah+ batteries which can remain connected during use, have a solar panel input, 240v mains input which is automatically switchable between inputs as and when the solar panel output increases to such a level it can charge the battery. Have a management system so that it disconnects the battery one it gets too low and allows the battery to replenish it's charge before it can be used again. If you are going to advertise your product for the leisure battery market then you need to meet the demands of that market. A plugin battery charger is not what those in need of a leisure battery charger need, they need a permanently installed charger combined with power supply combined with all the so called patented intelligent features to recondition and maintain a battery system. Your current permanent so called install charger is just that a plugin charger with holes to screw it to a wooden board. It provides no cyclic use and will inject noise into the 12v power circuits used from the leisure battery which will get many in trouble for interfering with other electrical systems.
ctek rubbish I have three that all stopped working....will not switch from standby mode to charging mode...always followed they're directions for use ...contacted CTEK for support they will not reply back to me. RUBBISH !!!
The little mode switches need replacing. I opened the newer model plastic case by drilling out the underside where there are small rectangular ridges normally present on some models. I then used a craft knife to get the case off. Suitable switches are available from CPC or Ebay. For the chargers with cases just held on by screws you could try proper contact cleaner (I don't mean WD40 type spray)
Worlds smartest charger. Its might be clever but that doesn't make it great. I have a battery that was dead flat due to an alarm issue and the ctek wont charge it. 5mins on jumper pak then connecting the ctek and it chargers.
Because I'm very disappointed with my CTEK MXS10, I can not recommand to buy this toy; keep your money. Very fragile, not smart, not a great technology, sorry !
+pav singh Whats up, The best info that I have read was on Volt daddy (i did a google) Without a doubt the most informative info on batteries and this kinda stuff that have found.
an optima is an AGM Gel battery, not a standard Gel, if you read the manual, it specifies to use the frost/agm functions
I have the 7000XS and it is a brilliant battery charger, will recover batteries even when you suspect they are past it, I've never failed to charge up a battery yet with it!
My main concern with CTEk chargers is that they run very hot. They are a handy size, but I don't like to use them that often, as I could see problems arising such as the internal capacitors drying out with the heat eventually (even though they are high temp caps.) I've had to replace the mode switches on them, which do fail. (The new ones are a bit more difficult to open up & get to the PCB.) For regular use myself I have professional chargers designed for the job. I'd think these CTEK chargers would last people longer if they were bolted to an aluminium plate heatsink &/or a computer fan were fixed to blow air over. You'd probably need a separate little D.C. supply for the fan, or it might 'confuse' the smart action of the CTEK, if you just connected the fan to the battery being charged.
You don't have to change the switch, just cleanit with plastic proof solvant then it will work like new (just search on the web for instructions).
Great video very informative!!! Only piece of information that was not mentioned was the price of each different charger and also as to where they can be purchased!!! I would love to know which one of these charges would be most suitable for CAR AUDIO situations!!! Thank You!!!✌️✌️✌️
I find the products, for the most part, of good design and reliability, with an exception. The Muse 4.3 has the snap-together part near the end of the two lines, however, this model when snapped into place it seems to have a short or other related connection matter whereby the light flickers. Therefore the unit does not work well or not at all at other times.
i bought the ctek mxs 5.0. great product no more worrying about my cars battery going dead. thats win :)
Looking at how it was installed, do I connect it only to my car battery or I need to plug the other end to a power socket. Not quite clear
@@lekanpaul4032 you just attach red to red battery port and black to black with the calipers, and plug it in to the wall.
I don't understand the Recondition phase. How does the charger know it is a deep cycle battery?
Can you give full review about foxsur fbc 1236 battery charger?
I have the 33.00 for my atv and love it . Can you tell me what one I should get for my truck . and can I use for my atv to
In the Pulse Maintenance mode of my CTEK Multi US 3300, what voltage should I see across my battery terminals?
Jay Leno uses these to maintain batteries in his car collection!
he did an advert, got paid, so would have got these free, or at very reduced price as ctek now tens / hundreds of millions of people view him and his cars.
Can the CTEK MX 25 be used to charge a LiFePO4 battery?
How about the mxs 7.0
i have an optima yellow top and my batterie started after being parked for 4 months over the winter in norther canada
How much the lifespan of a battery might improve using this smart charger???
I wonder also. I have a 2011 Audi A6 still on the original battery and I have never used any maintenance device at all. Though I did just recently buy the MXS 5.0 for maintenance.
@@rcl300018
> "I have a 2011 Audi A6 still on the original battery"
Do you know any other case of such long lifespan?
AFAIK, your case should be in the Guinness Records !!!!
@@rogernevez5187 Hard to believe, I know. As I bought the car second hand, but on the negative terminal has the original time stamp engraved into it. Could be here in Australia we don't have extreme cold weather such as snowfall. I'm baffled and quite surprised by it also.
@@rcl300018
> "As I bought the car second hand, but on the negative terminal has the original time stamp engraved into it."
Maybe it is counterfeit. Although I don't know why the last owner would do that.
@@rogernevez5187 Stamped from factory.
What model of the CTEK can charge acid Baterry and lithium battery in the same equip ? I have a Ferrari 458 and a Porsche gt3 , which is the best for those cars
Do they charger lithium batteries
I have 1 car with regular battery and 1 with an AGM battery. Will these work on both types of batteries?
Yes
I like this charger, have 2 of them, but mode button hangs after a few years on both of them. If that happens open, spray button with el cleaner/wd40 and it works again. Ctec: Please us a more reliable component!
my year old Optima battery shows only a 10.74 volts will this bring it back to life?
Can this be used in a battery that is not installed in the car?!
Of course
can you charge a atv with the 7002
Do these work on AGM batteries?
do you even 6.00 ?
+1
+Travitanium Yes the MXS10 has a spicific mode for AGM batteries great for Solar banks, boats and RV's because of this.
What if i need a mobile power source to be able to charge the battery where im nowhere near the vrid? Where an i find that?
Solar panel charger. They have small ones to tend the car battery, or larger ones to recharge it at a faster rate. - Other option, some type of gasoline powered generator.
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Can you replace the 2 pin plug with a 3 pin UK plug ,13A? Thanls
Just love these chargers, have 3 st today, and have never herd of any problem with these here in sweden? But like all other electronics i think it can be one or two in bad made in the line of factory, but what company havent have that, No i just have all good to say about them, and i think "Jay Leno" have all his cars on this chargers. only my point of wiev
could the xs7000 charge an dead car battery to life?
Yes, but it will be dead again within minutes after next stop.
you r really the best
Great technology
Ross Gordon Wensor qa
Sounds like the best choice.have you considered making some that can run off of solar grids/panels.with so many people trying to go green or off grid this question may come about more and more. Thanks.
Sir, for a 2016 NISSAN Titan XD, with a 5.0 diesel (double batteries)motor, which C-Tech unit would you recommend?
Oscar Lechuga wats the ah from you 2 baterys combined
Good video. I know Jay Leno swears by them, and uses them on all his cars.
my ctek msx 7.0 blinking, and not responding to any mode presing, does anyone knows what is the problem???? power light is blinking in one second interval, and fail light is blinking every 2 seconds. charger never was used
your battery that you have it connected to is broken
I found the problem, its my house eletricity working not lke it should...the charger is good.
do you make one for marine deep cycle batteries?
My works perfectly ...
+Corleone i realy dont know.my goes afther stage 1 to 3 in few seconds,and slowly goes to 4.
What is the best CTEK model for a 12 volt motorbike/scooter battery ?
Smart charger huh. That's as may be. My CTEK Multi XS 3600 worked for 5 years and I used it about twice a year. It stopped working just like that. The standby and three mode lights come on, but none of the charging lights nor fault indicator come on. So I am now using my 20 year old ABSAAR charger - stupid but reliable.
Hello on my ice cream truck i have two AGM batteries 150 Am each parallel connected (12 volt) it means 300 Ah total.Theyb supply an 150 watt fridge through an inverter.
i need to fully charge themfrom evening to morning it means 12 to 14 hours.
Another problem is that during the whole winter time,the ice cream van is out of order,well 6 long months.
In such many month the battery will discharge and ruine them.
so i need the proper charger for those batterie to keep them charged (maintain the charge) for the whole six month during my absence withouth my supervision.So without risk of fire or that the battery "cooks" due to long period under charge....Six month out of order is long.And those batterie cost me a fortune...400€ each!!
So wich charger ist the proper one for my case?
Thank you
multi xs 3600. I read somewhere that cold weather slows down the discharge of a battery could be different story for agm though. You can put them in parallel and keep the charger connected to one.
If im corect the ctec mxs 25 is good for you
I must say I'm also very disappointed by the Ctek chargers. For being claimed the smartest chargers in the world, they don't do a great job and there are plenty of other chargers I've used that are much smarter and product better results. I've personally tested them with my digital battery analyzer on many different batteries with many different chargers and the results from the Ctek were pretty average, certainly nothing to write home about and certainly not the smartest chargers in the world by a long shot sadly. If I had access to put my input into the Ctek R&D division I could suggest many ways that they could improve their product so that it actually could produce much better results.
Shame the company doesn't answer multiple
Email requests for help on deciding which model to get!!
My 7.0 broken after only 2 yrs, definitely not worth the price. Cheap internals
Strange.
My 7.0 was bought in roughly 2017/2018. Still works today, used lots of times.
Maybe something went wrong with it?
I use deep cycle batteries for work (1 in use 1 Spare) Is there any disadvantage to use the reconditioning aspect all of the time?
Thanks.
My MXS-7000 stopped working after 3 years and used only about 10-15 times. I found out when the charger got so hot that i had to use gloves. The 2 year old Sønnak-Exide Poweline battery got fried and had to get a new one.
The 5 years warranty was only in the advertising and does not work in real life. I only got a receipt from the cash register and I could not find it after 3 years. Even though the model was less than 5 years old, they rejected my claim. For the warranty to be credible, they should start handing out warranty cards like in the good old days or a possibility to register the new product online.
The MXS-7000 now gives only 0,8 volts, the reading for a charger certified by Ferrari and other big brands.
Yes,the 7002 gets hot. I used an external fan to cool the unit while charging. It should have come with an internal fan!!!!!
ddd228/Dave in Seattle. The cheap one from b&q came with a fan. I own a 6amp TorQ charger and a Ctek. The TorQ is noisy but effective
we use in our club battery switches from battery no problem eveneasier 2 use for car and bike, but ctek works fine.
Too bad they can't recognize anything but voltage weak batteries still can hold high voltage but no load of any kind.
Look for CTEK repair videos and make up your mind. Expensive Chinese crap inside! Mine died 15 months old.
why crushing it on rock sand and not on asphalt????
The cables/connectors are terrible quality, if your charger won't work, try pinching the contacts with long nose pliers (disconnect everything first).
Also check the voltage every now and then, I had an XS3600 that was trying to charge my car battery to 15v before it would go into "maintenance mode"!!! 15v will eventually destroy a car battery and could actually damage your cars electronics.
Strider9655 15v is ideal for a dead battery. It doesn't usually stay in that mode.
You can upgrade the connectors.
XS3600 was always crap anyway. May as well buy a cheap lidl charger if you look to but a xs3600
Designed in Sweden. Made in China! Very very sad.
All comes down to the QA standards.. hate it when people say made in China is rubbish. Yes some Chinese companies try to cut corners and use cheaper parts (some forced by the company engineers).. Watch the youtube video 'the lightbulb theory' - linked, starts in french but goes to English 3 minutes in... So some American companies will sabotage their own design to make it break quicker in order to sell more product. ruclips.net/video/kdHIqa53-tY/видео.html
Why is it “very very sad” that a Chinese-made product is designed in Sweden?
Sometimes a great product can be designed and built with the understanding that the person using it has more than a few milliamps of brain power. Unfortunately that is not the case and may explain the negative comments. My ctek works perfectly and has for a decade with no problems.
I'm pretty sure he has one or two AMERICAN cars he uses these on...
It's woman proof? Cool, sign me up.
Can you drive over it?
Used mine 5 times and it died, just out of two year warranty. piece of shit.
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In plastic housing with no EMI shielding. Good job on great circuit ideas but fail on packaging.
How about make one for Caravans and or generic leisure battery applications in an extruded aluminium shielded case to charge deep cycle AGM/Gel 36Ah+ batteries which can remain connected during use, have a solar panel input, 240v mains input which is automatically switchable between inputs as and when the solar panel output increases to such a level it can charge the battery. Have a management system so that it disconnects the battery one it gets too low and allows the battery to replenish it's charge before it can be used again.
If you are going to advertise your product for the leisure battery market then you need to meet the demands of that market. A plugin battery charger is not what those in need of a leisure battery charger need, they need a permanently installed charger combined with power supply combined with all the so called patented intelligent features to recondition and maintain a battery system.
Your current permanent so called install charger is just that a plugin charger with holes to screw it to a wooden board. It provides no cyclic use and will inject noise into the 12v power circuits used from the leisure battery which will get many in trouble for interfering with other electrical systems.
no good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why
ctek rubbish I have three that all stopped working....will not switch from standby mode to charging mode...always followed they're directions for use ...contacted CTEK for support they will not reply back to me.
RUBBISH !!!
AND YOU ARE A BULLSHIT!
Richard Joash Tan is a bullshit
The little mode switches need replacing. I opened the newer model plastic case by drilling out the underside where there are small rectangular ridges normally present on some models. I then used a craft knife to get the case off. Suitable switches are available from CPC or Ebay. For the chargers with cases just held on by screws you could try proper contact cleaner (I don't mean WD40 type spray)
If c tek gets stuck on a error then just touch the terminals the wrong way on the battery and it resets the charger
@@llewelynash4505 Handy to know !!
I The
Worlds smartest charger.
Its might be clever but that doesn't make it great.
I have a battery that was dead flat due to an alarm issue and the ctek wont charge it.
5mins on jumper pak then connecting the ctek and it chargers.
AND YOU ARE A BULLSHIT!
Because I'm very disappointed with my CTEK MXS10, I can not recommand to buy this toy; keep your money. Very fragile, not smart, not a great technology, sorry !
:) hello please send me a few i will be happy to do good promotional review for you
Does not fully charged my aged battery. Dissapointed.
Used mine 5 times and it died, just out of two year warranty. piece of shit.
+thelairyspider same i had 4 in the last 3 months absolutely crap
+pav singh Whats up, The best info that I have read was on Volt daddy (i did a google) Without a doubt the most informative info on batteries and this kinda stuff that have found.