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drivesafe Member Since: 19 Mar 2008 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 126 |
That helps 2007 TDV8 Lux |
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1st Mar 2014 5:04pm |
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Nomad Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Ringwood, Hants Posts: 300 |
Whichever vehicle I get I make sure the front cig lighter socket is permanently live then I run the ctek plug from that under the passenger door to the charger. Then just unplug and remove before driving off. Being doing that for years in many vehicles.
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2nd Mar 2014 8:58am |
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axle Member Since: 28 Oct 2007 Location: Perth Perth the end of the Earth Posts: 2964 |
I need to think of the best place to wire in some Anderson connectors so they are accessible with the car closed up . When I had a TD6 it was easy because you always had a live socket in the right hand side of the back but with Terrain Response the wiring was changed and now all sockets shut down after twenty minutes or so when the car goes to sleep .
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2nd Mar 2014 9:19am |
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steves025uk Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 52 |
Just back from a week in the sun. left the FF in Gatwick long term car park. We didn't arrive until 1 am and I was hoping the car would start after my recent starting troubles. It seems charging the battery before setting off and a 25 minute fast drive to the airport during the day did the trick. burst into life and gave us a fast magic carpet ride home. The contrast with the holiday hire car, Citroen Elysee was astounding. Although 15 Euros worth of petrol for a weeks driving around was also sobering. |
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10th Mar 2014 11:23am |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
If it's for normal charging the towing socket should be fine. If you need to hide an Anderson connector then possible look at a wheel arch liner mounting might be easiest i would think as long as it was fixed in place well FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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10th Mar 2014 1:29pm |
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steves025uk Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 52 |
I have ordered a CTEK MXS10 battery charger from fleabay.
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10th Mar 2014 2:15pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
Do you not having towing sockets? FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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10th Mar 2014 2:17pm |
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steves025uk Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 52 |
No towing sockets, and at the price of them fitted, no plans to fit them either.
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10th Mar 2014 5:12pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
With the cteks you get a connection with eyelets on it that you can use to connect to.
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10th Mar 2014 6:43pm |
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steves025uk Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 52 |
Did you connect the Ctek to the fuseboard red lead ? there doesn't seem to be much thread left on the bolt and disconnecting it to put the ring underneath will cause all sorts of problems.
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11th Mar 2014 10:40am |
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steves025uk Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 52 |
Has anybody altered the 12V socket adjacent to the fuseboard on the offside wheel arch to be permanently live ?
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11th Mar 2014 1:16pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35246 |
mine is already ,isnt yours? ... - .- -.
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11th Mar 2014 1:24pm |
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steves025uk Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 52 |
I have just checked it again and it is permanently live. The lamp I tested it with before is faulty, I used a Voltmeter and it is live.
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11th Mar 2014 1:40pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
It would be ok for trickle charging it but if the battery if low it will just push to much juice thru the cabling although its fuses at 15 i think this takes into account it supplies multiple sockets.
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11th Mar 2014 2:24pm |
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