Hi.

I have Ctek 5.0 keeping the 322 battery well maintained due to lack of use. Now the RRC project is complete I thought I best get one for that too. The cheapest on the bay are still £60.00 or more!!.

Does anyone use an alternative (read 'cheaper') that they can recommend - likely mine will be used year round and i want one I can connect and forget for prolonged periods like the Ctek.

Cheers  405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

The Lidl ones are the usual recommendation (when they’re available).

The Lidl one I bought isn't bad, but no CTEK - it won't revive a fully dead battery and if the power is lost, it doesn't't switch itself back on - it is good for the money though

What about a cheaper CTEK?

This one says it’s good to maintain a car battery, but not charge from dead, but you have your other CTEK for that......

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CTEK-XS-0-8-12V-1...dpSrc=srch 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

^ looks good. cheers 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

Can't recommend the LiDL one for long term use. Bought two primarily due to the motorcycle mode which was, allegedly, safe for smaller batteries. Not sure about that. They killed the two batteries on my Norton Commander over the 2016/17 winter and finished off the one on my generator, which admittedly was well past its best. Little bit of experimentation shows tendency to get mixed up on start charge voltage indication and I'm not completely sure I trust the finish voltage readings.

Relegated the pair to use in old style "put it on for a bit when I think about it" mode. Seem to work fine for that and well out of the way screwed to the wall. Might well be fine left permanently connected on a big car battery tho'.

My main charger is an old Woolworths one, circra 1960's, up gunned to 10 A + DC output with all new mil spec innards (don't ask) in mid 1970's. A bit aggressive for maintaining purposes!

Clive