I already hi-jacked one thread a little so I though I would just start this as a separate topic.

My RR is fitted with the standard (for a 2007 anyway) tow bar setup and therefore has two sockets on the car. I was thinking if I wanted to trickle charge the car overnight in this cold weather I could do it using one or other of these sockets and therefore keep the car locked up and no need to get cables, mains or otherwise, into the car.

So my question is in the title; there are two sockets one with a black cover and one with a white one, I understand that some of the pins are suitable to connect a charger in this way but I don't know which.

Any experiences to share or other help or advice would be gratefully received - the C-tek changer is already on order.

Thanks  Geoff

12 S socket, the white one.
Pin 4 +ve
Pin 3 -ve
Not sure a Ctek will work this way, cableson the car are too long.

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I believe the bottom pin on the white socket is the live one and the centre one is the earth.

Need to confirm with a diagram or tester

Beat me to it.

I have the cigar adapter for my Ctek and use the boot socket.

Surely if you connect the CTEK through the towbar socket it would then have to go through the towbar electronics box

Here you go:



Can't see any reason why it won't work. Electricity travels both ways perfectly well, and it comes out OK...  Graham

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Guys
You've given me lots to take into account so I've e-mailed tech support at Ctek for a definitive answer.
I don't want to break anything

I would still be interested if anyone has tried this  Geoff

sorry to jump in here, but just a quick thought, as the reversing lights are so poor, we could tap into those cables with an auxillary led reverse light.

sorry now back on topic

Hi Geoff

Plenty folks on the sister Disco3 forum do this on the D3.

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/ Graham

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Quick look at D3 (thanks Graham) suggests that this should be fine - Happy Days  Geoff

supershuttle wrote:

Guys
You've given me lots to take into account so I've e-mailed tech support at Ctek for a definitive answer.
I don't want to break anything

I would still be interested if anyone has tried this

I'll give it a try anyway, it's only a couple of quid for a 12S plug - but I'll use fatter cables

Unfortunately, the only permanent live socket I have is in the boot, so the distance to the battery is only a metre difference and the cig socket probably has thinner wire.

I'm cool with lifting the bonnet as I've done for years on various cars but this seems an elegant alternative if it works

Thanks for all the help and advice guys  Geoff

have you considered the solar panel on the dash jobby.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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It's the cold dark nights that are causing me a problem so I reckon solar power wont cut it and I needed an excuse to buy a decent charger
although I now also have an excuse to buy a solar charger

I am charging it up now using an old variable PSU but obviously it requires a bit of TLC and a lot of manual intervention to keep the Heath Robinson setup on task - monitoring current and voltage Geoff

Bingo - just fired up  Geoff