Got a battery trickle charger

[Honest Andy]

Yep, Ctec are good. There are others too that work just as well but mostly I've used ctec because they seem to be the cheapest for size.

BUT don't be temped to put your little bike charger onto your old van battery thinking "that'll be fine, it'll just take longer" cos it wont be fine and it'll just burn out.

Don't ask me how I know that....

[pritch]

This is a helpful thread. As CTek has been recommended and is available locally, I found this CTEK 0.8 SMART CHARGER from a Wellington company.

My question is would it charge my flat battery on my HONDA HORNET 250??? It wouldn't start after I left her sitting for 4 weeks..eeek!

How old is the battery?

I'm not sure if they are all the same but... My smart charger only charges very slowly, it takes much longer than the old trickle charger that I have. That's Ok it's designed to work like that, you just need to allow the time. Once the battery is charged the smart charger will keep it up.

I'm not sure if they'll have the same but mine came with socket you attach to the battery terminals so all you have to do is plug the charger in.

[Honest Andy]

This is a helpful thread. As CTek has been recommended and is available locally, I found this CTEK 0.8 SMART CHARGER from a Wellington company.

My question is would it charge my flat battery on my HONDA HORNET 250??? It wouldn't start after I left her sitting for 4 weeks..eeek!

Smart chargers are usually really good at recovering flat batteries because of the way they charge using different voltages depending on the voltage in the battery, so they are more effective as well as more gentle to a flat batt. But whenever an automotive battery goes flat its effective "full charge" and its life is reduced no matter how you recharge it.

The other thing is that a smart charger wont start charging until it detects that you've connected a battery to it, so if your battery is so flat that it isn't detected you'll need to put it on an old fashioned trickle charger for a short time first.

But if you need to do that then treat that battery as a short-term accessory and start saving up for a new one...

[cods4]

I got one of these when it was on special a couple of years ago http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/Prod...2-8-Amp/292792 which is good for the car(s)

And i got a couple of these https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...miser-900-2013 when i ordered some stuff from revzilla. They say on the back that they are rated for 110V 60Hz, however they work fine plugged straight into the wall with a travel adaptor.
The electronics inside are obviously rated for the full range of voltages 100-240V 50-60Hz, although the sticker says otherwise. When I get around to it I will chop the plugs off and connect some NZ/AUS plugs.

[Swoop]

The Ctek units are good, especially if you have a modern car with a calcium-calcium battery.
You need a special charger for those, and the Ctek falls into this category.