{"id":1278,"date":"2018-01-31T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T02:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2018-01-31T09:17:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T23:17:18","slug":"why-cteks-240v-chargers-are-a-vital-part-of-your-car-or-4wds-electrical-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/why-cteks-240v-chargers-are-a-vital-part-of-your-car-or-4wds-electrical-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Why CTEK\u2019s 240V chargers are a vital part of your car or 4WD\u2019s electrical system"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re in the process of setting up a 12v system in your car, van, 4×4 or 4WD, you may have already installed accessories like an AGM deep-cycle battery<\/a>,<\/strong> a camping solar panel<\/strong><\/a> and a dual battery isolator<\/strong><\/a>. You probably want to run accessories like a portable camping fridge<\/strong><\/a> to keep the food and drinks cold right?<\/p>\n

However you may have quickly realised that unless you drive your car or 4WD every day for at least a couple of hours, you\u2019re probably draining your battery<\/strong> <\/a>quicker than you can recharge it. An Adventure Kings solar panel <\/strong><\/a>definitely helps, but you can\u2019t always rely on the sun, especially in winter. That\u2019s where CTEK\u2019s range of 240v battery chargers<\/strong><\/a> becomes such a vital part of your car or 4WD\u2019s electrical system!<\/p>\n

4WD and van battery chargers have come a long way over the past couple of years. That old charger sitting gathering dust on your garage shelf is a dinosaur compared to CTEK battery chargers<\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong>Your old battery charger is probably as slow as a wet week, and might only put out as little as 2 amps or so. Here\u2019s five different ways that the incredible new 240v CTEK battery chargers<\/strong><\/a> range will transform your vehicle\u2019s 12v system.<\/p>\n

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RUN YOUR FRIDGE PERMANENTLY!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re a tradie who wants to keep lunch and drinks cold, or you just love the idea of your fridge staying on the whole time, having a CTEK 240V charger<\/strong><\/a> on hand allows you to do exactly that. As long as you keep an eye on your auxiliary deep-cycle battery, you don\u2019t even need to worry about driving long distances each day. If your battery gets down to about 11.8v, that\u2019s around half-way flat so you just plug your CTEK 240V charger<\/strong><\/a> in at home or at a jobsite and let it charge your battery back up while you\u2019re parked.<\/p>\n

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TOP UP YOUR BATTERIES WHEN YOU NEED TO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes you\u2019ll realise that your batteries are getting flat at an inconvenient time. You might be pulled up to Aunt Beryl\u2019s for a family Sunday dinner, or you\u2019re at a mate\u2019s house for drinks on a Friday night. If you have a CTEK 240V charger<\/strong> <\/a>mounted in your vehicle, all you have to do is carry an extension lead and you can plug in, anywhere there\u2019s a power outlet!<\/p>\n

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SAVE FLAT BATTERIES FROM THE SCRAPHEAP<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the cleverest functions of the majority of the CTEK battery charger range<\/strong><\/a> is its \u2018RECONDITION\u2019 mode. This is a special charging mode that desulphates the internal plates within your battery. If you run your battery really flat then it may struggle to charge back up properly. We\u2019ve personally seen the CTEK battery charger range<\/strong><\/a> save four different batteries<\/strong> that we were certain were destined for the scrap-heap, bringing them back to life when they wouldn\u2019t charge up any other way.<\/p>\n

POWER YOUR CAMPSITE PERMANENTLY<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you head away for an annual family camping trip and you\u2019re going to a powered campsite, then the CTEK range<\/strong> <\/a>of battery chargers can not only keep your batteries topped up, but it\u2019ll let you power your entire campsite off 240V! Just make sure that you have enough \u2018reserve\u2019 capacity in your charger. You\u2019ll probably need about 10A of power to run everything, and a \u2018spare\u2019 5A of power to keep the batteries topped up too. In this case, the CTEK M200 charger<\/strong> is perfect for your needs.<\/p>\n

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PROPERLY CHARGE DIFFERENT TYPES & SIZES OF BATTERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not all batteries are the same. Wet-cell type batteries charge at different rates to AGM batteries<\/strong><\/a>, for instance, and there\u2019s a huge difference between charging a single 98Ah battery<\/strong><\/a> and charging multiple house batteries in your boat or caravan. The CTEK range of 240v battery chargers<\/strong><\/a> have the ability to differ the rate of charge being delivered to ensure your exact battery bank is being charged as well as possible.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s the M100 7A charger<\/strong><\/a> to keep on your garage shelf to charge the motorbikes, the car or the boat battery, or the M200<\/strong> <\/a>or even M300 chargers<\/strong><\/a> that\u2019ll handle the biggest battery banks, CTEK\u2019s full range of 240V battery chargers<\/strong><\/a> are what you need for your 12v system!<\/p>\n

4WD Supacentre has a price-match guarantee on the entire range of the incredible CTEK battery chargers.<\/strong><\/a> That means if you can find a better genuine price anywhere in Australia, we\u2019ll match it!<\/p>\n

Terms and conditions apply, see www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/terms#ctek\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re in the process of setting up a 12v system in your car, van, 4×4 or 4WD, you may have already installed accessories like an AGM deep-cycle battery, a camping solar panel and a dual battery isolator. You probably want to run accessories like a portable camping fridge to keep the food and drinks…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":1279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1278"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1280,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1278\/revisions\/1280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}