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Old 11-11-2010, 10:08 AM   #1
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I'd go with Ctek over Battery Tenders for a couple of reasons: All Ctek's have desulfation cycles built into their normal charge profiles, no Battery Tender's do. With sulfating being one of, if not the principal reason batteries die prematurely, regular desulfation capability is a definite plus. Some Ctek models also have "supply" and "recondition" modes as well. "Supply" is the feature mentioned in the recent "Excellence" article about why you should not disconnect the battery on some Porsche models without an alternative power source connected to prevent unintended issues. "Recondition" is used to recover a battery that has been totally discharged; while this will not bring a battery that has run its course back from the grave, it will recover an otherwise good battery that has been mistreated.

Battery Tender is a good basic unit, but there are much better units in the same general price range...............
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Old 11-11-2010, 11:51 AM   #2
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My CTEK 3300 gets used year round on one vehicle or another. Seems good so far!
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Old 11-11-2010, 12:58 PM   #3
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+1 for CTEK, that's what I am using.
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Old 11-11-2010, 05:10 PM   #4
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Thanks all.

I picked up the CTEK 3300 on Amazon today as I had a $20 off coupon. Plus 20% off and free shipping. So $40 all in, including the cigarette adapter.

Got my car cover last week, now just need to fill up the tank and it is nighty - night till May.
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Old 11-12-2010, 05:19 AM   #5
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I'm just curious about why you are packing it away so early. Do you have snow already? I'm asking as I'm a quite a few degrees north of you and we haven't seen snow yet and daytime temps are still above freezing most days. I'm hoping for at least another 3-4 weeks of driving time.
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Old 11-12-2010, 06:33 AM   #6
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I've used a schumacher batt. tender on my boxster and motorcycle. I got it at autozone for like $24. I'm very satisfied with the quality of it! Here's a link to what they look like.

http://www.technooutlet.com/egle9345.html?mr:trackingCode=B3631332-53C5-DF11-907B-002219318F67&mr:referralID=NA
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Old 11-20-2010, 08:17 PM   #7
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Is there any verdict out there as to whether we can pull our batteries for the winter? I just did as I have no outlet near by for power. I am in 2000 S with no codes or apparent problems.
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