Question about the Ctek battery tender

[ganseg]

I bought one but didn't buy the lighter plugin. Will the wire to the battery clips close nicely under the hood if I just go direct to the battery? I assume I would use the winter setting.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by ganseg

I bought one but didn't buy the lighter plugin. Will the wire to the battery clips close nicely under the hood if I just go direct to the battery? I assume I would use the winter setting.

You can connect it directly to the battery, but it is much easier using the cig lighter plug adaptor. What you call the "winter setting" (LED is marked with a snowflake) is for the AGM style battery (Optima and the like that require a special charge profile), what you want is the LED with the image of a car (conventional flooded cell batteries).

[ganseg]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

...What you call the "winter setting" (LED is marked with a snowflake) is for the AGM style battery (Optima and the like that require a special charge profile), what you want is the LED with the image of a car (conventional flooded cell batteries).

I re-read the manual today and the paragraph for the snowflake setting says 'for a battery at temps less than 41 degrees F. It is also for a AGM battery.

Since my car will be in an unheated area, i think I will use that.