Automotive Battery Chargers - Jay Leno's Garage
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- Developed in Sweden, the CTEK battery charger claims to be the smartest in the world with its eight-step process.
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Making use of the th-cam.com/users/postUgkxcJ22tnHH9l1vjdIdEIG27iOG55P7LXI8 reconditioning plan, I just saved 2 auto batteries from being completely junked. The guides were very simple to follow. I wish I would have found this years ago! You may use the guide to recondition any battery type
I love this channel of Jay's because it's always entertaining and informative...always!
This is absolutely awesome information and very timely as I was just trying to decide what to get for my Z51 C7. Mine did NOT come with a charger. So now I know to get the ctek charger. Thank you and keep these segments coming!
I have three of these. Mounting them to the machine and plugged inline with the block heaters for a constant trickle charge has proven to be a great tool for cold starts and long battery life. Although expensive they do what that advertise. Much better than the Napa brand junk I have purchased in the past.
Have been using C-Tek chargers since 2010 on my motorcycles and cars. They work great.
I have used CTECK for over ten years and they are great.
5 minute commercial for CTEK
guys,cheap and very good charher, i have i and reccomend
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saved 10 minutes of my life... freaking Jay Leno. I was really hoping I'd get something that didn't involved somebody getting freaking paid... I mean the dude's a freaking millionaire give me a break
I've used a half-dozen "Battery Tender" chargers for the couple of dozen motorcycles I've owned. Problem is they never turn off--leave a battery connected to even the tiniest Battery Tender and, when winter's over, the electrolyte has boiled off and the battery is ruined.
Leno rec'd CTEK for years, unpaid, because their product turns itself off until it's needed. For Leno that means, if true, every vehicle in his fleet is always ready to go.
But I don't know, myself, because the CTEK chargers are hard to find and expensive.
@@karlroebling3316what about the Noco Genius?
I have been using these to charge my agm deep cycle battery for my trolling motor on my canoe for over 5 years when I am not using it I leave it connected . The battery is like new. I have also bought my friends batteries back to life
I love this episode ……educate the viewers on some day to day stuff rather than always showing us cars that we can not relate to cuz we are not in your income bracket to ever get one - not saying those particular episodes are not entertaining cuz they are and I love them as well but this battery charger episode with guest speakers is very informative …..it gives us viewers another reason to watch jays garage episodes
These chargers are the best. Iv switched over to them years ago. Got 3 cars in the garage with them on and 2 motorcycles. One car is a 4x4 with twin AGM and is being maintenanced with a 10amp version the rest are 5amp versions. I fell ill two years ago and haven't been able to use my machines but they are all on these chargers ready to drive any time.
I have a genuine problem in starting my car. When a battery is dead due to 15_20 day standing in the garrage. The jump starter is a gift in that situation.
@@sbaig277 You probably have a parasitic draw, you may want to try and isolate what is using depleting your battery so quickly.
I have used this brand of chargers for about 4 years and they are brilliant. They keep the batteries on both my classic cars in tip top condition. Before purchasing this brand I would have to replace at least one battery each year. I used to use trickle chargers over the winter period and in the Spring when taking the car out of storage the battery would be dead or as good as. I now keep these CTEK units on all the time when the cars are in the garage. Not had a duff battery for 4 years now.
hey how are you ? what is Your experience with those chargers after 8 years ? Would be nice to hear also from Jay to see what's his opinion is . There is a lot ot that topic to say the least.
@@metaxa715 The chargers have been faultless. Still on the same battery as 5 years ago on a car that does less than 1,000 miles per year.
@@metaxa715 I’ve got two of these chargers and they’ve been fantastic. Thanks to this charger I still have the factory original battery in my 2014 GT500. The recondition mode on this charger has saved me multiple times after accidentally leaving something on or open in a car causing a full or near full drain.
Thanks Jay for yet one more great video. I am getting one or two of these great charges. Keep em coming
i've have one of these chargers.and it has performed flawlessly,no problems what so every,highly recommended!
i LOVE JAY LENO!!!
thanks
Very informative vid, thanks for sharing.
I am wondering, what do you use for a battery master/cutoff switch (I noticed one in the early Miura)? What would you recommend?
Great review as always can't wait to see you get your hands on a Amg Gt
Cool vids Jay. Thanks.
Muchos thank yous, this is what I was looking for.
I've had three of these for a couple of years. Great product, and have saved me multiple hundreds of bucks in batteries!
Surprising to see Swedish products on here. Usually it's all about that American product. Glad to see non-american products get a chance as well.
Hope the instructions are easy. I'm bottle necked on the high tech charger for my radio controlled gliders. Kind of too much info, but I guess I'll get thru it eventually. Thanks and best to you, Paul V Long Beach
BatteryMinder does all this plus alot more. It compensates for ambient temperatures and adjusts also tests the battery after charging it. Desulfates, test for reverse polarity, can do 6 different types of batteries , has an eco mode to detect no charge bei g used.Has 3 amperage modes, 4 level indicators and can also charge 6 batteries at once in parallel to keep them topped off.
I used the old model for 15 years and it saved so many batteries in that time. The new one does everything automatically and has a memory recall too. If you lose power durring charging it picks back up where it left off without the need to push buttons.
Model # 128CEC1 12 volt. They also do 6v 24v 36v 48v. Any thing that moves or uses batteries. Even airplanes.
Thanks for this. Looking at it now.
Really enjoyed this video. Very informative even though I only own one car still interesting LOL.
Long story short, most trickle chargers just apply one constant current that turns on/off depending what the battery voltage is. The CTEK will automatically adjust current flow depending on battery state and can do things like load test to better understand the state of the cells and adjust charge rate.
I noticed they also didn't cover (glanced over it briefly) the reconditioning capability of the CTEK chargers. They pulse charge with high voltage to loosen sulfates that are layered on the battery plates. It's one of the things that makes the CTEK unique, and I'm really surprised they didn't discuss that.
Netolu Shadowlin I "pulse charge" as well... I don't brag though..
Netolu Shadowlin Its not unique, BatteryMinders do the same thing.
Most simple chargers supply a constant voltage and variable current. The current varies with the internal resistance of the battery. A light bulb in series will limit current. For example, a bulb that draws 500 milliamps will limit current through the battery to that level. Even if using a large charger.
Netolu Shadowlin Yeah me too. Pulsing to desulphate the battery. I think they make a desulphator that doesn't need wall power just the battery's own power
Good info Jay and spot on tech. Nice seeing ancillary car support equipment, much needed.
BTW, not all batteries are the same and some do like 80% for storage (LiPo for ex).
Keep up the good work and if you do decide to do the CNBC show, best wishes and I'll be watching ;)
I wish there was a place to have one installed into my C6. I've seen the C7 installed, never knew what it was called but will be getting one soon. Many thanks.
Been using a CTEK for years now. Best on the market. Have brought dead batteries back to life. The desulphation pulsing to reverse damage works amazingly. It will keep pulsing the battery till it comes out of its dead state and starts to accept a charge. Worth every penny. Mine came with a bolt on terminal set and a clamp set. Quick and easy swapping with the setup. Best way to charge all sorts of batteries correctly including AGM batteries which normal chargers can damage.
I have always had good luck with battery tenders. They go into a float mode and will start charging again when the battery charges drops. They are also easy to get. I have not seen one of these chargers in stores anywhere before
I've been using Deltran Battery Tenders also for many years on my motorcycles and cars with no issues. Not saying anything negative about the CTEK offerings, but for price, availability, durability and performance, Battery Tender is a very good option to consider.
Lionel here in central California.
Nice informative video. I have a C6 Corvette and several Harley motorcycles. I'm retired and work part time at a Harley shop. What I first noticed is that you mention " trickle charger ”, and not a word about "maintenance charger". Harley has had them for a very long time and Battery Tender also has a nice one. As I sure you now know, a trickle charger never turns off and a maintenance charger turns on and then off when the battery is charged and turns on when the battery drops to a certain level. Just saying...
Gotta love Jay - a people's man.
Love the 3 Mclarens in the back
Very informative.
Jay, I have been looking for a jump starter for each one of my cars. Can you do a video on which are the best on the market? Passenger cars, 4 cylinder to big SUVs like v10 excursion. Thanks
Whatever you all guy's say about this video in negative turns,,, you are all wrong,,, I've been working for the last 25 yrs in the automotive industry and when I switched over to CTEK™ some 11-12 yrs ago I would never in my life go back to use standard chargers again,,, this brand never even once let me down.
You can all go into technical terms with me if you want,,, but the fact still remains,, it's one of the world's best chargers no matter what you need em for,,, and i don't get paid for saying this,,, just try it and be satisfied,,
Hasse Thorslund its never let you down till this day?
I have three Optimas and I have had a lot of trouble with two of them, even after using the correct setting. I might try it.
Great job Matt. See you at SEMA
Is CTEK now being available in the states? been having these in Sweden for decades :P
Nice looking product will have to look into this for the battery on my RV, and Boat.
I'm still using my 1980's analog charger I bought at a garage sale 10 years aho. It was $5!
How come Bernard Juchlis sidecar video is unavailable in the UK? :(
I have one of these and it really is good.
Isn't that the same thing as a deltron Battery Tender has been doing for years?
Got a CTEK MUS 4.3 in the garage. Great product.
Jay, are going to the Revelocity Event in San Jose?!?
I have never had a problem with the computer in my 66 Charger.
LMAFO, YA MY 68 & 69 Camaro's also NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS with the computer, OH WAIT.
@@NoWr2Run The Charger is stored till spring, It still looks new and do not want the salt to get its computer,
@@charleswendt4868 VERY NICE, I know what you mean sir. If the salt gets to the computer they are VERY SALTY to get another one, especially for a CHARGER of that year, LOL.
guys,cheap and very good charher, i have i and reccomend
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Best computer for cars is the one mounted on top of your neck.
Yes lithium batteries like to stay at 20-80% SOC for maximum life. Lead acid really likes to be fully charged. A car's alternator doesn't really do this especially as newer cars have alternators save fuel, so you should charge up your car's battery every few months with a basic charger to less sulphation.
1:25 the CTEK cannot analyze a battery. The only way to do that is with a load test and capacity test, assuming of course the battery accepts a full charge.
I work service at a bmw/MINI dealership and for all newer cars supposed to use a new deutronics chargers whenever we diagnose or program cars but for anything around pre 2013 we have power max chargers chargers we use, power max even has a 100 amp charger that's actually designed to be used to program vehicles. Duetronic smart charger is about 1300 dollars as for that power max I intend to buy runs for about 220, just my 2 cents is all
Nice Moto Guzzi Lemans III in the back ground. On my I should have never sold list.
The best and newest and probably expensive than too. But as with anything you get what ya pay for. I always monitor batterys as they are charging, Thanks Jay!
Just love my CTEK MXS 5.0, Its a realy great charger
That 7-8 step charging is now available on 50 dollar chargers.
Wow! Just on time as I need to buy a battery charger! LOL :-)
lots of words spoken to say pretty much nothing, other than its a magical new tech, and its the best. yeah, two thugs down!
What I heard is these battery tenders alter the voltage and current based on the batteries condition, unlike other battery trickle chargers. Seems like it’s a great candidate for a comparison test.
Okkkkaaay they barely explained their own product and basically avoided half jay's questions. I wish they would stop saying "with this new technology", what is the new technology ?!
Exactly right. They basically explained nothing. It was just a commerical. What's the difference between the CTEK and Battery Tender's smart charger?
yep, they're just being around the bush...nothing informative really. And I'm supposed to buy their product...because Jay Leno is getting paid to advertise it!
***** ok, you likely then have a good point. I will lookup their products. Thanks for the info.
+Knights2theEnd The "New Technology" buzz word is more hype than anything. If you want a really excellent charger, the Xantrex Truecharge 2 is it, but its not cheap.
So many battery charger manufacturers "claim" desulphating modes on their chargers. I challenge them to take a heavily sulphated battery and then do a real load test and capacity test and compare them to new battery specifications. And a conductance tester does not tell all accurately which is why I never use on in the battery lab. Tests and not conjecture are the proof.
I use the most basic straight up 12V 2A charger and hook it up to a timer so it charges for 15 minutes a day. Never had an issue
Charging Jay Leno's cars would be a full time job.
Got three of these!
Awesome bits of kit.
Thanks god bless
I just buy a heavy commercial battery charger that autozone and many service center, dealerships use and that works fine. Best $800 investment I have made. I love wheeling it around.
Never heard of CTEK before, but they do look similar to Genius chargers.
It's swedish thats why
Jay's hair looks great.
Sold me Jay, Thanks. I'm getting a 7002 today.
Jay, why don't you make another review or video about your P1, we will love to see what have you learned from driving the best car in the world!!
can you charge a battery and use it at the same time with an 1000 watt inverter?
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And the trouble with most," smart" chargers is if the battery is down too far the charger will not turn on as it thinks it's being shorted. You have to introduce a separate 12 V source to foll it the turn on. This probably is the case with this one too.
One thing to be aware most (but not all) smart chargers need manually reset if the power goes down. Maintanance chargers that cycle on and off automatically are safer and better for the battery than float chargers. Most smart chargers won't even attempt to charge a completely flat battery. In Euro the discount stores Lidl and Aldi often have discounted specials on good smart chargers.
Glad you bring that up. Have both types of smart charger/Maintainer myself. Yet, having bought a "set it, forget it" (automatically attempts to charge, if properly connected/ detects at least 2v when powered up) Diehard charger first... I was a bit surprised when I found my second one (Stanley Fat Max with several settings options) didn't have this feature. It fails "off" after restored power. Suppose both have their place...
Ctec breakthrough technology,
As long as you dont know about battery tender,
Also i have one for my motorcycle made by yuasa, had it for 2 years and love it, i park my bike in November and in march just turn the key and start it up.
CTEK makes amazing products - cool to see them on here :)
1.Hook the charger to the battery,THEN plug the charger into the wall (AC) socket ! 2.When chargeing is complete UNPLUG the charger from the wall (AC) socket FIRST, then unhook the charger from the battery ! ////////// I use a trickle charger on my bike during winter,I plug it in before start up (appx.1 hr.shumacher auto XM1-5) then start and heat up ,after shut off,I plug the charger in agin and recharge,(because a warmup doesnt run long enough to completely charge) appx. 1 hr. then remove the charger completely ! I start it up at least once a week . I never leave a charger hooked up after the charge is complete ! TO MANY THINGS CAN HAPPEN LEAVEING IT HOOKED UP !
BINGO, this is EXACTLY what I do with my 6 cars and 3 motorcycles. With COVID I don't drive much lately except I run each motorcycle for 10 minutes at idle, and each car for 10 minutes while I drive it around the 3 mile block. I have a 2013 Buick Verano Turbo with 13k miles on it that's a garage queen, car looks like new inside and out and the original battery starts the car up easily even before I charge it. I have typically had Delco batteries last 7 years or longer, and have had several Advance Auto Parts AGM batteries that don't seem to last any longer. Only difference is I charge all car batteries up to 100% with my Schumacher Car/Marine charger and the M/C batteries with a Battery Tender Plus 12V Battery Charger and Maintainer. And don't forget to exercise the clutch on the M/Cs or the plates will rust together after 3 weeks idle like they did on my Suzuki Volusia. I use Mobil1 in ALL vehicles.
I have two CTEK chargers and using a data acquisition logger, logged and plotted the charge algorithm. Really, these chargers are nothing special. The charger charged to 14.32V, turned off and then back on when battery voltage decreased to 12.87V. And it went through this cycle every two hours. There is no float or maintenance mode. Jay, nothing beats actual testing because manufacturers will always promise you the world.
CTEK definitely have float. Not sure what your charger is doing..
That is maintance mode it is better for the battery and safer than float charging.
Jay always looks like he just got out of bed usually, he is still in his Pajamas! Pajamas Jay.
The Swedish guy on the left sounded like Tim Conway doing Mr. Tudball
Interesting video, BUT a misleading point here the small trickle charger that was picked up off the table by Jay Leno clearly stated on it's side was for lead acid battery's, yet the battery you seamed to be referring to was an AGM type battery, does this mean a battery charger for lead acid battery's can be used to charge an AGM type battery ??
I’ve had a few of these chargers and they are bloody good
the trick to them is they have all the electronic goodies on board They won’t damage on-board computers and things like that and anti shorting yes that’s all true plus they’re very rugged
but when they detect the battery is full they actually stop charging and then they monitor the battery and if the car happens to be left sitting long enough to get down to 95% of charge I believe it then gives it small pulses to maintain it unlike the old battery tender trickle charges they kept on delivering the .8 A day in day out and they just cooked the battery like a frog in a frying pan because once it was fully charged they just kept going......
That’s the main difference to my mind the fact it actually detects when it’s full stops if it drops to 95% goes into maintenance mode if that happens to be enough to top it up to 100% again it stops again so the battery is maintained between 95 and 100% without cooking it.....
Nor frying any on-board computers....!!!!
Don't by one. I got it and got fault code F04. There is way reset memory? It thinks I been charging for over 18 hours and won't apply new charge.
I've been using the small battery tender brand maintainers for over 15 years on my motorcycles, zero issues, always keeps the battery topped off. in fact, I had the original battery in my 2006 Kawasaki KLX 250s up until this last year. Folks that's 17 years on the original battery.
Love Jay Leno's Garage, and continually impressed with Jay's knowledge and the guests. But this was nearly useless. Sounded like a TV commercial, not a serious discussion of the technology.
Battery tender plus works perfectly. ..
Just got mine today!! Thanks j
Woho!!! SWEDEN! Hell yeah!
I think you mean, "Swedenistan". You guys let your politicians kill you off with 3rd world immigration...I'm surprised the Swedish guy isn't 2nd generation Somalian...
Least favourite show. Comes across as an extended advertorial especially when the Swedish boss doesn't listen to Jay and goes into his sales pitch.
I've seen other car videos from Jay later on and he really likes and recommends these chargers. No one has more cars laying around parked than he does.
Yup. Charger might be good but the reps were absolute tossers.
I have 4 of the small maintenance chargers on my ride on mower , hot rod , scooter and ute that sit in the shed for periods of time and 1 of there big chargers for fast charging around the work shop these chargers are an excellent buy and work as they state they will .
What about the Noco Genius or Battery Tender?
What I’ve learned over the years, if the band is Schumacher, leave it on the shelf. If I works, it’ll only last till it’s out of warranty. If you’re lucky it’ll only blow itself up. 25 years ago it was good stuff.
I need one.....
My 3 year old Ctek MXS 7.0 killed my 3 year old battery. Both were bought in the same shop and I got a new battery under warranty but not thye Ctek. I went and bought a Victron Energy charger.
I've been using my CTEK charger for nearly three years now and can't fault it.
What does that even mean.
@@DavyDave1313 What does this question even mean more like.
Still running CTEK chargers, have had to replace the button in one though.
CTEK works great, i have one!
I wonder how many CTEK chargers Jay leno has to use in his garage?
Optimate or Ctek ? wich is best ?
I just returned a 25 amp ctek it didn’t seem to work right from new now 8 months later it doesn’t work at all and at $250.00 it’s not exactly cheap glad I got my money back thanks Amazon
How is this practically superior to the line of Battery Tender products that seem to do basically the same thing? I have been very happy with mine and had no battery deaths.
kevin9c1 I wouldn't say that there's no difference, both products are way better than the classic transformer/rectifier chargers. There may be differences in details that may show up as battery life being slightly shorter with one compared to another but it would take testing over several years to come to a final conclusion on that. If the lifetime of your battery is 8 years with one and 9 with the other - would you really worry?
I'd like to see a Ctek charger that is user programmable.
J Leno best car batteries
I thought I could learn something from Jay but it's just an ad !
So correct me i if am wrong, this is in essence the same technology that Radio Control modelers have been using for years to balance charge their Lithium Polymer batteries right? They basically have a computer charger.
By computer i mean its a computeriesed charger. Like there are sensors in it and so on. Like a 'smart charger'.
Vaibhav Kumar Except that a lead-acid battery does not need that. A Li-Po battery needs computer monitoring when charging, they actually have the sensors built into the battery, else you risk the battery exploding. With lead-acid it takes quite a bit, for example charging for a couple of hours and boiling all the water out or overheating and causing one of the plates to fuse to another. With the price of one of their chargers you can just buy a Optima battery and have less faults.
willyp2k
Thanks for the explanation sir!
willyp2k I have seen a lead acid battery explode when some folks were trying to jump it. The one man's face was probably 16 inches from the battery when it blew and he didn't get hurt, I was amazed. I don't know if they put the jumper cables on the wrong poles or what, but I know that I jumped about a foot off the ground when it happened.
dan Farrell That is from the battery degassing, it releases hydrogen gas. It is best to connect the negative jumper cable to the engine to reduce of chance of sparks igniting it.
Jay I am an innovator I have an idea that you are the same as me very curious in how things work and have ideas in how you can do things better to save the end user money making their experience more satisfying in what they have bought, in your battery charger discussion I was interested in how none of the group discussed reverse current flow and the damages that can result from that situation, it would be interesting to discuss this battery charger phenomena and the resulting damages from this?
I nodded off halfway through. Good product thou :D
Aren't you supposed to use a battery tender when you have a battery sitting for a long time?