November 9, 20196 yr I have this battery on my pick up , I want to recondition it with a Ctek charger . In the manual for the Ctek is states , " Recond program 15.8V/1.5A Use to return energy to the empty WET and Ca/Ca batteries " Is this battery a Wet/Ca . The sticker on the battery is the only ID markings I can see.
November 9, 20196 yr Most probably a 'wet' lead/acid type Pull a plug off and see - if wet ... you have your answer
November 10, 20196 yr The batteries used by Ford Thailand all seem to be "calcium technology" so there's a good chance this is what you have. "I don't want to know why you can't. I want to know how you can!"
November 11, 20196 yr A calcium battery is a lead acid battery with no antimony in its grids. So ... wet
November 11, 20196 yr Author It;s the maintenance free bit and lack of info on the battery that confuses me. I open the top of the battery access points and the is fluid covering vertical plates. My problem is , on the Ctek battery charger is says "Recond program 15.8V/1.5A Use to return energy to the empty WET and Ca/Ca batteries". I don't want to set this running only to find out my battery goes tits up. I know JAS21 has a Ctek , I was sort of waiting for his input. Thanks anyway peeps.
November 11, 20196 yr I've got a CTEK charger and a Ford truck Just hook it up, no worries I've charged mine lots of times
November 11, 20196 yr Author Kwonitoy , have you done the Recond setting , if so , how long did it take to drain and recharge ?
November 12, 20196 yr On 11/11/2019 at 8:49 AM, NE1 said: It;s the maintenance free bit and lack of info on the battery that confuses me. I open the top of the battery access points and the is fluid covering vertical plates. My problem is , on the Ctek battery charger is says "Recond program 15.8V/1.5A Use to return energy to the empty WET and Ca/Ca batteries". I don't want to set this running only to find out my battery goes tits up. I know JAS21 has a Ctek , I was sort of waiting for his input. Thanks anyway peeps. Yes I have the 5.0. Mine is either AGM or the standard battery. The Ford battery is not an AGM and that one looks very much like mine. The recon setting only puts a higher voltage on the battery for a period So as to ... as it says in the small manual ...stir up what is in the cell. If you don’t have your little manual you can just Google CTEK and your model number and it will show what happens during the charging cycle, Do read your car manual and see if it says what is the maximum voltage you should have on the system. On Mrs.J’s Civic RS I used to completely disconnect the battery (+ and-)and then charge it. On the Everest just connect it up and push the button... That battery lasted 3 3/4 years and even then seemed to work OK but I didn’t want it failing in use so I changed it. Ford did it, exactly same battery, 2800thb. The money pit has an AGM. In the manual it gives the maximum voltage allowable .., looking at the spec on my CTEK it appears in initial charging to give a higher voltage than that, so as yet I haven’t been brave enough to try it. I‘be only used the recon feature once... a few weeks later had to change the battery.., Probably coincidence.
November 12, 20196 yr I can't say I've used the Recond program. I just hook it up and use the normal program once every six months or so, I'm looking at the manual now, and I don't think I'd use that setting Last battery lasted 4 years, so that's a pretty good run for one in this country
November 12, 20196 yr Here's the page from the manual if you don't have. Like Jas says the charge cycle is the same for the two, normal and recond except for step 6 which adds an extra cycle of high voltage
November 12, 20196 yr 12 minutes ago, kwonitoy said: I can't say I've used the Recond program. I just hook it up and use the normal program once every six months or so, I'm looking at the manual now, and I don't think I'd use that setting Last battery lasted 4 years, so that's a pretty good run for one in this country I use it quite often on the Ford, because the Ford system never fully charges the battery.
November 12, 20196 yr Author 1 hour ago, JAS21 said: Do read your car manual and see if it says what is the maximum voltage you should have on the system. Can't find that info . Ford Wildtrak 3.2 2013.
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