NE1 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Most probably a 'wet' lead/acid type Pull a plug off and see - if wet ... you have your answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 The batteries used by Ford Thailand all seem to be "calcium technology" so there's a good chance this is what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Thanks Crossy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 A calcium battery is a lead acid battery with no antimony in its grids. So ... wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Ca means calcium You saw into the battery - it is wet No issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwonitoy Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I've got a CTEK charger and a Ford truck Just hook it up, no worries I've charged mine lots of times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Kwonitoy , have you done the Recond setting , if so , how long did it take to drain and recharge ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwonitoy Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Thanks for your input people..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwonitoy Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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