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Charles Darwin
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I have a question about this charger. I just bought the Ctek (after reading the rave reviews and seeing the sale price) with the intention of hooking up the eyelets permanently to my battery so that I can simply plug in during the winter or longer-than-normal periods of inactivity. Here's the problem:
The manual states quite clearly, in multiple locations, that:
- when the battery is plugged into the vehicle, the negative (grounded?) terminal from the charger must be attached to a ground point/the engine on the bike, and NOT to the negative end of the battery.
- Both the negative and positive leads from the charger should be attached to the negative and positive leads on the battery only when the battery is NOT hooked up to the vehicle.
Is this just over-cautious? I have an older (1980's) bike, and there are no digital readouts. Am I putting it at risk by attaching the positive AND negative leads from the Ctek to their mates ON THE BATTERY, while it is still electrically attached to the bike?
The manual states quite clearly, in multiple locations, that:
- when the battery is plugged into the vehicle, the negative (grounded?) terminal from the charger must be attached to a ground point/the engine on the bike, and NOT to the negative end of the battery.
- Both the negative and positive leads from the charger should be attached to the negative and positive leads on the battery only when the battery is NOT hooked up to the vehicle.
Is this just over-cautious? I have an older (1980's) bike, and there are no digital readouts. Am I putting it at risk by attaching the positive AND negative leads from the Ctek to their mates ON THE BATTERY, while it is still electrically attached to the bike?