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Battery Conditioners

Posted by - Tim Earnshaw on 21 July 2016 (Updated 10 August 2021)
Categories: Advice, Tips & Tricks, Winter car storage
Battery Conditioners

Through research and experience Windrush Car Storage have found that CTEK battery conditioners to be the best battery conditioners available.

Made in Sweden, where they experience some of the coldest winters in the World, these are fully automatic and can be left for long periods unattended. These conditioners will charge a flat battery and then ‘condition’ it by monitoring the voltage and pulsing to maintain peak battery performance.

CTEK offer a 5 year warranty, which in itself proves how good these really are.

  • Available for 6, 12 and 24 Volt Batteries – Charger and Conditioner.
  • Connector kits available for difficult to reach batteries.
  • Monitors voltage and turns on & off automatically.
  • Can be used without disconnecting the car electrics.
  • Can charge negative & positive earth vehicles.
  • Waterproof case for vehicles kept outside. (IP65)

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