I use a cheap £22 quid 4w solar charger from amazon in my garage - it doesnt have power so can't run my ctek to it ;-( .

Seems to keep things topped up nicely - was away for 4 weeks - and started first time of asking, it should keep things topped up enough over winter.

Prevention is much better than a knackered battery,

S.

 

Can anyone please tell me if the CTEK MXS 3.8 Multi Functional 7-stage battery charger 3.8 A
is a good option and compatible for trickle charging my car over the winter months without removing the battery.

Cheers.

 

Yes that's a good buy, I'm using one myself

 

You only need 500ma at most to "maintain" the battery over the winter. And a good 10a-15a charger to charge (vs maintain) the battery. 3.8a is too big for a maintainer, but will work fine,but could take days to properly charge other batteries such as your truck or boat.

-- Chuck