There’s nothing quite like hitting the open road in your sports car during the summer months. But, if you’re already thinking about putting your treasured vehicle away for the winter, CTEK, the leading global brand in vehicle charging solutions, has some useful advice for wise winter storage that will keep your vehicle battery in tip top condition, ready for a smooth spring start.
“Sports or classic cars left in storage over winter need a special kind of care and attention,” says Mark Poole, Sales Manager for CTEK. “The summer heat may have put strain on your battery without you even knowing it, and once your vehicle is in storage, the battery will continue to lose charge, especially as your car is still using power in the background, even when the ignition’s turned off.
“That’s why CTEK recommends carrying out regular maintenance charging with a smart battery charger and maintainer like the CTEK CT5 TIME TO GO. This will keep your battery topped up and in peak condition through the winter months, and you can be confident that the engine will start right when you need it, the moment spring comes around again.
“And it’s super safe – you can leave CT5 TIME TO GO connected to your vehicle’s battery all winter for continuous maintenance and top up charging. CTEK technology means you can leave the charger attached indefinitely without risk of over or undercharging, just hook it up, then come back in six months’ time and know your battery is fully maintained and your pride and joy will be ready to spring into action when you are!
“There is actually a very narrow margin between a fully charged battery and a chemically discharged one, and even a small drop in charge can compromise battery health, as sulphate crystals can build up, degrading the battery, reducing capacity, and even making replacement necessary,” says Mark. “Battery failure can also damage or compromise a vehicle’s electronics, which could be even more costly, so it really does pay to get into a routine of regular maintenance charging while your car is in storage, especially as regular maintenance charging can actually extend your battery’s life by up to three times!”
Not only is it important to charge over the winter months, it’s also important to charge with the right charger to protect against over-charging. The groundbreaking CT5 TIME TO GO battery charger and maintainer is easy to use and fully automatic, so it can be connected directly to the battery indefinitely, if required, and it won’t over or under charge. It also has built-In temperature compensation along with advanced technology to give you three charging and maintenance programs – Normal, AGM and Recond.
The CTEK CT5 TIME TO GO is a world first because it answers the question ‘When will my battery be fully charged?’ This means you can plan your day around your battery charging because the CT5 TIME TO GO gives you an accurate prediction of the remaining charging time in hours. Not only that, it’ll also tell you when you can safely try to start your vehicle before the battery is fully charged.
To find out more about the CTEK CT5 TIME TO GO visit: https://www.ctek.com/uk/battery-chargers-12v-24v/ct5-time-to-go-ukFor more information, visit https://www.ctek.com/uk/winter-storage