CTEK MXS 7.0 Fully Automatic Battery Charger (Charges, Maintains and Reconditions Car, Caravan and Motorhome batteries) 12V, 7 Amp - UK Plug, Black

Smart charger will not overcharge modern car battery. Easy to use. Good quality.

This product was recommended to me by Chatgpt when I asked it for a battery charger for my range rover. I previously read these types of vehicles have special BMS electronics which needed specialist battery charging and then recalibration. The dealership quote of £190+ was not optimal for me so chatgpt recommended this charger as it had different charging modes to charge battery without impacting the electronics. The Instructions were intuitive and easy to follow and it charged my dead battery up in 5 hours. Because I used the right charging mode the vehicle's battery electronics system was fine. I do not drivevling distance so expectvover time, another charge will be required so will saves me loads each Time. Really pleased with purchase!

These C-Tek battery conditioner/chargers are first rate. This purchase replaces my previous C-tek unit that was in the garage through the extremes of winter and summer and gave 13 years of continuous service. Excellent for keeping bigger batteries ready to go.Could do with a slightly longer permanent battery cable connector - it’s literally 4cm too short for how I need to install it. The optional purchase 2.5m extension cable seems to be overkill!I hope this unit proves just as reliable.

I've been in the market for a decent battery charger for my diesel Ford Mondeo with start/stop technology due to it being stood for longer than normal periods of time while I'm not doing the miles in it during the pandemic situation. The car has been suffering with low battery and electrical gremlins from standing and not doing the usual long journeys so I wanted to be able to give it a charge and stop the battery from degrading.Finally I decided on the MXS 7.0 which is at a very reasonable price point and has all of the must have features on my check list so I ordered it and was not disappointed with the charger itself, the build quality, the performance and the compact design (compared to older style battery charger I still have in the garage).The charger worked flawlessly and I do trust that the manufacturer know what they're doing when it comes to the initial test and desulphation stage which gives me piece of mind that my battery is at a good starting point for the charge it was about to receive. The stages progressed as they should and the battery was charged to 80% quicker than I expected as I had driven the car the day before I carried out the charging process so it wasn't having to charge from a dead state.Because this is a review and nobody would ever believe it was an honest review without some nit picking I will say the only think I believe could have been better designed is the cable which attaches to the battery, specifically the plug which you connect the charger cable to. There is no cap or protective cover on the plug on the cable which comes from the car battery. Now on the cable with the crocodile clips I don't think it matters so much but on the cable with the ring terminals which is intended to be screwed in place on the battery I feel that some kind of protective cap should have been included if the cable is to be left in the engine bay of the car while driving around with the cable attached.I have included 2 pictures to show what I mean, one is the connection plug for the CTEK MXS 7.0 without any cover and the other is of a connection plug for an Oxford Oximiser which is fitted to my motorcycle and has got a nice water tight cap attached to the plug to protect the connectors from the elements and from any potential short circuit as obviously you've got a positive and negative straight from your battery in that small plug. I would not be comfortable having the cable for the MXS 7.0 permanently screwed to the positive terminal of my battery and then left loose and exposed in the engine bay while driving so I will not use that cable, rather just attach the crocodile clips whenever I need to connect the charger to the car battery which removes a degree of ease and convenience.Other than this one small niggle no complaints and very happy with my purchase.

Expensive but does the job very well. A very compact unit with fixing holes for you to screw it to a wall, base board, whateverNot using my MG TF very often since it is rare, the battery on it kept failing after a few weeks.Using a conventional charger on 'trickle charge' will eventually damage the battery. BUT this car charger is not your normal battery charger.It charges the battery quickly but then, rather than just 'trickle charging', it then switches off, waits for a time, then checks the battery voltage and only charges it if necessary, 'ad infinitum'. So no battery damage.It does other things as well such as reconditioning which gives your battery a good maintenance cycle - should increase the lifetime -and includes a 12v power supply setting too.On top of all this there is a host of accesory connectors available for it. You can either use clips on the battery itself, the cigarette lighter socket (and this has LED indicators showing the battery state) and fittings for you to attach to the car to plug the unit in. All connector fittings are robust and easy to use. Can thoroughly recommend it

I have been looking at these chargers for ages, to compare them with others available, and finally bought one on all the recommendations. This is a top quality charger, much smaller than most and very well made. The range of CTEK chargers is quite confusing, but I wanted one that would revive old batteries and also smart charge batteries that can be left on charge permanently, this charger does all of that. So far I have revived one old battery from dead, discovered another was passed it, fully charged two other batteries that were not holding a charge and got our camper batteries back to as new for the new season. It is very easy to use which is just as well because the instructions aren't great - more diagrams than writing, and not clear on the different modes, what they do and how to select them. This is not a boost charger to jump start your car (although it might even do that too I haven't tried it), but it will replenish any flat battery (including gel) and also recondition batteries that have been left uncharged so that it very soon pays for itself.Great piece of kit, well worth the extra money over and above cheaper chargers.

I purchased to charge larger engines.Gives good visual read of the battery once connected.Charges in a few hours, can be left in as a trickle charge.Great product.