scarecrow73
Member
I may be experiencing some issues with my CTEK 250s so thought I would go to the experts for some advice.
My 250s is mounted in the rear tub on top of the battery box. I've installed it all myself and up to this point (8 months) have had no issues. Recently I have noticed that the battery (Exide 110ah deep cycle) has not been getting a full charge. I have a voltage gauge which shows volts and it had been sitting on 12.8 constantly when not being charged so all seemed well.
Now, the battery sits around 12.3 - 12.5 even after a decent run. I've checked the voltage at the starter battery and when running, sits around mid 14 volts. With the engine still running I have checked the volts at the 250s and when it is unplugged, shows the same as the starter battery but when I hook it up and the unit kicks in, this then drops to mid 12's with the starter still mid 14.
The 250s has not shown any error lights and sometimes will even shut off with the engine going which doesn't help me when trying to charge a battery. I have replaced the earth lead from the unit to the battery but problem still persists. Sometimes it will show charging up to high 13's and others will just hover around the mid 12's.
Is there a problem with the 250s?? Its still under warranty (2yrs) so will just have to post back to the mob I got it from. Or is there a problem with the wiring or maybe even the battery? The battery is only a couple of months old as it was a replacement for the other new one that pooped itself (apparently a bad weld!!).
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers
My 250s is mounted in the rear tub on top of the battery box. I've installed it all myself and up to this point (8 months) have had no issues. Recently I have noticed that the battery (Exide 110ah deep cycle) has not been getting a full charge. I have a voltage gauge which shows volts and it had been sitting on 12.8 constantly when not being charged so all seemed well.
Now, the battery sits around 12.3 - 12.5 even after a decent run. I've checked the voltage at the starter battery and when running, sits around mid 14 volts. With the engine still running I have checked the volts at the 250s and when it is unplugged, shows the same as the starter battery but when I hook it up and the unit kicks in, this then drops to mid 12's with the starter still mid 14.
The 250s has not shown any error lights and sometimes will even shut off with the engine going which doesn't help me when trying to charge a battery. I have replaced the earth lead from the unit to the battery but problem still persists. Sometimes it will show charging up to high 13's and others will just hover around the mid 12's.
Is there a problem with the 250s?? Its still under warranty (2yrs) so will just have to post back to the mob I got it from. Or is there a problem with the wiring or maybe even the battery? The battery is only a couple of months old as it was a replacement for the other new one that pooped itself (apparently a bad weld!!).
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers