Ctek Charger and aux plug in boot

[Nickyc]

Finally got my charger and thought that I could charge it using the cigarette adaptor in the boot socket. Turns out its only on when the ignition is on. Is that correct ? I was led to believe the boot one was permanently live and I could charge from it.

 

[jimojameso]

You can attach the cable supplied with the ctek charger to the battery under the boot floor and have it tucked round the edge of the floor. That is what i have done

 

[Nickyc]

Yeah, I can do that but I bought the cig adaptor thinking it was live, just wanted to check that nobodys was before I sent it back. Was there not something on moving the cig lighter fuse that made the sockets permanent live ?

 

[Nickyc]

Anyone know what bolts are on the battery ? m6,m8,m10 ?. Also is it safe to connect it direct to the battery rather than the posts under the bonnet ?

 

[jimojameso]

If you swap the fuse position over it definitely does the front one. Not sure about the rear. Try it. The bolts are quite small. Its a 6 or 8mm from memory.

 

[Nickyc]

If you swap the fuse position over it definitely does the front one. Not sure about the rear. Try it. The bolts are quite small. Its a 6 or 8mm from memory.

Did you connect the negative to the negative terminal of the battery or to a ground ?

 

[CHEZ]

Did you connect the negative to the negative terminal of the battery or to a ground ?

Always connect the negative to the car and not the battery

 

[Nickyc]

Is there an earth point in the boot ?

 

[CHEZ]

Is there an earth point in the boot ?

Yeah, absolutely.
Any bolt into the floor.