Caruso0644
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- Joined
- Mar 28, 2022
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- Saratoga Springs
- V-Series Cadillac(s)?
- 2022 CT5-V Black Series
Does anyone know the type of battery in a CT5 Blackwing? Will the CTEK Lithium smart charger work?
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It's an AGM battery. The CTEK will work. The "Cadillac" battery charger that you can get from the dealership is just a rebranded CTEK.Does anyone know the type of battery in a CT5 Blackwing? Will the CTEK Lithium smart charger work?
Yes.Can you use the jumpers under the hood to trickle charge? I saw a video where they have hook ups under the hood to jump the car off
Can you tell me more about that Charging System charger. I looked on their website and didn't seem to see anything aimed at automotive applications. Thanks, DonI’ve had CTEKs before. They are good units, but they are battery maintainers. If an AGM battery gets sufficiently discharged they won’t recover the battery because they lack the current output. These days I use the Pro Charging Systems units.
Professional Series — Pro Charging Systems
www.dualpro.com
Can you tell me more about that Charging System charger. I looked on their website and didn't seem to see anything aimed at automotive applications. Thanks, Don
The battery is covered and has a big plastic cover over the positive terminal. How did you connect?I have the Schumacher tender/charger for my rides. I like that it has a digital display as soon as you connect pos/neg leads and it tells you how much percent charge your battery is at. It comes with cigarette lighter, pigtail and alligator clips for attachment. Yesterday , I attached the pigtail to by trunk battery terminals for easy access, when I put my rides away for the winter.
How did you make connections to the battery? There is a very large plastic cover on the positive terminal and no room to remove it. Thanks, DonWhat I use and it worked great so far.
I used a wooden brush handle that I clean my wheels with, to wedge under the plastic cover that is over the positive connection. It gives you just enough room to use a small ratchet or open end wrench to remove the nut on the positive . It did take me about 40 minutes to get it done. The dealer tech is full of crap about half a day. With the correct tools , it can be done in under 2 hours even if you are a novice.The battery is covered and has a big plastic cover over the positive terminal. How did you connect?
Talked to the dealer's tech guy, said to take all the "dressing" in the trunk off is about a half day to remove and reinstall.
Not trying to be a wize ass, just trying to learn more about things.
I have the CTEK and a big Sears Craftsmen charger with 2, 15 and 45 amp charge rates. Don