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Another for the tow electrics adaptor....great addition to the CTEK..."Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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5th Dec 2014 10:57 am
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I've only got the basic tow electrics so can't use Martins adaptor Might try the comfort indicator thingy
no it needs the 7 pin white, but its only 2 wire to connect so retro fitting one just for charging purposes is simple enough Altox GSM FBH controller thread
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5th Dec 2014 2:35 pm
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Thanks - I'll check it out
5th Dec 2014 2:39 pm
barryp
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Out of interest, does anyone know if charging through the towing electrics has any impact on the Battery Management System (BMS) fitted by Land Rover on later model D4 and RRS models? My recollection is that BMS is only operational on the vehicles with 3 litre engines and not the 2.7 litre variants.
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6th Dec 2014 12:23 am
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The BMS is happy on mine.
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I've got the same setup as Iggy with the Comfort Connector coming out just under the windscreen. I asked the question about the BMS, and I think it was Drivesafe who gave the answer that the BMS will be happy as long as you connect the +ve to the +ve battery terminal and the -ve to a Gnd point on the chassis and NOT to the -ve terminal on the battery. That way, the BMS senses the current going into the battery and all is D4 MY14 XXV - RLD/IID BT
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6th Dec 2014 4:43 pm
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I presume that the negative in the tow connector goes to an earth point and should be OK?
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7th Dec 2014 9:29 am
Robbie
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Robbie wrote:
The BMS is happy on mine.
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Robbie wrote:
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This looks like a very clean and neat solution. Did you use the 3.3m cable extension or the 1.5m was enough?
28th Apr 2019 2:18 pm
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The glovebox fuse 48 which governs trailer charging is 15 amps, so don't connect heavy duty battery chargers to it.MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand
2nd May 2019 3:58 pm
Froogle-Yorkshireman
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I have one of Martins tow connectors for charging the main battery. Works a treat
Turning my attention to the smaller SS battery.
Has anyone done anything clever to enable easy charging of the SS battery.
Could I connect a CTEK comfort cable and leave it permanently connected?
The CTEK charger came with a cable that has the eyelets, would this fit the terminals of the SS battery and is there any detriment to leaving it permanently fitted?
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