CTEK 7000

[Raj]

Hi all,

very quick one really.

Can the 7000 be used as an engine starter on the rare occasion that the X could not be started due to a flat battery?

Thanks,

Raj

[X5Sport]

I very much doubt it as it would need to be capable of delivering a very large starting current - possibly a burst of several hundred Amps. The unit is only charge rated to about 7A I think, and I don't remember seeing anything about a 'burst' mode to allow starting of something, especially if it's as big as an X.

[Raj]

Ok that's cool as it didn't appear to be able to from what I had read, so was just wondering. Am looking to pick a charger up and my cousin has just bought a Clarke BC120N which he said seems to be a good piece of kit so was just comparing.

I've got decent jump leads etc if it came to it so may still go with the ctek.

[pvr]

I have a starter pack (i.e. portably battery), and there is no way it can start an X5 either. It would not even start my previous 3.0 Z before I had the CTEK chargers on them.

They work on small engines (Golf 1.8 fine), but the capacity required to jump start an X5 is way beyond the normal (afforable) range.

[Raj]

Ordered one and should arrive tomorrow.

Since getting the X back it's a slight struggle to start each morning so just need to recondition/charge the battery to bring it back to life.