AE6KS

following reduce max charge n allow depletion before recharging advice....


Ctek's and Optimas are mated...there's an Optima icon on the Ctek.

'Instead, there was a tiny drop in voltage just before the
battery reached full charge. The smart charger chip would detect this
drop in voltage and declare the battery to have been successfully
charged.'

there is advice on NOT charging gel acids to max as max discharges gases ie depletes batt capacity n longevity. no odor detected.

Ctek's connection seems to declare the batt charged

as switching into SUPPLY after CHARGED produces substantially more running time than CHARGE ...poss 30% more..poss age related

8 year batts used for laptop/emergency auto start/small Holmes hospital clamp fan. Never depleted under 12V

The Odyssey batt connected to truck was good at 5 years but not new. The new one immediately improved ignition quality b a small fraction