Simon, the quote you posted was from a collection that I gathered together made by others than myself to provide info on battery charging in general and the content of the quote you posted was I think originally posted by Richard V6 who is the real expert on batteries and much else... (-:
Having just paid out another few hundred to have a replacement battery fitted and coded in to my 2012 car when it`s four year old and rarely stressed battery has lived a life of leisure connected to my CTEK MXS 5.0, but failed to fire the car up....Apparently there is a suggestion that long term usage of an intelligent float charger/conditioner can cause issues.... ? While my AGM battery`s failure can not be directly related to it`s long term connection to the charger, there is info in the CTEK manual that suggests :-
Recond your battery once per year and after deep discharge to maximise lifetime and capacity.
That I did not do so in the four years life of the failed battery, may or may not have reduced the life of my AGM battery...?
I also use a CTEK MXS 3.5 on my mid 80`s +8
