CTEK Philippines offers a handy tool to help when your car’s battery eventually runs dry. The CTEK CS FREE is the latest device to help you jumpstart your vehicle quickly and safely.
When it comes to owning a car, there will come a time when you will need to jumpstart the battery. It can be because of old age or the battery drained due to a light being left on.
What happens when you jumpstart a car?
When you jump-start a car, the battery booster pack - or, if you are using jump leads, the battery on the connected vehicle - acts as a power reservoir to get the engine started, temporarily bypassing the drained battery. Once the engine is running and you disconnect the booster pack or jump leads, the alternator suddenly sees an empty battery. It instantly reacts by opening the floodgates to refill it. This massive current rise creates a voltage spike, which can cause damage.
If improperly done, jumpstarting can damage the alternator of your vehicle. It's because the alternator is delivering current at a higher rate than the battery can handle. The battery will then heat up, bending the battery plates, leading to the shedding of active material (lead dioxide) and causing debris build-up at the bottom. This damage will reduce your battery's efficiency and prolong its lifespan.
The safest way to get your vehicle jumpstarted is to use a device that can bring a flat battery back to life and assess the health. It then intelligently applies a gradual charge.
CTEK’s fully portable CS FREE uses patented adaptive boost technology to get you going again in around 15 minutes.
The device is safe for your vehicle’s electronics as it gently refills the battery and will let you know when it is safe to start the car instead of a more abrupt shock. It also enables the alternator to slowly raise its charge, as it doesn’t have to work as hard to recharge the battery compared to a traditional jumpstart process.
The CS FREE is four excellent products in one portable unit. As well as being an adaptive booster, CS FREE also works as a battery charger, an intelligent maintainer, and a high-tech power bank. And if you use the CS FREE to maintenance charge your battery regularly, you can extend battery life by up to three times.
The CTEK CS FREE is compatible with all types of 12V lead-acid batteries and lithium (12V LiFePO4) batteries.
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