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markronnie wroteAren’t Noco portable starters rather than battery chargers?Noco are great & safe chargers. Fully electronic & portable
[edit: ah, I see they do both]
With all the tech being added to newer vehicles over the past 7 years or so, it is no longer advisable / recommended to use standard jumper cables as in years past.
Using a fully Automatic Smart electronic charge is the way to go.
CTEK plugs in to standard outlet & is fully Automatic Smart electronic charger/tender.
NOCO offers 2 types
1. portable Smart (battery powered) which you need to charge every once in a while.
2. Smart electronic versions that can also be used all the time as a tender
Jeff Jersey wroteI’m sure it’s an “AGM”IS the battery in my 2025 X1 28i a "lead-acid AGM battery"?
AGM Batteries are sealed, so they don't need to be refilled with electrolyte like a flooded battery.
If it is an AGM, set the charger as such or it might not fully charge the battery.
The ICE X1 has an unusual battery profile. I've never had any battery problems but I track the voltage and it's different than any other car I've owned. It's rarely over 12.3 at the lighter or the battery terminals. Others report the same thing
I think paying a little more for a proper CTEK charger is a relatively inexpensive way to get a battery charged properly. One could always just sell the CTEK charger out down the road anyway.
KingSize.Hamster wroteNot the ones I have from black and Decker. They turn off and back on. I keep 2 cars on them for 6 months at a time and the batteries last 6 or 7 years. Been doing this for 15 years. The cheap Chinese chargers 5 plus amps, not trickle - have and end point and shut offCheap/simple trickle chargers just blindly keep sending current/power through. I wouldn't do that to a car battery. Maybe you could put a smart plug and set some schedule on the trickle charger to reduce the impact there.
I think paying a little more for a proper CTEK charger is a relatively inexpensive way to get a battery charged properly. One could always just sell the CTEK charger out down the road anyway.
DestinationMoon! wroteThen that's a good budget unit. Good stuff !Not the ones I have from black and Decker. They turn off and back on. I keep 2 cars on them for 6 months at a time and the batteries last 6 or 7 years. Been doing this for 15 years. The cheap Chinese chargers 5 plus amps, not trickle - have and end point and shut off
Not all lower-priced stuff is crap of course. I use a lot of lower-priced stuff from China
Got mine from Amazon, when it was on 'an offer' "camelcamelcamel" will give you the Amazon price history to know when you are getting a good deal if you're bothered.
My 24 M35i X1 uses a AGM battery and I use that setting when charging. Hope that's useful.
