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Old 31st January 2024, 09:51   #17
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Originally Posted by sln8458 View Post
I have the same lead with 3 leds, within a year of fitting the leds stopped indicating correctly. Whenever I open the bonnet they show red (yet it always starts the car & shows 12.2-12.5vdc on themultimeter) If the engine is running green .
Ctek replaced the lead, the same happened with the new one.
So I now ignore the led status & just use my multimeter.
Interesting post, I have three of these leads and they all indicate incorrectly as you say, I don't rely on the LED colour nto state the battery charge as it is inaccurate!.
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