CTEK MXS 5.0 Universal Battery Charger and Maintainer

CTEK MXS 5.0 Battery Charger & Maintainer

Got a project car, track car, motorcycle, or weekend toy that sits more than it drives? Then you know the drill: you finally have time to take it out, hit the key, and the battery's stone dead. A car that sits slowly drains its own battery, and every time one sits flat it loses a little life for good. The CTEK MXS 5.0 puts a stop to that. Hook it up and leave it connected, and it keeps your battery topped off and healthy so your ride fires up the moment you want it, and it can even bring a tired, run-down battery back from the brink.

Why You Want One On Anything That Sits

Here's the deal with batteries. Leave one sitting and it self-discharges, and a battery that sits low starts sulfating, which is what quietly kills it long before its time. That's why the battery in your seasonal or project car always seems to die way sooner than it should. The MXS 5.0 fixes that two ways. Its smart maintenance mode keeps the battery perfectly charged for as long as you leave it plugged in, so you can walk away for weeks or months and come back to a car that starts right up. And its reconditioning mode actually reverses some of that damage, reviving stratified and deeply discharged batteries you might've written off. It'll even start charging a battery drained all the way down to 2 volts, which most chargers won't touch.

Smart Enough To Leave Connected

This isn't a dumb trickle charger you have to babysit. The MXS 5.0 runs a fully automatic 8-step charging program, so it reads your battery and delivers exactly what it needs at each stage, then holds it there without ever overcharging. It's got a built-in temperature sensor too, so it adjusts the charge for the weather, whether your garage is freezing in January or baking in July, it charges right either way. Bottom line, you can connect it and forget it.

Safe For Your Car And You

CTEK built this to protect both your vehicle and yourself. It puts out clean, steady voltage and current, so it's safe for sensitive vehicle electronics, and it's spark-proof, reverse-polarity protected, and short-circuit proof, so a wrong-way clamp or a bumped lead won't fry anything or throw a spark. The whole unit is sealed to IP65, meaning it shrugs off dust and splashes, so it holds up in a real garage instead of a clean lab.

Works With Your Batteries (Lead-Acid)

The MXS 5.0 handles all the common 12V lead-acid battery types, WET (flooded), MF, Ca/Ca, GEL, EFB, and AGM, including demanding AGM batteries like Optima. It charges batteries up to 110Ah and maintains larger ones up to 160Ah, so it covers everything from a motorcycle battery to most car and light-truck batteries. One thing to know before you buy: this is a lead-acid charger, so it's not for lithium (LiFePO4) batteries. If you're running a lithium battery, you'll want a lithium-capable CTEK instead.

Clamps And Eyelets, Both Included

Nice touch here: it comes with both alligator clamps and eyelet (ring terminal) connectors. Use the clamps for a quick hookup, or bolt the eyelet lead right onto your battery and tuck it somewhere handy, then you just plug the charger in whenever the car's parked. For a car that sits a lot, leaving that pigtail on makes topping it off effortless.

CTEK, And Backed For 5 Years

CTEK is about as trusted as it gets in battery charging, they're an OEM supplier to names like Porsche and Ferrari, and the MXS 5.0 is one of the best-selling chargers in the world for a reason. It's backed by a 5-year warranty, so it's built to be a buy-it-once piece of gear that lives in your garage for the long haul.

What You Get

• CTEK MXS 5.0 12V battery charger and maintainer
• Fully automatic 8-step charging program
• Reconditioning mode to revive stratified or deeply discharged batteries
• Built-in temperature compensation for all-weather charging
• Charges up to 110Ah, maintains up to 160Ah
• For 12V lead-acid batteries (WET, MF, Ca/Ca, GEL, EFB, AGM), not lithium
• Clean current, spark-proof, reverse-polarity and short-circuit protected
• IP65 sealed against dust and splashes
• Includes alligator clamps and eyelet connectors
• 5-year warranty

Note: CTEK MXS 5.0 fully automatic 12V battery charger and maintainer with an 8-step charging program and built-in temperature compensation for reliable charging in any weather. Charges batteries from 1.2 to 110Ah and maintains batteries up to 160Ah, and includes a reconditioning mode that restores stratified and deeply discharged batteries (it will begin charging from as low as 2 volts). Compatible with 12V lead-acid battery types including WET, MF, Ca/Ca, GEL, EFB, and AGM (such as Optima); it is not intended for lithium batteries. The charger delivers clean voltage and current safe for vehicle electronics and is spark-proof, reverse-polarity protected, and short-circuit proof, with an IP65-rated sealed housing. Comes with both alligator clamps and eyelet connectors, and is backed by a 5-year warranty. One charger per order.