Can I use CTEK 4.3 Fully Automatic Charger to charge 12 V 5Ah battery?

Hello everyone,

Since last few days there is a warning light lit up on our home security keypads. Upon calling the security company they diagnosed it and say that the small Enercell 12 VC 5Ah battery that is connected with the security system needs to be replaced.

My understanding is that the security systems wireless transmitter is primarily connected with the home electricity and that this battery is used only for backup in times of power failure etc. Is this understanding correct?

They asked for something like $50 (my wife says I misheard and that they actually said $25 or so) for sending a new battery. In our previous home we had the security from the same company and in almost 7 years we never had to replace the battery. So why do we have to replace the battery in just over 2 years in this home?

If anyone knows please provide answers.

Before replacing with a new battery, can I use the (CTEK (56-959) MUS 4.3 TEST&CHARGE 12 Volt Fully Automatic Charger and Tester) to charge this battery. According to the charger manual it can also be used to charge motorcycle batteries.

Thank you for your consideration and help.

Hare Krishna!
Sridhara-syama dasa

 

Thanks for your responses guys. As PriusCamper mentions above and confirmed by the security company - the battery is not holding a charge anymore and has gone bad and needs to be replaced.

At this point in time I am not looking for upgrading and just ordered a replacement from Amazon as the local Radio Shack and Batteries Plus prices are more than that - almost double.

Hare Krishna!

 

Good point Sam. Yes, I do have a decent voltmeter purchased when I was trying to install the harness on then recently purchased HiHy this January. I suppose the next steps should be

a. To remove the battery from the control panel,
b. check the voltage of the battery
c. put it on charging with the CTEK charger and see what it tells about the condition of the battery.
d. check the status of battery after a few hours of charging or when the charger says done..
e. leave the battery for a few hours and then check the voltage again to see if it is holding charge or not....

Please add anything I might have missed...

Hare Krishna!

 

@PriusCamper
I am surprised that some of you guys know something of Hare Krishna / Lord Krishna!

Boy! Now we are talking of deeper things - akin to philosophy... should be cautious when bringing up philosophy with a Hare Krishna - we thrive on that...
That being said I wish it was this easy to fix problems in this world. Rather than belabor the hows and whys of this is so... I will just leave you all with this - most (if not all) problems of the world were manifest due to a certain mindset of the people. With the same mindset, it is not possible to solve these problems... A completely different mindset is needed. Else, the attempt to solve one problem only ends up creating 5 more problems - though that may take a long time to become apparent. And even then it becomes apparent only to those who study such topics and look at the data with an impartial mind. For the rest of 99% of the population, they give a hoot to such issues - being fully immersed in the 4 basic activities that are common between humans and animals viz., eating, sleeping, mating and defending

The malady is actually much deeper than anyone other than the Hare Krishnas understand.... and unless the solution is implemented at the same level of depth, there is no possibility of cure. Sometimes things may look up for a short time - but the long term results belie the solution.

Hare Krishna!

 

I didn't (and don't) expect that part to be understood anyway... hence I don't feel upset about your being upset .

The thing is, Krsna consciousness (or Hare Krishna as generally known) is NOT a religion. I come across this almost on a weekly basis on my sojourns to the Texas state prisons every weekend where folks meeting / seeing me for the first time ask - what do you guys believe in?

Many years ago when I was first asked this question, it stumped me some - because I didn't really believe in anything. After some introspection I started responding by saying - there is only one thing I believe in, and that is "in not believing in anything". Always trying to understand and see facts and figures and experiences gained by experiments etc etc....

There is a book we have with the title "The Science of Self-Realization" - I get similar questions on that too ... I need to run now... but later in the day as I find time I will try to explain how / why something so nebulous can be called "science." Stay tuned...

Hare Krishna!