CTEKCigarette Lighter Connector Adaptor 56-263

I wanted to hard-wire my Ctek charger into my car, for over-winter care of the battery when the car is only used occasionally.This did the job perfectly, makes connecting up easy, charges perfectly well and will really help my battery life. The lead is just long enough to reach from the wire I have from the wall socket, through the boot, and to the charger which is tucked into a side well in the boot. The adapter is strong and of high quality.It did require doing some rewiring of the fuse box to make the boot accessory socket permanently connected, but that only took ten minutes with a fuse adapter.

A little expensive BUT a very useful add-on to the CTEK range . Saves rummaging around in the Battery Area

I bought a CTEK MXS 3.6 and noticed this accessory was available, so I thought I would invest.Although I am really pleased with how easy it makes maintaining my rarely used car's battery, I feel it would be better to include it with the product, along with the other 2 charging connections which are already in the box.It is very simple to connect and allows the car to be locked with the cable coming out of the door. As other people have commented, the lead is a little short but extensions are readily available.I think this is an essential add on for the CTEK chargers but it loses a star due to the price.

Works perfectly

Excellent, simple device that enables you to connect the CTEK charger (7A maximum - this is not suitable for CTEK models with a greater current) direct to the car's cigarette lighter socket. Most cars will have one at the front, and quite likely others in the rear and in the boot. No need to lift the bonnet at all, and no messing around with crocodile clips.This will NOT work however if the sockets are not live when the ignition is switched off. Easy to check this - try charging something like a phone with the ignition off, and if you have to switch the ignition on to get it to charge, this device won't work.One tip - consider buying the extension cable that CTEK produce. The lead that comes with the cigarette lighter socket cable is very short indeed, and the extension cable makes it easier still to use.

Just a tip - before you decide to buy this item plug your phone, ipod whatever, into your car cigarette lighter without your keys in the ignition. If the device you plugged in starts to charge then this lead should work with the appropriate ctek charger to charge your car battery.Having had to remove my battery recently to charge it then having to reset the stereo etc was a pain in the rear so i looked around for a solution that would allow me to avoid that scenario in the future. I bought this with the MSX5 and its turned out to a great solution. I can now just plug the lead into the lighter socket plug in the charger and feed the extension lead through the car window to the mains plug, lock it up (on the drive) and leave it all to charge without even opening the bonnet.Also bought this so that i can easily check the battery condition from inside the carhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007CT6510/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1A great solution for me to monitor and maintain the battery as the car is only used once or twice a week.

If your cigarette lighter is off while ignition is off, this doesn't work.So is your car shut off cigarette lighter likes mine, it will not work.

As others have said - this will only work if your cigarette lighter socket remains live with the ignition off. What hasn't been said is that some cars leave the cigarette lighter live after the ignition has been switched off BUT only for 20 minutes or so and then the car shuts down properly and the cigarette lighter is no longer live. Check that your cig lighter is still live after, say, one hour after switching off. Remember that in some cars the cig lighter will go live as soon as you plip to open the doors, or on actually opening the doors, so do the check through the window before trying to open the doors.