I have a CTEK top of the range, it came with a pair of leads one of which you can attach permantly to the battery and just plug it to the charger. I used it first on my Midget which was only used a few times a year, and left it to trickle for months on end. When I sold the Midget I transfered the conections to the F a few months ago.Hi, I bought a CTEK XS-3600 charger last winter, after my battery went flat a couple of times due to lack of use of the car. It's been on the car for the last three weeks due to the weather just on constant trickle charge. Well worth the £45 spent.
shaunTF
Don't bother with the XC800 - it's 6V only, I have two XS800's that I received as freebies from magazine subscriptions - it's not man enough for the task of recharging car batteries, I tried for a week. It's designed for re-charging/recycling motorcycle or snowmobile batteries.
I bit the bullet and bought a CTEK XS4003, marvellous piece of kit.