trextr7monkey
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 03:06 PM |
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maplins solar battery chargers £9.99
Title says it all, soiar trickle charger! Just picked one up worth a punt at that price
Atb
Mike
[Edited on 1/8/13 by trextr7monkey]
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mookaloid
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 03:21 PM |
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Not wishing to rain on your parade but I got one a while back - not worth even a tenner I'm afraid.
The current in mA is just about measurable but is nowhere enough to even keep a battery topped up never mind charge a battery.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 03:28 PM |
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Sh1t I will make some measurements in the noon day heat and then see about a refund if it doesn't work!
Thanks for the pointer
Atb
Mike
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mookaloid
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 03:50 PM |
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Good luck - maybe mine was a dud 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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jossey
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 05:47 PM |
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ill second the worse case sorry. I have a van which im converting to a camper it was doing ok but i had to start it a few times in the same day n not
left it running and a week later it was still on LOW charged after the solar panel was left plugged in for the whole week.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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myke pocock
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 05:59 PM |
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Arent these things supposed to keep a battery topped up ONCE they have been fully charged as opposed to actually charging them?
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steve m
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 06:23 PM |
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Ive been using a ebay £12 solar charger on my caravan, for a couple of years
From flat to a usable charge to move the van with the mover takes about 3 days
As just a top up, its pretty good,
Steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 06:25 PM |
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That has always been my understaanding of these but thuis clearly described as a no cost tricle charger a well as for maintaining batteries in
caravans boats and cars left standing for long periods. We shall see
Atb
Mike
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jossey
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 06:47 PM |
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yes they do hold the charge when Fully charged or 95% charged etc. I used it in my caravan for that and was great for years.
Just did not run the alarm and hold charge.
Shame.
I now have a 4w one which is better and holds the charge with the alarm on.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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NigeEss
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 07:12 PM |
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I bought one for a tractor (alernator is knackered) which gets used about once a month and it charged
the battery from flat over a month or so and maintains it enough to start every time.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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rick1962uk
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 08:26 PM |
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i have 2 of those they work great to keep the battery topped up not to charge i use one on my race car and one on my car when i jet abroad to top up
the drain from the car alarm
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Scuzzle
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| posted on 2/8/13 at 12:34 AM |
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I use one of these as well and it's fine, my car can be laid up for months on end though so I disconnect a battery terminal and leave on the
solar trickle charger. Without it I'd have a flat battery every time.
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snakebelly
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| posted on 2/8/13 at 06:38 AM |
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We just started using one on our transit which often sits for weeks without use but then wont start as the alarm etc seems to drain the battery a tad
too much. As a trickle charger its been perfect and has kept the battery fully charged, whats it wil be like come november though......
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