David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 08:22 AM |
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Solar chargers
Has anyone got an opinion about those 12v solar battery chargers that you plug into the ciggy lighter socket and leave on the dashboard?
It's just that I'm minding my daughter's car while she travels round the world, and I've just had to replace its knackered
battery... I don't want the latest one to go the same way!
David
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owelly
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 08:40 AM |
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I bought one from Maplins and took it back as it was useless. It put out a squillionth of an amp in direct sunlight.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 09:10 AM |
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You'd be better off paying about £30 for an Oximiser to keep it topped up. It plugs into the mains but it will only use power to keep the
battery in good condition and cost about 3p a month to run.
Eb
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[Edited on 11/10/06 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 10:45 AM |
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I've got one of those - but the car's in the drive and I don't fancy having mains leads permanently sitting in the rain...
David
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zetec7
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 04:52 PM |
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The solar panels work well to keep batteries topped up, if you get one large enough. A friend of mine has one that he puts on the top of his caravan,
and finds it charges his battery (the one for his lights, etc. in the caravan) while he's away hunting during the day, so that it's fully
charged for the evening when he returns. His solar panel is about 2' X 4', though...
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