solar powered trickle charger for 12 v battery

[tuftysteve]

Solar panel battery charger

Are these compatible with a Bongo and if so how do you fit one?

[francophile1947]

Yes - connect it to the battery, with the clips provided, and place it on the dashboard. I use a small one to keep my starter battery topped up when not using van - not much good for anything else though. You'd need a huge panel to charge a leisure battery.

[tuftysteve]

Thanks for that- there's one for sale for £50 in my local paper. May be worth buying, then.

[Bulwell Bongoleers]

Hi

Just to let you know there is one on Ebay for £11

Ebay no 260265849424

Manda

[francophile1947]

Hi

Just to let you know there is one on Ebay for £11

Ebay no 260265849424

Manda

That's the one Ive got - I would hope the £50 one is a lot more powerful.

[dobby]

maplin have got them for £9.99 but only 1.5W so very slow.

[tricky]

Thanks for that- there's one for sale for £50 in my local paper. May be worth buying, then.

Maplin do a 13W panel that folds on half in a briefcase style for £50. My fridge is a Waeco I think and consumes about 40W so the 13 W panel could help prolong the leisure battery life, depending on the efficiency of the unit i.e. does it actually outout 13W to charge the battery.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?Mod ... 0&doy=11m5

[francophile1947]

Thanks for that- there's one for sale for £50 in my local paper. May be worth buying, then.

Maplin do a 13W panel that folds on half in a briefcase style for £50. My fridge is a Waeco I think and consumes about 40W so the 13 W panel could help prolong the leisure battery life, depending on the efficiency of the unit i.e. does it actually outout 13W to charge the battery.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?Mod ... 0&doy=11m5

That's probably it's maximum output when in full sun and angled to face the sun.

[cabte]

i bought my from ebay for £5.99 does the trick