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solar charger

Post by Bhongo Bhoy » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:57 pm

would this be any good till i get a leisure battery fitted ?

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Re: solar charger

Post by francophile1947 » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:03 pm

Absolutely useless :lol: 2.4W, which will be it's maximum output when facing the sun on a sunny day, is not even enough to power an interior light (not that you'd need an interior light when the sun was shining :lol: ). It certainly won't replace much of what you use from your main battery.
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Re: solar charger

Post by peanutcrusher » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:10 pm

Bongo now work later !!! :) :)
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Re: solar charger

Post by francophile1947 » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:17 pm

It might be cheaper, but it's still useless :lol: 10 hours of blazing sunshine would be about the same as running the engine for 2-3 minutes.
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Re: solar charger

Post by waycar8 » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:18 pm

i bought a 15watt one just to help top up the leisure battery whilst its stood doing nowt.

there on specially offer now too, £34 off.

http://www.sunshinesolar.co.uk/khxc/ind ... grhj8la1yc
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Re: solar charger

Post by Bhongo Bhoy » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:06 pm

i think ill give it a miss then :roll:

whats the best way of going about getting a leisure battery fitted ?
can you buy a kit with everything you need and if so from were as i cant find it in the bongo shop :?:
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Re: solar charger

Post by dvisor » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:29 pm

hhc wrote:i think ill give it a miss then :roll:

whats the best way of going about getting a leisure battery fitted ?
can you buy a kit with everything you need and if so from were as i cant find it in the bongo shop :?:
Ebay item number 220395522126 is what you want if you have a diesel automatic. He also does the battery tray as a kit. Dead easy DIY kit.
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