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solar charger
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:57 pm
by Bhongo Bhoy
would this be any good till i get a leisure battery fitted ?
ebay item
300307658555
Re: solar charger
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:03 pm
by francophile1947
Absolutely useless
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
). It certainly won't replace much of what you use from your main battery.
Re: solar charger
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:10 pm
by peanutcrusher
Re: solar charger
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:17 pm
by francophile1947
It might be cheaper, but it's still useless
10 hours of blazing sunshine would be about the same as running the engine for 2-3 minutes.
Re: solar charger
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:18 pm
by waycar8
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
Re: solar charger
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:06 pm
by Bhongo Bhoy
i think ill give it a miss then
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
Re: solar charger
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:29 pm
by dvisor
hhc wrote:i think ill give it a miss then
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.