[Shop-talk] solar battery maintainer

[Scott Hall]

I second removing the battery and charging it on a good charger in the shop.

I have two solar panel battery chargers like you're describing. They're
designed to either sit on the dashboard and plug into the cigarette lighter
or on top of the car and wire directly to the battery.

Perhaps they have bought me a few extra days from time to time, but each of
them has repeatedly left me with flat batteries. They will not keep a
battery charged over a season, or even a particularly long stint in the
driveway or at an airport.

Scott

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 10:57 PM Mark Miller via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> First off, let me say how jealous I am.  I looked at getting one (actually
> a pair) of those years ago, didn't, and have regretted it.
> There are solar battery maintainers out there, like:
> https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B082X5M3BB/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_fCQIEb832F8K1
> .
> But also consider: if this isn't driven often (just a guess, correct me if
> this is your commute car) it may be easier to just take the battery out and
> keep it in the main shop near a source of power.
>
> <<<I've have an Isetta which is kept in its own small garage separate from
> my shop. There is no power to the small garage but I need to come up with a
> way to keep the battery of the Isetta charged.
>   Any recommendations on a solar car battery maintainer?    It will need
> to be weather proof since it will be mounted on the roof of the little
> garage.
> Thanks in advance for recommendations
> Bob >>>
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Miller   707-490-5834
> markmiller at threeboysfarm.com
>
>
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