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Originally Posted by Trax
Guys thanks soooo very much for all the help! The solar charger might actually work! Although I always try to cover my car when not is use I'm sure I can hook something up. I was hoping that there was a lithium battery that you could charge in the house and when it's done you just plug it into the cigarette lighter socket till it drains out. Wash/rinse/Repeat.
I think i'll give that solar panel a try. I'm hoping our cig lighter allow for the reverse charging while the key is not in the ignition.
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I didn't a think a solar panel under florescent lights would have enough umphhhh to counter act the parasitic drain so i didn't try it. A car cover complicates this aswell...someone may walk by and snip snip your panel is gone
What i did try:
Locked a plastic tool box to the car
Placed a heavy duty computer back up module in the box
Cut plug sized hole in box
Plugged a ctek into the computer back up box through the hole
Plugged the ctek into the cig lighter
Rotated charged battery backups (2) into the box often enough to maintain some sort of trickle charge
This might work for a regular lead acid but i have feeling that this sulphated my gel cell. Not sure but they really need a high amp charge.
For winter storage i pull the battery and plug it into a wall
Inverters are already built into these power pack devices