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7th April 2015, 03:13 PM
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Solar charger connection
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Am I ok to connect a 10w solar charger directly to the cigar lighter on the panel in front of the rear seats? The solar panel itself is 30cm x 33cm and will fit on the rear parcel shelf - my car is used 1-2x a week so just looking for something to top up the battery whilst not in use. Cheers
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7th April 2015, 03:34 PM
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Personally I wouldn't bother, the D2 battery is pretty good. Have you checked that socket is always "live".
There have been loads of discussions here about using the much more powerful solar sunroof for this, don't think anyone has bothered. Several people, me included, have tried these small panels on other cars over the years and concluded they are largely/totally a waste of time.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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7th April 2015, 06:17 PM
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Will check the socket - if not I was planning a cheeky cable through the ski hatch directly to the battery.
The latest polycrystalline panels appear to offer better outputs than the mono panels for the same size, even if the socket doesn't work it shouldn't be too much trouble to at least test with a direct cable.
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