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Old 8th May 2016, 01:09 PM
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Default Solar Charger Aldi £13

looks same as mine bbargininit
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Old 8th May 2016, 02:17 PM
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This one?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/solar-charger...70667036486600

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Old 8th May 2016, 02:22 PM
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Thanks for that - just ordered one for the cabriolet
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Old 8th May 2016, 05:38 PM
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Ordered. Cheers Robert.
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Old 8th May 2016, 07:18 PM
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No OBD connector?
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Old 8th May 2016, 07:27 PM
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No OBD connector?

use the fag lighter daddies sauce
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Old 8th May 2016, 07:33 PM
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As discussed elsewhere, that is vehicle-dependant.
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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!
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1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
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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.
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After playing with solar sunroof to charge battery last year I did not have much hope for this charger but at £13.99 it was cheap enough to try it out.

So it arrived today, it says in specifications ratings at max power: power 2.4W, Voltage 17.5V, Current 138mA. I tried it on old, half empty but still usable battery in the garden with the panel pointing directly at sun. Open circuit voltage 23V, battery voltage 12.28V without charger connected, 12.3V with charger connected and slowly climbing, current 151mA, total power 1.85W. Put in the shade and current drops to 13mA.

So it's pretty much as I anticipated, it will not charge up flat battery, might just stop it from discharging during bright daylight sun but will not charge enough to make up for the charge lost during dark hours. Overall it will slow down discharge so your battery might last 1.5 months without driving instead of 1 month. To keep battery fully charged you would need 3 of these panels or 1 that is 3 times the size assuming it will be pointed directly towards sun.
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Old 12th May 2016, 05:11 PM
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After playing with solar sunroof to charge battery last year I did not have much hope for this charger but at £13.99 it was cheap enough to try it out.

So it arrived today, it says in specifications ratings at max power: power 2.4W, Voltage 17.5V, Current 138mA. I tried it on old, half empty but still usable battery in the garden with the panel pointing directly at sun. Open circuit voltage 23V, battery voltage 12.28V without charger connected, 12.3V with charger connected and slowly climbing, current 151mA, total power 1.85W.

So it's pretty much as I anticipated, it will not charge up flat battery, might just stop it from discharging during bright daylight sun but will not charge enough to make up for the charge lost during dark hours. Overall it will slow down discharge so your battery might last 1.5 months without driving instead of 1 month. To keep battery fully charged you would need 3 of these panels or 1 that is 3 times the size assuming it will be pointed directly towards sun.
Mine came yesterday. The plan being to install it in a car at the in laws place in France. I too thought it was worth a £14 punt...
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Old 12th May 2016, 07:27 PM
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are the wires that long ?
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