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Originally Posted by Dezzy
Just buy a solar trickle charger you push in the cigar lighter?
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Don't work on a D3, been there and tried it. The solar charger needs direct connection to the battery.
The reason it does not work is the battery controller, it blocks the current flow to the battery with the ignition off. The controller is quiet complex and even with the engine running can stop the alternator from charging the battery when it reaches full charge, its why you must use the correct connections when charging at home with the battery in situ.
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Manny
2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
Past
2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly
with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue
2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles.
2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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