Solar battery maintainer

[JST]

I bought one of these thinking it was probably BS and wouldn't work, but it did.

Keeping the Porsches battery charged in the winter is always a challenge, because I can only usually drive it a couple of times a month. Using a normal maintainer is not ideal, because the car is parked pretty far from a plug and I'm not convinced that leaving these things plugged in and lying on the ground is a good idea.

The solar maintainer is the perfect option; you can plug it into the cigar lighter and string the wire out the door. The unit is weatherproof, as well.

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[bren]

I thought about one of those for the trailer battery.

So did you put in a mounting post, or do you just toss the panel on the ground?

[JST]

The car is parked next to my porch table, so I just put it on that. I probably wouldn't leave it on the ground, but any pole or small table should do. Orientation doesn't seem to be super critical.

[kognito]

I had one of those in my Volvo 780. Those big trucks have a lot of parasitic draw.

I just laid it on the dashboard. But it was a big ass red truck, so I didn't care if it blocked some discoloring of the dash. (but it didn't)

[Alan]

The car is parked next to my porch table,.

You have a porch table on your driveway ? Does the driveway circle around the whole house to the back of it ?

[JST]

It's more that my back porch doubles as a parking spot.

[rumatt]

Cool, I think I want one of these.

How well does it work if you leave it inside the car?

And which brand did you buy?

[clyde]

You have a porch table on your driveway ? Does the driveway circle around the whole house to the back of it ?

:lol:

(JST, sorry I'm such an asshole for laughing)

[clyde]

Using a normal maintainer is not ideal, because the car is parked pretty far from a plug and I'm not convinced that leaving these things plugged in and lying on the ground is a good idea.

I took the battery out of the Jaguar. It's sitting on ground in garage. I plug it into the tender overnight once a week or so. Everything in the car will have to be reset when it goes back in...windows, e brake, etc. Because why not have those things have memories that hinge on power source?