11-29-2018, 04:26 PM | #1 |
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Solar powered battery tenders
No, not for the tesla.
Do these work? They have a long tail of 1's in amazon reviews saying they are total shit. Another concern is whether they can overcharge the battery. I'm thinking of this one because a) It has a micro controller to avoid overcharging b) Battery Tender should know WTF they're doing? https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tende.../dp/B004Q86JJ8 No idea whether 5W vs 10W... |
11-29-2018, 04:52 PM | #2 | |
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I have one for the Porsche, but I'm not convinced it works. I don't know whether the cigarette lighter shuts off after X minutes. I need to get a tender that actually hardwires into the battery. Just haven't gotten around to it yet. |
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11-29-2018, 05:42 PM | #3 |
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Kinda wonder if their quality control is total shit. Some units work great and some don't? Also wonder what might potentially be bad and if that's a checkable and fixable thing.
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11-29-2018, 06:47 PM | #4 |
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Or just the 1s are in Seattle and the 5s are in San Diego
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11-29-2018, 07:24 PM | #5 |
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Really? Weird.
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11-30-2018, 08:32 AM | #6 |
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11-30-2018, 08:52 AM | #7 | |
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I bet many of the bad reviews are from folks who don't know their car's control module shuts down just about everything after 10 minutes
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12-15-2022, 10:53 AM | #8 |
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I've decided to give a couple of these a shot. One in the truck and one in the 325is.
I ordered these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LG8J8NJ...t_details&th=1 Conveniently, it comes with every connector type you might want. (Note that they sell them with and without tender circuitry.)
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