Notices
ScoobyNet General General Subaru Discussion

Car Charging

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Nov 19, 2012 | 08:52 PM
  #1  
waldmanbrown's Avatar
waldmanbrown
Thread Starter
Scooby Regular
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
From: West Sussex
Default Car Charging

Does anybody use a solar powered trickle charger on there car and are they any good? Read some reviews on them and some people have said that it could not keep up with the power that the alarm system is demanding.
Reply
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 01:22 AM
  #2  
B4D HK's Avatar
B4D HK
Scooby Senior
iTrader: (15)
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,889
Likes: 0
From: Club Chairman - West Mids Imprezas
Default

Dont bother bud i wasted money on one, total rubbish, get a mains plug in trickle charger (CTEK) like i did for about £60 (rcm use them to) much better. Demon tweeks sell them

Last edited by B4D HK; Nov 20, 2012 at 01:58 AM.
Reply
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 01:50 AM
  #3  
TurboAndy's Avatar
TurboAndy
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,841
Likes: 0
From: Cumbria
Default

Glad I read this was just gonna buy one lol. Cheers for the heads up mate.
Reply
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 01:56 AM
  #4  
B4D HK's Avatar
B4D HK
Scooby Senior
iTrader: (15)
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,889
Likes: 0
From: Club Chairman - West Mids Imprezas
Default

Ill sell you mine if you want hahahahaha another £40 or so wasted grrrrr
Reply
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 02:31 AM
  #5  
TurboAndy's Avatar
TurboAndy
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,841
Likes: 0
From: Cumbria
Default

Yeah I know that feeling mate.
Reply
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:24 AM
  #6  
waldmanbrown's Avatar
waldmanbrown
Thread Starter
Scooby Regular
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
From: West Sussex
Default

Ok cool cheers bud saved me some money there then
Reply
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 12:20 PM
  #7  
MattyB1983's Avatar
MattyB1983
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (51)
 
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 12,716
Likes: 46
From: Around
Default

I've been using this --

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271099817731?redirect=mobile

-- for the last year or so. Fantastic bit of kit, my car spends most of its life parked up in the garage and this just keeps the battery topped up.
Reply
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 12:37 PM
  #8  
dukeoffenland's Avatar
dukeoffenland
Scooby Regular
 
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 640
Likes: 0
From: Peterborough
Default

i just go out and start mine every sunday while im doing jobs about the house
Reply
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 01:13 PM
  #9  
MattyB1983's Avatar
MattyB1983
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (51)
 
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 12,716
Likes: 46
From: Around
Default

Originally Posted by dukeoffenland
i just go out and start mine every sunday while im doing jobs about the house
With newages, a start once a week is often not enough.
Reply
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 02:09 PM
  #10  
dukeoffenland's Avatar
dukeoffenland
Scooby Regular
 
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 640
Likes: 0
From: Peterborough
Default

too much crap to go wrong ?

left mine for over a month ..... was fine sunday and went for a drive around the driveway lol
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Iqy7861
Engine Management and ECU Remapping
22
Oct 12, 2015 09:21 AM
ossett2k2
Engine Management and ECU Remapping
15
Sep 23, 2015 09:11 AM
tom-r33
General Technical
14
Sep 14, 2015 11:31 AM
ossett2k2
General Technical
9
Sep 13, 2015 09:35 AM
alcazar
Other Marques
9
Sep 9, 2015 05:42 PM




All times are GMT +1. The time now is 11:15 PM.