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Old 17 March 2005, 11:17 AM
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Is it possible to trickle charge a car battery in a car from a seperate car battery outside of the car? My garage has no power supply and it is not feasable to install mains electric.
Old 17 March 2005, 12:48 PM
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Not really. Say you have a full bucket of water and a 1/2 bucket. If you even the water between the buckets you will only have 2 buckets that are 3/4 full.

Same for the batteries, you will never be able to get the battery to full charge as the donor battery will be depleted.
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Can you mount a solar powered one (sell them in Maplin's) on the roof of the garage and run the cable to the car?
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I have a solar one from Maplins which works a treat when I keep the car outside, garage roof seems a good option.
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