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Solar Powered Trickle Chargers for Battery


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Right, so my battery keeps going flat as i barely drive the Supra during the winter and during the Summer perhaps a handful of times a Month.

 

So i was thinking of buying a Solar Powered charger to keep it topped up. To save me the hassle of taking it out all the time. I have an Optima battery and would like to keep it's life to a maximum.

 

Would something like this suffice? http://www.selectsolar.co.uk/prod/249/32w-flexi-solar-panel?utm_source=google-base&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=google-base-feed

 

It is rated at 16v though, so would that be too much for a 12v battery?

 

There are cheaper alternatives, however they look rubbish and are solid/glass and the flexi ones are bendable and can be installed behind the speed dash area and look much neater. I was thinking even to have trim made around it to make it look super neat (attention to detail and all that).

 

Obviously at that price it would be a long term solution i am looking at.

 

Plus the idea is cool (in theory) but will/should it work?

 

Thoughts please? :search:

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I like that !! Very nice indeed, looks like its OEM and supposed to be there. I just use a CTEK trickle charger and its been fantastic and it only cost me 70 quid

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