Winter is around the corner and I do not have a garage and wanted to keep my car batteries fully charged now that the cars are not used every day. After much searching I found this Solar Panel at Harbor Freight 1.5 Watt Solar Battery Charger The price was right and the specifications 1.5watts seemed just what I needed. This is how I installed it in my cars Solar Battery Charger

 

Interesting...thanks for posting that up.

Now go do a how-to on building a garage!

 

I am working on that.

 

lol. I use that same one through the power port on my truck. It stays hot when key is off which is the only requirement

 

Are solar battery chargers worth buying?

 

Are solar battery chargers worth buying? and what about other side of the story? We don't always have sun shining sometimes there is off gridcloudy and rainy weather too, what will we do in this kind of weather ?

 

Unless it's dark then you have sunlight & sunlight = solar power

 

I sticked one permanently at the back seat of the convertible and hooked it to the battery. Great thing. Never have battery problems anymore.

 

Ron: did you have to get a “controller” or something like it to keep the battery from overcharging? If so, have you got a brand suggestion? I’m looking to do the same for my ‘03 XJ VDP which isn’t driven as often as it should be. I don’t have a garage and am leery of running a power cord across the common sidewalk to a charger to guard against a liability issue.

Thanks in advance.

Eliot

 

Eliot, The power delivery is enough to keep the battery into shape. It is a trickle charger that doesn't need to be unplugged when you go for a drive. The amount of current is keeping the battery healty and the alarm is working. It automatically stops when the battery is full so overcharging is no issue. I got mine from Westfalia. https://www.westfalia.eu/nl/shops/au...ne-energie.htm