solar charging
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Rangie Cig Lighter is disconnected from the battery unless the ignition is on. You are wasting your time.
Connect directly to the battery. No, it cannot discharge your battery through the panel (unless you blow the diodes).
Connect directly to the battery. No, it cannot discharge your battery through the panel (unless you blow the diodes).
holidaychicken
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If you discharge the battery through the solar panel, would it make the sun shine ?
kds
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Now is that just shine or shine a bit more @holidaychicken ?
holidaychicken
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I suppose it depends on whether it is night time or not.
I fitted a solar charger when I had a mini cctv camera and mini DVR running permanently to catch my scum bag neighbour keying my car. I had an extension cable fitted to the top of my battery terminals with a couple of extra nuts on the battery terminals and then run the wire through the passenger door jam. The wire had a quick connector on the opposite end to connect to the panel. When I went out I just moved the panel off the dash and disconnected the quick connector and tucked it in the glove box.
I fitted a solar charger when I had a mini cctv camera and mini DVR running permanently to catch my scum bag neighbour keying my car. I had an extension cable fitted to the top of my battery terminals with a couple of extra nuts on the battery terminals and then run the wire through the passenger door jam. The wire had a quick connector on the opposite end to connect to the panel. When I went out I just moved the panel off the dash and disconnected the quick connector and tucked it in the glove box.
brianp38dse
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No there are one way diodes in the solar panel that stop it .
tomcat59alan
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If the cig lighter light is draining your battery then I would guess the battery is fecked
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Charge indicator lamp is more than likely a LED i agree if that is discharging the battery get a new battery it's knackered.
Datatek
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No.
Datatek
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I connect my solar panel through the towing connector, if you have the 13 pin euro connector or the 7 pin axillary connector there is a fused permanent live. Easy to plug in or remove with the panel in the back window, or if in a safe place on the ground propped at a suitable angle.
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yes. reverse voltage on solar panels can be used to check for cell damage.
as searching for something else but may as well answer this a few years too late.
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If solar panels reverse charge, they will emit pure sunshine. Never, ever, cross the streams
