holidaychicken
Well-Known Member
Hi People, me again, and not sticking my oar in other peoples business for once.
I have a 2004 4.4 petrol which is in need of extra battery power as I am fitting some additional security shall we say and I would like to use a solar charger.
I may consider fitting an entirely separate battery but I thought I would try and run the equipment off the cars own battery first but as it can stand for one or two weeks without starting it's a bit much to ask without the additional charger.
I have had a read through the threads on here but they are quite old and I have seen a 15w solar charger from Maplins which also mentions needing an additional regulator and then one on Ebay says it has a resistor so doesn't need a regulator which sounds dubious.
The question is, has anyone got one already up and working and am I going to fry any ECUs or worse, torch my whole car thus negating the requirement for extra security ?
Any advice much appreciated as always.
I have a 2004 4.4 petrol which is in need of extra battery power as I am fitting some additional security shall we say and I would like to use a solar charger.
I may consider fitting an entirely separate battery but I thought I would try and run the equipment off the cars own battery first but as it can stand for one or two weeks without starting it's a bit much to ask without the additional charger.
I have had a read through the threads on here but they are quite old and I have seen a 15w solar charger from Maplins which also mentions needing an additional regulator and then one on Ebay says it has a resistor so doesn't need a regulator which sounds dubious.
The question is, has anyone got one already up and working and am I going to fry any ECUs or worse, torch my whole car thus negating the requirement for extra security ?
Any advice much appreciated as always.