Solar Powered trickle charger

[fatneck]

http://www.solarshopper.co.uk/Products/12v_Solar_Panels/2_5w_sunsei_trickle_charger.html?gclid=CNKMnoi2kJc CFQ4i3god6j6pDA

Hi all, would this be any good for keeping the battery charged (for those of us that don't have electricity in our garages)...?? It looks a bit...cheap?!

Cheers
fatneck

[sv_rory]

these were on sale in our local asda for a tenner a couple of months back.

a mate of mine bought one but in his opinion is a complete waste of time.

[Davies]

I think Soulkiss had one on his bike which actually drained his battery :confused:

[sv_rory]

I think Soulkiss had one on his bike which actually drained his battery :confused:

thats what my mates one was doing. his went into the bin

[fatneck]

ok, cheers fellas. back to the optimate and the extension leads then :-)

[Scoobs]

I think Soulkiss had one on his bike which actually drained his battery :confused:

Was his battery trickle charging the sun?

[Ceri JC]

Anyone got any experience of using one with a cage? My car gets hardly any use, but has to be parked on the road. I'm worried that in the cold weather I'll go to start it and find the battery deaded.

[dirtydog]

I tried one on my car and it drained the battery

[bris]

Here is a cheap one if you want to try it. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=47902

[tanis34]

Here is a cheap one if you want to try it. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=47902
got one but it dont seem to do much for the cage:sad:

[startrek.steve]

these were on sale in our local asda for a tenner a couple of months back.

a mate of mine bought one but in his opinion is a complete waste of time.

well this time of year- Duh! yeah, but in Summer one kept my CB250rs charged for 3 years!
Steve

[startrek.steve]

Ive got one solar panel on my shed roof charging an old bike battery for my radio, and another charging a fluorescent light in the shed (NEVER gone flat even in Winter!)
Steve

[Grinch]

What sort of Solar panel, just the ones you get from Maplins?

[Brettus]

I've just ordered a big(ish) solar panel for my shed lighting and such, got a 5W one off ebay. hoping that will keep a car battery topped up for running my lights and perhaps a security light (also LED based)
the bulbs are only 1w so even 5 of them shouldn't drain it quicker than it can recharge. (based on the fact it will only be used for a few minutes each day)
I suspect most bundled solar panel devices are based on constant summer sunshine, I went for the larger one so that it will collect some energy on dull days too.

[startrek.steve]

What sort of Solar panel, just the ones you get from Maplins?

The light one was from Netto, the one charging the bike was Maplins yes...
Steve