Re: Remote Car Battery Voltage Monitoring

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

"BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have a car at a second home that sits for months without use and a
> marine battery that sits in a small sailboat to power a bilge pump and
> lights. For the boat, I found a flexible, waterproof solar panel at West
> Marine that keeps the battery fully charged. In 4 years I've never had
> to charge it with anything else. For the car, I use a Battery Tender Jr.
> to keep the battery "ready-to-start" and it works well. Rather than
> monitoring the battery's condition remotely, in both cases I just use
> the chargers and never have to worry about it. If the car has a lighter
> socket, power outlet that's always on you can just plug it in that way.
>  http://tinyurl.com/k9w56 shows the Battery Tender Jr. and you can buy
> it for under $30 at places like Pep Boys.

I just bought a solar panel that plugs into the dash.  We'll see if it
works.  The van doesn't get a lot of sun where it's parked and the rear
windows are all heavily tinted so mounting it back there won't help much.  I
may still have to go with some sort of detachable umbilical because I need
to be able to charge his scooter while it's in the van, since he still walks
from the van into the house with his cane.

Thanks for the info.  Hopefully the dash charger will do the trick.

--
Bobby G.