Jonboymentalhealth Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Hi all how long do you think (roughly) your vehicle battery will last before going flat(no alarm) in storage. I don't have access to electric and was wondering if a solar panel would be wise, also if doing that should I link to leisure battery aswell? I mainly use sites with hook ups so domt need massess of power. Anyone have rough idea of cost of having one installed and any recommendations in the westmidlands I'm in Wolverhampton near birmingham. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 3 weeks should be fairly safe, but in a real cold spell maybe only two. Yes solar is the best answer, normal arrangement is to have a solar regulator that will charge both, normally have the leisure battery connected as the main one receiving the solar charge once that is 80% charged it feeds a trickle charge to the engine battery. An 80 watt panel would be a good cost effective option & would give enough power for off grid use in the summer if you decide to have a change from sites. If you only want to maintain the engine battery you could put a small 20 watt panel in the windscreen with a cheap regulator just connected to the engine battery, however that will not stop your leisure battery from being wrecked if if gets flattened. Can't help with fitting recommendations as I always do my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Chodkowski Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Dave Newall in Telford is the man you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboymentalhealth Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 I will google him tonight thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 http://davenewell.co.uk/ Note the spelling! Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboymentalhealth Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Have sent him an email, so will keep you informed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirralian Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I also got my solar panel fitted by Dave. Very neat job. At the time he only supplied and fitted single purpose regulators, ie leisure battery charge only. As you need a dual purpose regulator, let him know this. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboymentalhealth Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 I emailed yesterday, no reply yet but I'm sure the website said they do dual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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