Here's Something You Never Knew You Needed for Your Car - Solar Power

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[TailsFurse]

Do note, this only works on some cars. If when you pull the keys out of your ignition, the cig lighter socket turns off too, then this solar charger won't do anything for ya, because the load is disconnected from the battery.

This usually works on older cars, not so much the new ones. Just a heads up for anyone wanting one!

[Morpheux]

I've been playing with different solar panels since I can remember, also find it odd they don't come as standard equipment in cars, by Golly, even calculators had built in solar panels 35 years ago

[DavidBello]

I could use this for my classic car that’s parked a lot. Thanks, Scotty!

[michaellott]

I used to use one of those solar chargers to keep my motorcycle battery trickle charged and it worked great! Thanks for all the great advice Scotty!

[robertgantry]

For a while the US Army used solar battery chargers similar to this one to keep their batteries charged. The ones _they_ used, however, were garbage and created more problems than they solved, so they got rid of them. But just the other day I worked on a HMMWV that had a solar charger on it, it was a bit larger and had a diode placed in the wiring to keep the solar charger from discharging the battery at night. I tested it and it worked pretty well.

[kongfuzi]

Would it be ok if I splice into a constant 12v wire somewhere in the car instead of plugging it into a cig lighter or directly to the battery terminals?

[TypicalGuy]

Looked like that meter was reading micro amps to me. 🤔

[wyattoneable]

I'm at the airport for a week...perfect.

[daverossy]

Scotty on the amperage check I think you’ve got it set to the wrong setting, it’s reading micro amps as denoted by the micro symbol in the middle of the A and numeric readout, it’s also set to AC amps not DC so your values will be different as the calculations for different current types vary.

You should be easily able to get a couple hundred milliamps from that panel but 0.4 microamps means it’s probably not even connected in the right socket and is just picking up very small electrical interference.

[zap_collection]

Back in 2003, before Google maps and smart phones, I put a "slim" desktop pc under the seat of my car and velcroed an 8" touch panel to the dash so I could use Microsoft copilot. Of course I needed a GPS module, so I bought a Bluetooth one and I put it under the rear glass. I used a similar panel to this to keep the GPS module charged up.

Those were the days.

For historical record, it was a HP slim desktop, the screen that connected with vga, the bt module, and the solar charger. The pc was $220, the 8" touch screen was $50, the bt module was $20, and the charger was $10.

Oh, I also had a 1000w continuous inverter to power it, which cost $120 and still works to this day.

[Basmati]

Thanks Scotty, I was wondering why automakers don't make some sort of flexible solar charger for the entire roof and take some load of the air-conditiong or at-least ventilation when the cars are parked, by the way I love the gadgets you show in your videos.

[rwind]

We installed a solar trickle charger on our old truck years ago. We don't drive it that often. I think the solar charger was originally from Harbor Freight but they don't have them anymore. Recently, the 12v plug went bad -- replaced that and it's still working.

Before the solar panel, the battery usually did not last thru the winters. We have not replaced that truck battery since buying the solar panel, works like a charm. The suction cups on this one are a nice addition! Ours just sits in the dash when in use. We unplug it to drive the truck. The truck is always ready to go.

Scotty, two questions: Do you have unplug it before driving?

And I wonder if it would work plugged into the bottom side of a moon roof? ( Seems it would be more out of sight there if you were parking at an airport -- I'd be concerned about something breaking a window to steal it if they see it in the dash.)

[TheBlackBeltPanda]

My parents got me one of these for Christmas after hearing my battery kept dying (my car sits for a long time regularly). Battery hasn't died once since I installed it. They work great. =)

[philliptoone]

I suspect this doesn't work well in covered parking.

[user]

It wouldnt work in honda cars or cars that shut off 12 v outlets when the key is removed

[ranDrandal]

I use a Renogy trickle charger for the motorcycle. It kept the battery charged all winter. Good stuff!!

[yindyamarra]

I got one like this for my motor bike, it’s sitting in the shed and the battery goes flat fast if I don’t use it, I think these are the best things ever made, I havnt got on for my car and would love one,

[phototristan]

I guess that won’t work unless your cigarette lighter always has power to it.

[marioou]

Thank you Scotty for your time and efforts that go into these videos. They’ve helped on a number of projects.