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Solar Car Battery Charger

Many people have not even heard of a solar car battery charger let alone seen one, as you can imagine basically it is a car battery charger that charges a battery via the sun's rays. This is not, of course, all that there is to it, read on to find out more.

If you were to use a solar car battery charger on a standard battery you would need, perhaps, five to seven days to fully charge a fully flat battery. This would be using a 30 watt solar panel for instance, a solar car battery charger does come in larger sizes but the benefits put against the cost of purchasing would not be a viable proposition.

For a 30 watt output solar car battery charger you would be looking at spending about $250 or a much smaller 1.26 watt solar car battery charger can be bought for about $30. As you can see the costs of a solar car battery charger kit often out way the benefits of owning one. Having said this.

Sometimes are real need of one of these kits would be invaluable, for instance maybe you own a classic or vintage car, where the car is often left for months without touching it. Then in this case a solar car battery charger would be really useful. Or perhaps you own a boat where battery power is a must, rather than having to disconnect batteries all the time and taking them home and recharging them, then the batteries have to be carried back to the boat and refitted. What a lot of hard work, this is when a solar car battery charger would come into it's own.

Then there is the benefit of an environmentally friendly power source that simply uses a natural energy and convert it into power in your car battery. As long as you have good strong sunlight, you will have a fully charged battery. It is possible to buy a solar car battery charger that will simply cut off from charging once the battery has reached it's fully charged state.

A solar car battery charger that cuts off when the battery is charged and has an output of 2.6 watts, is the type I would recommend, this solar car battery charger will simply plug into the cigarette lighter socket. Simple to use, without the need for any removal of battery leads. You must ensure that the cigarette lighter socket is live all the time, even when the keys are removed from the ignition. Simply place the solar car battery charger panel inside the windscreen. As long as the sun shines, it will place a trickle charge into your battery, ensuring your battery is kept at it's peak performance.

A solar car battery charger is particularly useful if you travel a lot of very short journeys were your car battery has not had chance to charge itself from the demanding electrical items you may have been using. Even the power required to just start a car is very demanding on any car battery, this power used would only usually only be replaced after quite a few miles of driving. Some car journeys may be only a half mile to a mile and this will eventually flatten your car battery.

Another useful time for a solar car battery charger is if you own a ride-on lawnmower, a ride-on lawnmower may only be used once a week in the summer and some do not have a facility for recharging a battery. A solar car battery charger can be used successfully here, simply fit the solar car battery charger after cutting your lawn and the next time you are ready to use your ride-on lawnmower it will ready to start again with a fully charged battery.

Remember if you are resting anything that uses a car type battery for any length of time and the battery goes flat and remains flat for quite a while, the battery life will end and will have to be replaced. By using a solar car battery charger this problem and the expense can be avoided, your investment could effectively save you a lot of money.

Of course this is all good when the sun is shining, if it is not then you just have to hope your battery is good to go when it is needed.