Battery Cut Out

[Michel]

As the car will soon no long be used every sinlge day I'm wondering about installing a battery cut out on an M plate ABY Avant.

Its got a period Clifford Alarm immobiliser on it and I'm qwondering how they respond to having no power for a while.

I use a battery cut out on another car without problems but have never tried it on one with an alarm etc.

Any ideas?

[Stick Insect]

Michel,

If the car is in a garage I would just put a battery trickle charger on the car. There is a battery cut available which has a small bypass fuse. This allows the clock alarm etc to keep working ok and protects against a short circuit / fire scenario.

If the car is started it will need to have the switch turned on.

Batteries need to be excercised, they don't like sitting.

David

[Michel]

Unfortuneately its not in the garage.....on the street.
The others live there all with trickle chargers.
But no room for this one.

I can get ot a garge but it doesn't have mains power...hence the query.

Cheers.

[SteveH]

I've seen solar cell trickle chargers. You just stick them on the parcel shelf and let them do their job.

Quick Google search and Bobs yer uncle

http://www.siliconsolar.com/car_battery_chargers.htm

Only $25 too!

HTH

[Greg_S]

you can get those solar charger things from maplins etc too.

[Stick Insect]

Greg and Steve,

he lives in London, The sun doesn't shine there, It's only sunny in Manchester!

If he had a coupe he could have a waterpowered unit working off the leaks in the boot!

Slipper warmer could be wired in as well!

David

[Michel]

Too right down F##k##g sun down here.

I'd get it charged up when I come up M'chester to see the outlaws and my brother tho....


Water power...now where's that leaking washer pipe gone....

Cheers Guys.