Storing a Noble in a Garage with No Power supply

[verba1]

Hi guys could you help here please :

If and when I buy a noble i would need to garage it . The problem is the garage under the flats where i would keep it apparently does not have any power supply sockets !

1. If the battery went flat could i jump start the car with those portable jump starters you can buy from maplin with up to 600A cranking power or would jump starting damage the ECU ?

2. would a solar panel trickle charger work off the garage lights ?

3. i read somewhere when the battery goes flat you can't get into the car so what would i have to do ?


Thanks if anyone can help here with any ideas .

Verba1

Edited by verba1 on Sunday 24th October 23:04

[Gadgeroonie]

if you can't disconnect the battery, you will need to try a solar trickle charger and restart it every other week

[ollygogs]

if you have a garage light get an sparky to run of it for a plug socket job done

[snuffy]

I thought the question rang a bell :

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[obes]

The other thing you could do is to get a grid start, like this;
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motorsport/Electrica...

and put an anderson plug to your battery.

[hoyin]

How long are you leaving it for?

I have mine in a garage with no power. There are occassions where I don't use it for around 1 month. This month being the case.

I went to use it yesterday - started up first time no problems at all.

[snuffy]

Mine would be as flat as a fart in a month.

[verba1]

snuffy said:

I thought the question rang a bell :

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Thanks snuffy , unfortunately i can't tap into a power supply .

[verba1]

obes said:

The other thing you could do is to get a grid start, like this;
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motorsport/Electrica...

and put an anderson plug to your battery.

Thanks OBES

looks like a great idea . Would jump starting it this way damage any electrics or the ECU ?
and do you think a solar charger would work in a lit underground garage?

[verba1]

hoyin said:

How long are you leaving it for?

I have mine in a garage with no power. There are occassions where I don't use it for around 1 month. This month being the case.

I went to use it yesterday - started up first time no problems at all.

Hi Hoyin

thanks for your reply . I would probabaly leave it over the winter period, when the weather is really bad and they start gritting the roads. So a couple of months or so.

can you jump start these cars ?

[Blu3R]

obes said:

put an anderson plug to your battery.

A friend of mine has this same issue with his 2 Cossies. What he has done is fit an Anderson plug as obes said but he has run it into the boot. You could run it into the cabin behind a seat and drop a 2nd battery in there. That way you can disconnect it, remove and charge in your flat. You wouldn't need to carry it around when out in the car but make sure its exactly the same spec as the one originally fitted!

[node]

I wouldn't advise this, there is such little room between your arms where you have to reach down to the battery terminals and the belt - the risk of injury is not worth it. If you think you'll have to jump start on a regular basis then perhaps you could fit battery terminal extenders to a safer place.

Edited by node on Monday 25th October 11:27

[obes]

I would fit the plug under the rear clam and make sure it had some sort of proper cover. (This will avoid you accidentally shorting it)
It should have no effect on the electrics as all it really does is flow power to the battery. The car is still protected by all the same gubbins as if you put jump leads on.

[TuxMan]

i would not recommend jump starting unless you get remote terminals fitted as getting to the battery is a bh !!!!

[Alpinestars]

I have this problem all the time as I don't get to drive it very often. Jump starting is fine. The positive on the battery is pretty easy to get to and you can connect the negative to the chassis.

An alternative if you can live without the alarm, is to pull the main fuse just inside the rear clam. No drain on the battery and it generally starts up after a few weeks of standing.

[joust]

ollygogs said:

if you have a garage light get an sparky to run of it for a plug socket job done

No legal sparky would do this. If you are not worried about tracker, pull the main fuse. Do not allow the battery to discharge, you'll need a new one.

[The devil]

Legal sparky here......not good
What you could do, buy a starter / power pack from Costco and plug a battery conditioner in for a few days, take it away and charge it at home. Repeat the process

[jdearden]

Iv had to jump mine a few times. Always do it with positive attached to big nut on starter motor the negative to chasis. Now have a new battery so don't need to jump any more

[verba1]

Alpinestars said:

I have this problem all the time as I don't get to drive it very often. Jump starting is fine. The positive on the battery is pretty easy to get to and you can connect the negative to the chassis.

An alternative if you can live without the alarm, is to pull the main fuse just inside the rear clam. No drain on the battery and it generally starts up after a few weeks of standing.

... once you pull the main fuse the car is not alarmed , but can you still lock the car ?

thanks alpine stars

[2.5bluenob]

[quote=Alpinestars]I have this problem all the time as I don't get to drive it very often. Jump starting is fine. The positive on the battery is pretty easy to get to and you can connect the negative to the chassis.

My cars got a female plug in the engine bay and some jump leads that have a male plug on one end. I assumed that it was standard, I take it thats not the case.