Electricity consumption on a Trickle Charger
Electricity consumption on a Trickle Charger
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AyOneTen

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36 posts

40 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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Planning to convert my A110 GT into a summer car and planning to store it during the winter.
My problem is that my winter storage spot does not have a socket to plug the trickle charger into.

Is it worthwhile to look into buying an external powerbank/Power station?
Does anybody have any idea how much energy is used for trickle charging during one month?
The alpines battery is said to have a capacity of 80Ah, but how much is needed to maintain a charge?

Any ideas or comments?

indigochim

1,973 posts

146 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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There was enough thread yesterday and a suggestion was a cheap solar panel as a trickle charge.

As for how much power it will take to keep it topped up is down to how much parasitic drain the battery has rather than the capacity of the battery.

a110au

294 posts

67 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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if it wasn't for the battery posts being so inaccessible with the trim in place I'd say fit a battery post isolator switch and be careful about the windows. There isn't much lost when reconnecting the battery, just the time/date.

OldGermanHeaps

4,681 posts

194 months

Monday 25th November 2024
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Solar panel on the garage roof and a magcode connector.