Solar charger on a 650i

[OnTheSauce]

Hi all,

I use a solar charger on my 2005 650i as it can be left standing for a little while. It's one of these jobbies that plugs into the OBD port.

I assumed it would have a very, very low rate of charge... So low that it would not have an implications on the IBS system. Am I right, or is it best to not confuse the car's charging system?

TIA.

[d_a_n1979]

Used one of those and a trickle charger on a previous E65; zero issues

[mike9009]

This made me question what sort of an array of solar panels would be needed to charge an i8?

I have used solar panels to keep batteries topped up on various vehicles. Never had any issues.

Mike

[Monty Python]

mike9009 said:

This made me question what sort of an array of solar panels would be needed to charge an i8?

I have used solar panels to keep batteries topped up on various vehicles. Never had any issues.

Mike

Well a 2kW solar panel is around 150 square feet. A 3.7kW source would charge it in 2 hours.