Vehicle charging

mg55 replied on 05/01/2018 15:03

mg55

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:03

Hello,

we keep our van at home and due to an accident my husband is unable to drive. We use our van both for overnights and day trips throughout the year. I am worried that the vehicle battery will go flat while hubby is ill. It’s a Peugeot Boxer base vehicle 2012. Any ideas on how to keep vehicle battery topped up .i am nervous of driving it. Can I use a solar charger attached to battery or is this a no no for modern vehicles.

Many thanks.

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EmilysDad replied on 05/01/2018 15:13

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Posted on 05/01/2018 15:13

Buy a CTek charger, connect to the vehicle battery, switch it on & then you can forget about it.

Ctek chargers The smaller/cheaper version is more than enough to keep most batteries topped up.

cariadon replied on 05/01/2018 15:13

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Posted on 05/01/2018 15:13

Until somebody can give a better advice you could just start it up and rev it up.

replied on 05/01/2018 15:17

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:17

Is the outfit at home or in a storage site?

EmilysDad replied on 05/01/2018 15:18

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Posted on 05/01/2018 15:13 by cariadon

Until somebody can give a better advice you could just start it up and rev it up.

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:18

WRONG. Starting takes more out of a battery than revving it up on the drive can ever replace.

EmilysDad replied on 05/01/2018 15:18

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Posted on 05/01/2018 15:17 by

Ids the outfit at home or in a storage site?

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:18

The OP's opening line gives you a clue .....

replied on 05/01/2018 15:28

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:18 by EmilysDad

WRONG. Starting takes more out of a battery than revving it up on the drive can ever replace.

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:28

Not too sure about that MM. A few years ago we came back from 6 weeks holiday and our Yaris had been sat on the drive. Tried to start it and it cranked slowly with clutch pedal down and just managed to fire up. Ran it for 20 mins. Next day OH had a nail appointment car started fine and probably not used for more than 3 miles a day thereafter but no need to charge. I used to store cars for 6 months at a time without problem but that was before alarms were fitted which drain power. If at home a charger is best bet I agree.

replied on 05/01/2018 15:28

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:18 by EmilysDad

The OP's opening line gives you a clue .....

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:28

EmilysDad replied on 05/01/2018 15:34

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Posted on 05/01/2018 15:28 by

Not too sure about that MM. A few years ago we came back from 6 weeks holiday and our Yaris had been sat on the drive. Tried to start it and it cranked slowly with clutch pedal down and just managed to fire up. Ran it for 20 mins. Next day OH had a nail appointment car started fine and probably not used for more than 3 miles a day thereafter but no need to charge. I used to store cars for 6 months at a time without problem but that was before alarms were fitted which drain power. If at home a charger is best bet I agree.

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:34

AA ... The first one I found

You might have got away with it on a 1000cc (?) Yaris, but a larger diseasal on a motor home is likely to struggle on an iffy battery.

replied on 05/01/2018 15:45

Posted on 05/01/2018 15:45

Very True MM

DavidKlyne replied on 05/01/2018 16:51

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Posted on 05/01/2018 16:51

Are you able to use the electric hook up cable to provide electricity to the motorhome from the house/garage? Assuming that the mains does not provide a charge to the cab battery you could fit a Battery Master which will divert a charge to the cab battery once the leisure battery is fully charged. I had one fitted to my motorhome on a recommendation from someone on this forum.

David

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