Parked Battery Duration
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Parked Battery Duration
I recently purchased a car for an expected job change with more commute distance, so I've only been driving the Rover occasionally on the weekends. I must be letting it sit too long between drives because my battery keeps dying. Once I jump it off, it's good to go.
If anyone else keeps their D2 as a occasional drive, how often do you drive it to keep it charged up?
If anyone else keeps their D2 as a occasional drive, how often do you drive it to keep it charged up?
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We have two but only daily drive one at a time for a few weeks at a time, then switch to the other. They're usually in need of a good charge after sitting for a few weeks. Even the daily-driven one, if driven on short trips around town, needs to be charged every few weeks. I can tell it's in dire straights when the M+S light starts greeting us. A good charge puts them to sleep.
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I'm glad to hear that about the M+S lights, Jumped mine off this yesterday, let it sit for a bit before starting to leave. I noticed the M+S and started to worry. Tried to restart it hoping it would go away and it wouldn't crank back up.
Do the solar chargers work the same as a battery tender for prolonged use?
Do the solar chargers work the same as a battery tender for prolonged use?
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I like the Harbor Freight solar trickle charger idea. Redrover lives in the garage and gets driven only every 3-4 weeks. I'm now trained to connect the battery charger a few hours before driving the truck.
I back the truck into the garage on the left side as viewed from the exterior, so the truck's battery is on the side near the wall. I could look at mounting the solar cell outside the garage next to the garage door opener key pad and run the wire to an easily accessible plug hidden in the grill. I wonder how weather resistant the solar cell is?
I already have the winch cable connector mounted there. The plug would be wired permanently to the battery. With that setup, all I would need to do is disconnect the solar charger plug before driving the truck. For fifteen bucks it may be fine to try this.
I back the truck into the garage on the left side as viewed from the exterior, so the truck's battery is on the side near the wall. I could look at mounting the solar cell outside the garage next to the garage door opener key pad and run the wire to an easily accessible plug hidden in the grill. I wonder how weather resistant the solar cell is?
I already have the winch cable connector mounted there. The plug would be wired permanently to the battery. With that setup, all I would need to do is disconnect the solar charger plug before driving the truck. For fifteen bucks it may be fine to try this.
Last edited by mln01; 02-14-2022 at 07:42 AM.