AA Solar car battery charger

chipsceola · 28th September 2014, 11:18

Anybody have one of these AA Solar battery charger plugs into EOBD socket, onto battery or into cigarette lighter/accessory socket (with permanent live).

Well may be keeping my 75 Tourer (it's taxed and insured until 2015) and with light use will need this or a similar method of maintaining battery charge, there are similar about but this one particularly interesting due to EOBD plug in.

Is charging on a 75/ZT using this connection likely to work?

Kennyeth · 28th September 2014, 13:28

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Originally Posted by chipsceola

Anybody have one of these AA Solar battery charger plugs into EOBD socket, onto battery or into cigarette lighter/accessory socket (with permanent live).

Well may be keeping my 75 Tourer (it's taxed and insured until 2015) and with light use will need this or a similar method of maintaining battery charge, there are similar about but this one particularly interesting due to EOBD plug in.

Is charging on a 75/ZT using this connection likely to work?

That looks pretty useful, AA would not sell it if it was junk, I think?
Ken

chipsceola · 28th September 2014, 13:56

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Originally Posted by Kennyeth

That looks pretty useful, AA would not sell it if it was junk, I think?
Ken

My thoughts as well Ken, Google'd and found lots of reviews by satisfied users lots being recommended by AA patrol after being called out to flat batteries, confirms our thoughts, excellent product and have ordered one.

planenut · 28th September 2014, 17:44

that looks really useful, have ordered one also, thanks for the link.

Dorset Bob · 28th September 2014, 17:51

Thanks chipsceola.
I didn't know that you could get them to plug into the OBD socket.

DragonFly · 28th September 2014, 18:16

I've got a couple of very similar ones, though they have crocodile clips (to attach directly to the battery) or a cigarette lighter plug.

Got mine from Maplins £9.99

Link

chipsceola · 29th September 2014, 09:31

For those that are current AA members there is another link, buy the charger at same price and get a 2015 road atlas for free + free p&p - that's the one I ordered.

COLVERT · 29th September 2014, 16:00

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Originally Posted by Dorset Bob

Thanks chipsceola.
I didn't know that you could get them to plug into the OBD socket.

Been using mine for the last 12 months.

Plugs in the lighter socket.

Checked the battery several times and even though the car does not get much use it maintains the voltage at 12. 8 volts. Excellent purchase. recommended.

planenut · 29th September 2014, 17:41

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Originally Posted by COLVERT

Plugs in the lighter socket.

Checked the battery several times and even though the car does not get much use it maintains the voltage at 12. 8 volts. Excellent purchase. recommended.

Does it still charge when the ignition is off then?

Borg Warner · 29th September 2014, 18:01

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Originally Posted by planenut

Does it still charge when the ignition is off then?

Depends upon year; later ones have the ciggy lighter still live with ignition off. Mines does on a 06 plate.

Although I don't have the model in question having used similar bits of kit for our cars over the last 3 years or so I can highly recommend them to keep the battery topped up.

PS My ZT is on its original 06 battery 68k miles.

28th September 2014, 11:18	#1
chipsceola This is my second home Jaguar XF 3.0D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Southampton Posts: 4,364 Thanks: 119 Thanked 509 Times in 426 Posts	AA Solar car battery charger Anybody have one of these AA Solar battery charger plugs into EOBD socket, onto battery or into cigarette lighter/accessory socket (with permanent live). Well may be keeping my 75 Tourer (it's taxed and insured until 2015) and with light use will need this or a similar method of maintaining battery charge, there are similar about but this one particularly interesting due to EOBD plug in. Is charging on a 75/ZT using this connection likely to work? __________________ Chips Last edited by chipsceola; 28th September 2014 at 11:21..

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29th September 2014, 09:31	#7
chipsceola This is my second home Jaguar XF 3.0D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Southampton Posts: 4,364 Thanks: 119 Thanked 509 Times in 426 Posts	For those that are current AA members there is another link, buy the charger at same price and get a 2015 road atlas for free + free p&p - that's the one I ordered. __________________ Chips

28th September 2014, 17:44	#4
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,968 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	that looks really useful, have ordered one also, thanks for the link.

28th September 2014, 18:16	#6
DragonFly Loves to post Non 75 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Bristol Posts: 471 Thanks: 56 Thanked 189 Times in 93 Posts	I've got a couple of very similar ones, though they have crocodile clips (to attach directly to the battery) or a cigarette lighter plug. Got mine from Maplins £9.99 Link