A capacitor with clamps to the automobile starting battery to trickle-charge a car battery during extended parks. This is particularly useful for maintaining battery charge and cold start ability in cold climates.
Cold climates (winter) typically have limited sunlight so the small/cheap ($20) 1.5v solar cells will not be as effective when most needed.
1.2-farad capacitor (24-volt surge), $100: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120PP912U/Tsunami-LITEWAVE-Series-PP912UM-CAP.html?search=capacitor&tp=2614
This will disconnect automobile electronic power drains if the battery is losing charge:
Disconnect electronics if low voltage, $40: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_686BBTI/Battery-Brain-Bronze-Type-I.html?tp=6726
Sunday, February 08, 2009
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