Trickle Charging Through Cigarette Lighter
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Trickle Charging Through Cigarette Lighter
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I just acquired several foldable solar panels that were originally meant to charge an Iridium Satellite phone. I am hoping to repurpose them and use one to trickle charge my car battery while I am away in Afghanistan. Is it possible to trickle charge the battery through the cigarette lighter of a 2001Honda Civic? I know you can trickle charge a car through the cigarette lighter on any car that keeps the circuit connected when the key is not in the ignition and not in the "On" position. If I were back in the states I would test by taking the key out of the ignition and testing to see if the cigarette lighter still worked. Any ideas guys? Thanks.
I just acquired several foldable solar panels that were originally meant to charge an Iridium Satellite phone. I am hoping to repurpose them and use one to trickle charge my car battery while I am away in Afghanistan. Is it possible to trickle charge the battery through the cigarette lighter of a 2001Honda Civic? I know you can trickle charge a car through the cigarette lighter on any car that keeps the circuit connected when the key is not in the ignition and not in the "On" position. If I were back in the states I would test by taking the key out of the ignition and testing to see if the cigarette lighter still worked. Any ideas guys? Thanks.
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Why are you so concerned about having the battery trickle charging when you are away? How long do you plan on being gone, that could be a lot of not needed charging? Why not disconnect the battery before you leave?
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Re: Trickle Charging Through Cigarette Lighter
Guys,
I just acquired several foldable solar panel that were originally meant to charge an Iridium Satellite phone. I am hoping to repurpose them and use one to trickle charge my car battery while I am away in Afghanistan. Is it possible to trickle charge the battery through the cigarette lighter of a 2001Honda Civic? I know you can trickle charge a car through the cigarette lighter on any car that keeps the circuit connected when the key is not in the ignition and not in the "On" position. If I were back in the states I would test by taking the key out of the ignition and testing to see if the cigarette lighter still worked. Any ideas guys? Thanks.
I just acquired several foldable solar panel that were originally meant to charge an Iridium Satellite phone. I am hoping to repurpose them and use one to trickle charge my car battery while I am away in Afghanistan. Is it possible to trickle charge the battery through the cigarette lighter of a 2001Honda Civic? I know you can trickle charge a car through the cigarette lighter on any car that keeps the circuit connected when the key is not in the ignition and not in the "On" position. If I were back in the states I would test by taking the key out of the ignition and testing to see if the cigarette lighter still worked. Any ideas guys? Thanks.
Last edited by MarcoHodges; Oct 19, 2013 at 09:21 AM.
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Re: Trickle Charging Through Cigarette Lighter
I don't think it'll work on the Civic since power to the lighter goes off when ignition switch is set to OFF. Which means it is disconnected from the battery.
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