Comments on: Solar Car Charger For Yellow Top Optima Battery http://www.carparts21.com/perfomance-parts/car-batteries/solar-car-charger-for-yellow-top-optima-battery/ Onlone auto repair questions, problems and troubleshooting. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Red http://www.carparts21.com/perfomance-parts/car-batteries/solar-car-charger-for-yellow-top-optima-battery/#comment-6824 Red Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:14:37 +0000 http://www.carparts21.com/perfomance-parts/car-batteries/solar-car-charger-for-yellow-top-optima-battery/#comment-6824 If you can remove the battery, most auto parts stores will charge and test the battery for you for free. If you can remove the battery, most auto parts stores will charge and test the battery for you for free.

]]> By: roderick_young http://www.carparts21.com/perfomance-parts/car-batteries/solar-car-charger-for-yellow-top-optima-battery/#comment-6823 roderick_young Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:01:42 +0000 http://www.carparts21.com/perfomance-parts/car-batteries/solar-car-charger-for-yellow-top-optima-battery/#comment-6823 One of those cheap panels would be unlikely to charge a car battery from dead. At best, it would maintain a good battery. What I would do, in order of preference, is: 1) Use a regular battery charger that you plug into the wall, or 2) Use one of those battery cables that connects between the cigarette lighters of two cars. That's current-limited, and will avoid a massive surge of current from the second car's battery, or 3) Use a regular jumper cable with another car, the usual way. One of those cheap panels would be unlikely to charge a car battery from dead. At best, it would maintain a good battery. What I would do, in order of preference, is:

1) Use a regular battery charger that you plug into the wall, or
2) Use one of those battery cables that connects between the cigarette lighters of two cars. That’s current-limited, and will avoid a massive surge of current from the second car’s battery, or
3) Use a regular jumper cable with another car, the usual way.

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