Our garage is a separate block from our flat, and doesn’t have power other than an overhead light. Has anyone found a decent rechargeable battery charger? Does such a thing exist? Or are they all just for jump starting a car?
Whenever we’ve had a flat battery in our minis I’ve had to take it our the car, lug it up to the 5th floor to charge it, lug it backdown and re-install it. Its not the end of the world I know, but after 10 years o living here its getting a bit old! :)
Would you want something to recharge the recharger that recharges the rechargeable car battery?
Yes. That would be perfect
Guess I’ll keep doing what I’m doing then - I was just being lazy Might see if I can rig up some straps to lift the battery out - its currently got a battery without a handle on top and its a pita to get out.
A small float charger like a CTEK would easily run off the lighting circuit as its current draw is minimal. If permanently connected to the garaged car it would top up the charge as and when the lighting circuit was on. http://www.ctek.com/gb/en/chargers/car
You used to be able to get wireable plugs for bayonet light fitting (usually for Christmas tree lights).
One of my old minis is in a lock up with no power. I use a power pack (I think like the one you have linked, although the link isn’t working) and charge it up at home before I go to the lockup.
I simply connect it on and leave it for 20 minutes or so and then start up the car.
When I put the car away I disconnect the earth strap. Since my power pack has a light on it it helps when as like this time of year it’s dark putting her away.
I have something like this that I bought from Costco a few years ago http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sealey-RS131-900A-Emergency-Power/dp/9801434716
What has always annoyed me about those power packs is how come non of them can be used as a battery charger!. They must have the components in them to charge the in built battery, so why don’t they have a switch on it to enable you to plug it in and connect it to your car battery and charge? So instead you end up having to have both a battery charger and a power pack.
Or have I just not looked in the right places? :shy:
One of my friends had one of the jump start packs and used it like a charger. It doesn’t know the car battery is connected, and charges them as one unit.
Battery out of car - connected to jump pack - connected to wall socket
The manual you get with the jump pack tells you not to do that though!
