Here's Something You Never Knew You Needed for Your Car - Solar Power
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Scotty Kilmer pretty cool. Especially when you have a older vehicle . And the kids leave their phone charging
cool scotty, wish you had said where the solar device is made and how much does it cost, anyway, great show today, thanks!
Scotty do you think you could mix this with the dead battery jumper?
Scotty I liked your and others following sub comments don't tell anybody and no need to say thanks and say liked my comment also.
Nice review, you think it'll keep my plug-in hybrid charged during the day while I'm at the office? LOL 😆
Do note, this only works on some cars. If when you pull the keys out of your ignition, the cig lighter socket turns off too, then this solar charger won't do anything for ya, because the load is disconnected from the battery.
This usually works on older cars, not so much the new ones. Just a heads up for anyone wanting one!
Tails Furse , you know. That would have really pissed me off. I almost bought one until I read your post. Thanks
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I have a solar charger similar to this one fitted in a car I use occasionally, just to keep the battery topped up. I bought one that had an OBD adaptor plug as well as the old cigarette plug. The OBD socket in cars has a permanent direct feed to the battery so can charge with keys in or out with car locked. The charger works great during the summer months but there is not enough sunshine during Nov to March so I must connect a mains trickle charger which again I plug into the OBD socket for convenience.
All cars are different and probably if the dc socket of the car turns off power, it might be also a diode, preventing discharge but allowing it to charge. Also you can connect a small cable directly to the battery from the inside. It's very easy
That's why I wired mine up properly.
I've been playing with different solar panels since I can remember, also find it odd they don't come as standard equipment in cars, by Golly, even calculators had built in solar panels 35 years ago
Yeah. Why car manufacturer didnt install it?
And my tought is, they already got this idea and RnD, turns out it cannot be done for some reason.. safety perhaps
@@spermheli probably cost and weight
@@Morpheux1 it doesnt weight and cost much. Plus, every car model got various accesories spec. They can include this in higher spec, but they didnt
the only reason cars don't come with this is so you have to spend more money buying jumper cables and other tools
I could use this for my classic car that’s parked a lot. Thanks, Scotty!
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For a while the US Army used solar battery chargers similar to this one to keep their batteries charged. The ones _they_ used, however, were garbage and created more problems than they solved, so they got rid of them. But just the other day I worked on a HMMWV that had a solar charger on it, it was a bit larger and had a diode placed in the wiring to keep the solar charger from discharging the battery at night. I tested it and it worked pretty well.
Great idea I'm in arizona n we have a lot of sun, I sure would like to try this out
Robert Gantry Was day
I'm at the airport for a week...perfect.
You could just disconnect the battery
Very bad idea on newer cars.
I'm sure this will completely meet your needs, you have an assigned parking spot on basement level 2
I used to use one of those solar chargers to keep my motorcycle battery trickle charged and it worked great! Thanks for all the great advice Scotty!
Looked like that meter was reading micro amps to me. 🤔
HealthJeeps &Guns 👍
yeah, otherwise 1A * 16V = 16W of power is crazy. Sun would burn us like hell if this small plate could collect so much power from light
Snajperis crazy I didnt even think of that lol.
Now it makes me wonder if Scotty knew this or he is just trying to push product. Either way he puts out some great videos
dunno about his meter, but 1/2Amp is a reasonable output for a panel like that.
Scotty on the amperage check I think you’ve got it set to the wrong setting, it’s reading micro amps as denoted by the micro symbol in the middle of the A and numeric readout, it’s also set to AC amps not DC so your values will be different as the calculations for different current types vary.
You should be easily able to get a couple hundred milliamps from that panel but 0.4 microamps means it’s probably not even connected in the right socket and is just picking up very small electrical interference.
Audio fair enough but .74 Amps is 740mA, on scottys video it’s reading at microamps so even if he had 1 microamps (of which his was reading around 1 with sun) that would be equal to 0.001 mA which is a magnitude less than the above that others have seen and far less than I would expect, that low of a current wouldn’t light an LED, which I why I believe he has his testing equipment set up incorrectly.
We installed a solar trickle charger on our old truck years ago. We don't drive it that often. I think the solar charger was originally from Harbor Freight but they don't have them anymore. Recently, the 12v plug went bad -- replaced that and it's still working.
Before the solar panel, the battery usually did not last thru the winters. We have not replaced that truck battery since buying the solar panel, works like a charm. The suction cups on this one are a nice addition! Ours just sits in the dash when in use. We unplug it to drive the truck. The truck is always ready to go.
Scotty, two questions: Do you have unplug it before driving?
And I wonder if it would work plugged into the bottom side of a moon roof? ( Seems it would be more out of sight there if you were parking at an airport -- I'd be concerned about something breaking a window to steal it if they see it in the dash.)
Love the informative videos Scotty. Solar charger is DC voltage and works well with a DC cigarette lighter outlet right to the battery. A trickle charger at about 1.2 amps is all you need to keep a healthy car battery topped off. I have a solar power system and I know it’s strengths and weaknesses. Make sure the car is in parked in a sunny location unshaded. Make sure your car battery is not already weak and has a possible damaged cell. I use a trickle charger to keep my solar battery bank topped off
I recently got a Suner 20 watt panel, and it works very well. Using the lighter plug in an old truck that doesn't get driven enough. For the winter it works best almost vertical in a south-facing side window; in the summer it will probably work better under the windshield.
Thank you Scotty for your time and efforts that go into these videos. They’ve helped on a number of projects.
I suspect this doesn't work well in covered parking.
Phillip Toone park under a light 💡
I would hope not!... then we would have a real problem. Lol😅😂👍🏽🇺🇸🇯🇲
Captain obvious in the house.
Junior Lexus just giving a work around for the shortage of sunlight in the Uk 🇬🇧. LoL 😂
SCRAP Kingdom!!!! Oh theres plenty of sumshine in the UK
Always great to see Scotty's videos ,my car stays a lot of time waiting for me for 4,5 days this solar panel is def what I need :)
Wow! I got on of these type of solar chargers for my cell phone/battery bank, but hadn't really thought of getting 1 for my car. Sounds like a good idea, especially living in the high desert of southern California where we get plenty of light, even in the winter. Thanks Scotty!
Kinda miss the old intro ☺️☺️
It feeds right back into the battery through the 12V outlet? Interesting.
It has to be an outlet that is still "hot" with the ignition off and key removed.
This is not true for all outlets.
Thanks for the info!
i was wondering about that. looks like i'll have to use a harness that connects to the battery directly instead.
I have a 2006 Buick Rendezvous CSX that has hot plugs. This'll work.
Innovation and knowledge. Two words that describe Scotty at its best. Thanks Scotty for ALL your help. Excellent video.
This would be a great thing for my old X type currently waiting to get welding repairs as the battery died slowly over a period of weeks. Thanks Scott for a yet another great idea.
It wouldnt work in honda cars or cars that shut off 12 v outlets when the key is removed
TFAY these feels are known
i was thinking the same thing, in my fiat if i remove the key i get no power on the 12v
For cars that shut off the 12 volt sockets when the key is removed alligator clips are included so you can hook the solar panel directly to the battery.
Your car has an issue if the battery drains excessively from sitting. I have never had that issue.
Manufacturers should watch this
Video and realize they need to put solar panels on electric vehicles so drivers can go the extra mile (s) without worrying about where the next charging station is as they're E V is running low on charge.
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Woi. Fellow Trini in the house. Scotty is king of mechanics.
Stefan Santokhie haha yes man you know the thing.
Seems Caribbean people love Scotty....Barbados
WholeWheatB I wonder...
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Thanks Scotty, didn't know these existed. As some have commented, some modern cars seem to disconnect the internal power outlets with ignition off. My car even has an additional 'battery saver' feature I don't fully understand.
But looking on Amazon these products can be connected direct to the battery like regular trickle chargers so no worries.
I love when you make these helpful videos. I love hands on and I love learning new things.
watching vids on changing an inner tie rod helped me learn how to do that. so thank again.
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I guess that won’t work unless your cigarette lighter always has power to it.
phototristan like toyotas.
bravo
That's a very good question. What if the power port automatically gets shut off when the ignition is off?
I don't think they'd work. You might have to hardwire a new socket somewhere. Would be interesting to see if you could have one of these run your fans to keep the car cooler during a hot day.
I actually installed a cig lighter and wasn't sure if to wire it as always on or not. then I got a solar charger like the one Scotty reviewed and then I had to rewire it. it's not hard.
Every one of Scotty’s videos, I learn a new product for my car. Especially the good and useful products. Thanks Scotty.
I use a Renogy trickle charger for the motorcycle. It kept the battery charged all winter. Good stuff!!
I live in southern Arizona. I could probably sell extra electricity to the local utility company! :)
that gives me an idea....I live in florida, hot in the summer time. maybe I could run a exhaust fan to keep the inside of the car cooler.
I do that now. If you have a car with a dc plug that stays on when the cars off. I dunno how long it can last but I've left it running once for 4-5 hours and my car started up still, But i have a fairly new battery too.
Saw an ad for one of those a while back. A fan that fit a side window, partially rolled up, and a photocells to power it. Supposed to keep your car cool on a hot day.
The fan i got at wal mart i think was $11. Could just leave you windows cracked
Some cars come with this feature as an option like my old Audi A8, the sunroof and a built in solar power that would leave the fan running and air out the car
I had one of those about 20 years ago, bought it at Walmart. Worked great. You roll your window down, set it on top of the window, and roll it back up.
Nice!! Was just talking about these with my brother. Right on time Scotty. Thanks for all the helpful information. Take care and God bless!
Tips on keeping my family's old cars running brightens my chances of charging into upcoming repairs successfully! Thanks for all your great how to videos!
Great video Scotty!
That's pretty nifty. I can't lie though. I was skeptical at the beginning of the video lol
Would it be ok if I splice into a constant 12v wire somewhere in the car instead of plugging it into a cig lighter or directly to the battery terminals?
Some Toyota prius trims have solar power on top of the roof. Its really great and helps mpg and battery.
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My parents got me one of these for Christmas after hearing my battery kept dying (my car sits for a long time regularly). Battery hasn't died once since I installed it. They work great. =)
I'm going over to AtoZ right now to look at this! I lived out in California for 2 1/2 years, rode my bicycle everywhere, and needed to have my car jumped a couple of times before I remembered to drive to work every Friday!
I like that it's pretty cool but the thing my luck would be happen is if I went somewhere and had my vehicle at the air port it would probably rain hole time and not even help me lolol 😂
And you could still get a break in.
And ya gotta either park in a lot or go upstairs on the roof of the garage.
And no parking inside of a garage.
That would be perfect for leaving your car at the airport on long trips
and park the car in an underground parking ;)
Red Sun long term parking is probably not covered. It's usually about 9 miles up the road and requires a shuttle bus :-)
The best solar battery charger is the coolest looking one. I say ... stick it in the window all the time. Even if your battery doesn't need it, simply because it just looks that cool. Man, I feel cool just looking at it. This one's for me! Put it on my bill. In fact ... make that two. One for the rear window so I can look cool from all directions! This unit really does something for me!
I got one like this for my motor bike, it’s sitting in the shed and the battery goes flat fast if I don’t use it, I think these are the best things ever made, I havnt got on for my car and would love one,
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Yeah, but are your legs tucked under the desk and hands folded on top of the desk?
I've been in some neighborhoods in which that thing would get your windows smashed in immediately.
Doubt it, theres no way this thing costs over 20$.
Stick in on sunroof if you have so
RUscrewedyet? Sounds like a good idea unless the glass is too tinted. Worth a try!!!
Sounds like it time to move to a different neighborhood if people are smashing windows to take something like that.
Mathew, wrong, $70 on amazon.
Thanks for keeping us informed. I share these videos with friends and now they are addicted to them.
Thanks for doing a review, I've always had my doubts about these.
I love watching your videos Scotty! Ring that bell, y'all!
My guess is that it will charge a couple of hundred milliamps, perhaps half an amp, under sunlight. Not much, but it can keep your battery topped up when parked for a long time.
And yes, Scotty had the meter set to AC amps instead of DC so he was actually measuring zero amps. (1.3 microamps is basically zero)
That's the problem with a $450 multimeter; it's only needs know AC/DC when it's checking voltage; but when measuring amps, it measures amps regardless- it does both AC and DC using the same setting on the dial. He should have used the ma/A setting - but the graphic beside it shows both AC and DC symbology ..
You are however correct, I believe, on the reading itself. You can give a full battery any voltage above full that you want - it's simply not going to be pushing amps thru the circuit. Had he turned on the lights or blower, it might have shown a respectable reading- but he should have had the dial turned one up to the mA/A setting.
As far as these solar panels working, I've had panels that were physically less than 1/2 the size, sitting in shade, that would keep the batteries topped off.
Awesome, Scotty! I need that product! My car has an overload of electronics in the car. Thanks for your content. Your channel is great!
Most of the Japanese cars and SUVs, don't have power on the front cigar lighter socket when the vehicle is shut down. The dealer will have to make an additional connection with socket for this to work, or if you know how to do this you can do it yourself. My SUV has a 12 Volt socket in rear storage area that is live when the SUV is turned off. I can use an external charger to the rear cigar lighter socket.
Can you used it in a mobile Homes? Thanks for another great video ! Pretty cool battery charger !
I would love to have on of those for my RV.
Scotty, you come up with the best accessories every week. Looking forward to next week's unit. Hope this is clean and non-offensive enough to warrant this charger!
Thanks for the review! This is just what I wanted to know. I have a 2nd car that I don't use all that much and two-weeks and the battery is dead. This should do just fine for keeping it topped off! Appreciate the video!
Thanks Scotty, I was wondering why automakers don't make some sort of flexible solar charger for the entire roof and take some load of the air-conditiong or at-least ventilation when the cars are parked, by the way I love the gadgets you show in your videos.
Any time the question is "why don't they" the answer is usually money. RAH
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Solar unclean when being manufactured.
Get again Scotty you showed me things that I did not know. Thank you for keeping my 1995 Mercedes Benz c220 running as long as it did. As well as my 99 Suburban.
I placed a flexible solar panel in the rear window deck connected to a solar charge controller and a fuse in the fuse box. Charging my car during the day and with the dashcam in parking mode also uses the battery during the night.
I'd actually use this for my portable air conditioning
Nice 😉
What type of portable a/c do u use?
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Nice Video! I am impressed that the solar charger puts out that many volts, I figured it would be around 14.5 as a maintainer, rather than a higher output. Good Info, as always from you Scotty.
Way too high for most battery types.
Only leadcalcium batteries want that high a voltage usually.
Got something similar from Harbor Freight for like $10-$15, came with the cig plug (useless in most vehicles) and alligator clips with a longer wire to run direct to battery . $70 is an absolute rip-off, considering it doesn't even contain any type of charge controller.
In essence, these things can sit there and keep charging a fully charged battery until it's cooked to death!
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Thanks Scotty! I saw one of those solar chargers way back in the late 90s. Thought that they were some sort of scam. Anyways, I love your podcasts. Very informative.
I use a 5 watt version on my daughters power wheels. The best 20$ I've ever spent
I Like Solar, Moon and Star Panels!
I need one of those for me tractor 😂😂
I leave my truck parked outside, and with this summer sun that would help it greatly. With my work being right around the block I just walk to work, and I only drive my truck about once per week.
I had one years ago that worked with a 93 model car, but would not work with a 2001 Honda Accord because of a shut feature of some kind when pulling out the key. But it worked great to keep the 93 model car starting for a year or more until I had the money to get a new battery, I was so glad I had it then.
I put one of those on my car during a heat wave and the darn thing melted.
The cheap one from Harbor Freight Tools? :)
Lol. Get you money back. Yikes!
I was not aware of any of this.
When did these come out ?
more than a decade ago!! but they got better and thinner past few years...china churns out these panels like cat food!
A week ago..please keep up
Jason When are you coming OUT?
slow trickle chargers have always existed for keeping lead acid batteries alive in storage, very common with bikes in the winter, they are the cheapest charger, can be found anywhere such things are sold, the solar ones have been out for a long time as said, was just logical, but use case is very limited.
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Scotty is fun and funny. It's good and easy to learn car maintenance skills with him.
These are great. I used to use one for my boat and it kept the charge up very nicely.
Charge your battery at night with a flashlight.
How long to charge a Tesla?
joseph vie 35 years.
KayYouAreTee
Hahahaaaa. ..
30 minutes. as long as your car is parked on Mercury.
joseph vie plss dont do that
Cuz if u do that korea will gonna release a nuclear bomb
Just joking😅😅😅
assuming a tesla has 75kw battery and this 5 watt panel makes total of 30 watts of energy for 6hrs of each daylight per day...75000watts divide by 30 watts = 2500days!!! or 6.84 years!!
Those charges work great, always keep one in my old Rover, a long with a tool box😂
Hi Scotty, I just love your videos!! Especially like the way you cover the pro's and con's of each product, vehicle or process flying around out here simply to sell product. (you dont hold back!! ) I am a female who occasionally has to do her own work on her car and I look to you to assist~! thank you for filling the nitch on our blundering car issues. Very neat device for the trickle charge, my car does not enjoy days sitting in park...this would be keen~ Rene'
"give it a lick !!!"
I bought one from harbor freight for $13. I always leave it plugged in
Drew Wheeler same here. I use it in my weekend warrior pickup truck.
I have one mounted to the back 'deck' of my car, actually screwed in, because that way I don't have to take it out to drive, and it won't go flying in an accident. (I nearly got my head taken off by something in a car accident 15 years ago so I don't use cheap stick on things anymore. All the dash toys go in much more secure mounts because I don't want them learning to fly).
Just unhook your battery and replace it with a copper battery switch that you can connect and disconnect from the battery if it is sitting for a month. no need for solar especially when they can stop working at anytime and cause more trouble than it's worth. 599 copper switch at autozone. I have had mine for ten years and works great.
Can you drive with it on the windshield?
no, u get ticket
UpperRobin29 if you are driving the alternator charges the battery. If you just dont want to take it off put it flat on the dash it should still work, just make sure you secure it with something so it doesnt fly off (velcro might help)
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you can wire direct to battery, then run a battery cutoff after it(basically the panel stays connected but the rest of the car doesnt. this will charge it faster and then it'll never be dead. pretty easy to do.) you can get a Fuse Adder Plug In Thingy and take its red lead to the S.P's +wire into the fusebox - to some ground somewhere, like mine is. ***1.5w is probably not enough to fix your problem, hunt for at LEAST 5w. some 10w car panels are even the same price now if you look.
Hey Scottie, i am one of your fans here in the Philippines and and I like your videos because they help a lot of car owners like me in maintaining our cars cost efficiently. I hope I win on one of your draws during mechanic Mondays. More power to you and your shows!
What about one that powers a small fan in your car to keep it ventilated ?
Plenty on amazon.
I've heard those are just as effective as keeping your window rolled down enough for the fan. So, why bother?
Miguel Angel Medina Rise auto start. I have a new gmc and it has climate controls that remove heat or cold when auto started it even detects if any of the defogs need to be turned on and will do so. You may not have that but just leave the a.c. or heat on when you get out and it will be on when you remote start.
I have a three 60mm fan unit which sits in my window powered from the battery, it is actually effective, but it's high air flow and I bet way more powerful than the solar powered ones, so you're probably right!!
Light me up Scotty!
Nice one Scotty.
Always have informative videos.
Cheers!
I really enjoy your videos. They're really very informative and helpful!
1.1 uAmps, as you can see when he zooms in, lol
Noticed that too. Cigarette lighter socket is not connected when key is not at ON or ACC position.
1.1 micro amps is a worthless top-off amperage for a vehicle of any size. That wouldn't be enough charge to keep a phone or tablet operational if I was using it. No wonder he's giving it away.
Scotty will you be my grandpa? I’ve never met mine and I’d love to have a car enthusiast as one 🤣
I use one. I drive a truck and out for 4-5 weeks.
Had to g e t a boost when I returned a couple times.
Bought a solar charger and had no problem since
Scotty thanks for your comments. I used this type of charger in some normal Canadian winters. A couple of times my hatchback was parked in a out-door long-term airport parking lot for much more than a week. The car had snow some snow on top of it. The car always started, Was I surprised the first time it worked so well? Of course, would I recommend them yes, buy them from a shop or company you trust, that you know,
Harbor Freight has these
Clean and non offensive 😉
I see comments, that it only works through the socket in some cars; but, all the cars that I've had throughout the many years have had a live socket. I did have a car that disconnected some of the power outlets when I shut it off, but still it did not shut them all off.
Wow that sounds pretty handy for keeping car batteries charged. Keep up the good work Scotty!