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   Carol to sticks   
   Re: Solar Trickle Charger Working   
   10 Feb 25 16:30:40   
   
   From: cshenk@virginia-beach.com   
      
   sticks wrote:   
      
   > I'm embarrassed I didn't just do this right away.  Couldn't have been   
   > easier.  Only positive thing about not doing it was I at least   
   > learned about the diesel particulate filter.   
   >   
   > The hardest part of the whole thing was getting the rubber stick on   
   > plugs into the grommets on the panel.  Once you get them in, it does   
   > stick very good even to a cold window.  Very overcast here today, but   
   > it immediately turned on when faced upright, and if you turn it down   
   > away from the light it goes off.  So I know it is working.   
   >   
   > Two pictures.  The outside view shows how small it is and easy to get   
   > on the window.  The inside shows the little green light that goes on   
   > when it is charging.  Stays green when charging and blinks when   
   > charging is full.  It stops at 13.5 volts, and when battery gets down   
   > to 13 Volts it restarts.   
   >   
   > I anticipate taking this with when we go out because if we're set up   
   > for even a week somewhere that might be enough to draw down the   
   > battery so it wouldn't start.  Eliminating that concern is a very   
   > good thing.  This was a very affordable solution to the battery issue.   
   >   
   >    
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   Great!  I may get one for a problematic car.   
      
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