Comments on: How To Stop A Car Battery From Going Flat or Why I Am Stupid Sometimes

By: Mr.Dirty Boots

Mr.Dirty Boots — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:27:49 +0000

Jef they are great. We now sue it to keep our water pump battery topped up and it did do the job in the winter of topping up the car battery. It was getting silly with it always going flat.

By: Jef

Jef — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:33:56 +0000

Living here in Minnesota, I can relate to dead car batteries, fuel lines freezing in sub-zero weather and ice storms where you are lucky to be able to open your car door.
A couple years ago when my battery seemed a little sluggish and was slow to turn the engine over a friend borrowed me a solar trickle charger and I put it on the dash and plugged it in. (My car has a cigarette lighter socket that stays on all the time even with the key off) Later that afternoon and the days that followed the engine seemed to pop right off. So, the next spring I found a nice 12v 5 watt panel on sale and ended up using it for other purposes around the house all year too. I can keep my battery-backup sump pump charged as well as a small battery powered radio salvaged from a cordless drill/flashlight/radio combo that I keep in my shed. These small panels work great and are well worth the small investment.

By: Angie@Fresh Step Crystals

Angie@Fresh Step Crystals — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:55:55 +0000

I love the snow egg picture. That is amazing. Always carry jumper cables. Someone may drive by and help you.

By: Living wall artist

Living wall artist — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:57:17 +0000

Well.. at least the manual labor of pushing a car in freezing cold weather is environmentally friendly =) But yes.. having solar chargers might be preferred.

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:09:53 +0000

Alicia, now we are remembering to use the solar chargers, they are indeed very handy indeed.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:03:07 +0000

Having car troubles can really screw up your morning especially in unpleasant weather. Those chargers seem like a handy tool to have “just in case”.

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:31:06 +0000

And, he forgot to mention how long we were trying to push the car whilst it was in gear! Still he sorted it out in the end, brrrr