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Weedy battery in the gen 4??
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Thingnis, i left my mobile charging with engine off, and after only 15 mins my battery was drained, had to use the jump leads. I know its not wise how i charged my mob, but 15 mins seems a short time to drain the battery.
Are there better batteries out there, maybe lithium?? If so....what max power ratings could i get away with etc.
Thanks.
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The battery will have an AH rating, in very simple terms it the amps it will give in 1hour, so 380Ah is just that. I know in real life they can't, but a phone is milliamps - see the problem.
So what condition is the current battery in?
Measure the voltage if you can,. Rough guide is 12v or less is bad, 12.5 is flat, 12.8 to 13 or above charged. These are off load voltages.
But yes you could be killing it with loads of gizmos plugged in and no miles driven to charge it up, if this is the case then a split system is for you.
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Here is the inverter i use:
So i have this pligged into my ciggie port. All i do is charge my mobile. Or at least i did when it went flat last.
Can tou chaps recommend a decent battery anlyser So i can check the battery?
I have made a hard rule feom now on. Any kit i buy for the jim is going ro be the very best quality i can afford. I am sick of buying second rate gear and having to replace it for the real deal some days, weeks or months latwr. I'll get all the kit i need more slowly as i am not madenof beer tokens, but buy once cry once, biy cheap buy twice. I kbow you guys understand this!!
So first port of call, is to check the condition of said battery. Roger that!
Cheers fellas!!
Edit: ohh forgot to mention, the lovely George C has mentioned the need for a software update of the alternator??
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Ok, so does that usb thing charge the mobile at a fast rate or is it super slow?
Think ill have to grab one then. I was thinkingnof getting something soeley has, its called.a magic pro, and it connects to the baytery or fuse board and isolates the power to just that socket, it also turns off when it goes below a certain voltage on the car battery.
Mmmhhhh food for thought, but yes all that info about the ignition providing power to a lot of sytems is making perfect sense to me and why the battery was under a lot of load.
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Andy2640 wrote: Ohhh I see!! Yes makes total sense to me that does
Ok, so does that usb thing charge the mobile at a fast rate or is it super slow?
Think ill have to grab one then. I was thinkingnof getting something soeley has, its called.a magic pro, and it connects to the baytery or fuse board and isolates the power to just that socket, it also turns off when it goes below a certain voltage on the car battery.
Mmmhhhh food for thought, but yes all that info about the ignition providing power to a lot of sytems is making perfect sense to me and why the battery was under a lot of load.
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Andy, the Power Magic-pro is for the Dash Cam, not sure if it is any good for anything else. I would imagine the cam has a low power draw?
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Re checking battery condition - Soeley already fitted an ideal device and is good for phone charging - the QC30.
I have one also, replacing my cigarette lighter (it was never a power socket if it has a lighter in it) with a dual Hi output.
But if you have need for the inverter for PC etc dual batteries my not be a bad idea for you.
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Scimike wrote: As said above, the inverter will run the battery down, you need to find something a little closer to the phone voltage to charge your phone, ie. like Lambert's gizmo.
Re checking battery condition - Soeley already fitted an ideal device and is good for phone charging - the QC30.
I have one also, replacing my cigarette lighter (it was never a power socket if it has a lighter in it) with a dual Hi output.
But if you have need for the inverter for PC etc dual batteries my not be a bad idea for you.
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