Lt.Dan
Solar Wizard
Hey all, I keep my Polaris RZR stored in my DIY Solar Trailer (link in sig), and I'm trying to think of a good way to keep the battery in the RZR topped off, because after a few weeks of it sitting, it will start to dip below 12v, and I've had to jump it/slow charge it several times now.
First instinct is to just get a simple Battery Tender/ Noco 2a charger, plug it into the trailer and forget it. But I like to turn off the Deye inverter thats in there, when its not in use, because it draws a lot of idle power when all it is doing is maintaining a small battery. Now my 48v to 13.8v converter is always powered, and I have THIS Cigarette/Socket outlet less than 5 feet from the RZR.
Would it be viable to just run a simple Cig/Socket plug to an SAE connector, that then plugged directly to the RZR battery? It would obviously maintain the battery at 13.8v, which might be a little high for a FLA battery? My other concern would be if the battery is low, and I plugged it in, then it would draw more than 10a from the Cig Lighter and pop the fuse.
Is there a better way to do this without involving more electronics? Or is this simpler than I'm making it out to be?
First instinct is to just get a simple Battery Tender/ Noco 2a charger, plug it into the trailer and forget it. But I like to turn off the Deye inverter thats in there, when its not in use, because it draws a lot of idle power when all it is doing is maintaining a small battery. Now my 48v to 13.8v converter is always powered, and I have THIS Cigarette/Socket outlet less than 5 feet from the RZR.
Would it be viable to just run a simple Cig/Socket plug to an SAE connector, that then plugged directly to the RZR battery? It would obviously maintain the battery at 13.8v, which might be a little high for a FLA battery? My other concern would be if the battery is low, and I plugged it in, then it would draw more than 10a from the Cig Lighter and pop the fuse.
Is there a better way to do this without involving more electronics? Or is this simpler than I'm making it out to be?