solar charger hook-up

[Ed Kellock]

The urq has the battery under the rear seat, so even more cake since there
are no rear doors or hatch.  Even better in fact.  Thanks!  I'll get another
socket and wire that puppy in.

Ed
 


-----Original Message-----
From: John Cody Forbes [mailto:cody at 5000tq.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:22 PM
To: Ed Kellock
Cc: Kent McLean; quattro
Subject: Re: solar charger hook-up


If it was a large chassis car it would be cake, but even on the small cars
it's not a big deal. Just get a female lighter socket (preferably with a
cover when not in use) from Radio Shack or your FLAPS and run some wires
right to the battery. On a big car with the battery under the seat one could
just leave the socket hanging out from under the seat and when needed place
the PV panel on the rear deck. On the cars with the battery under the hood
you'd need to pass the wiring through to the cockpit and maybe leave the
socket in the glovebox or something to place the PV panel on the dash.

That way there's no tapping into and messing with the factory wiring. Want
to go back to stock? Just pull the new wiring out, voila nobody would ever
know it was there.

-Cody (mobile)

On Jan 2, 2011, at 9:44 PM, "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a similar question due to a similar self-treat....
> 
> This is for the urq however... I don't think the cigarette lighter 
> will work unless the ignition is on, so I figured the charging 
> function won't work either.
> 
> I surmise that I might have to do a bit of "custom" wiring but haven't 
> pursued it further due to the weather (simpleton trial-and-error testing).
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Kent McLean
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 7:33 PM
> To: quattro
> Subject: solar charger hook-up
> 
> 
> I treated myself to a solar battery charger, for the 200 Avant that 
> doesn't get used much. 
> <http://www.amazon.com/BEST-2-22-Watt-Solar-Panel/dp/B002Z07IJO/ref=sr
> _1_1>
> 
> The panel came with bare leads.  No problem, I'll just attach a 
> cigarette lighter plug to it. But... my electrical knowledge is 
> challenged.
> 
> Do I attach the positive + output of the solar panel to the positive + 
> center electrode of the the lighter plug? Or should the + feed the 
> negative
> - side of the plug, to keep the electrons flowing from + to -?
> 
> It seems like a simple question, but it has me flummoxed.
> 
> --
> Kent McLean
> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> 1990 200 Avant mit V8 conversion
> gone: too many to count, including my first, "Bad Puppy"
> 
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