Recent content by RiverOfRationality

The battery is 40 Ah. Here's a crazy idea. What would happen if I took a 5 or 10 A solar mppt charger, and connected the car's 12v outlet to the mppt charger's input? A solar charger is designed to be DC to DC, to safely charge a LiPO4 battery, and the charger has no way of knowing if the power...

How far is too far? I don't have a power station, just a battery, and I don't know what kind of equipment power stations include to do this.

I'd like to be able to charge my battery (12v LiPO4) from the standard 12v outlet in my car on cloudy days. What kind of equipment do I need to do this safely? I'd like to avoid running new wires directly to the car's battery, as I think the 150w that comes out of the outlet should be adequate.