Is there anywhere on the front dash I could balance this and plug it in?stevemarl wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 10:50 am Danny,
I`m sure there must have been a fault with either the battery or the panel, as there`s a diode on the output so electricity can only come out of the panel: if the diode`s OK it`s impossible for it to flatten a battery. I can only say from my experience re. the Punto, when she got a company car it became `surplus to requirements` and was just left n the street for about 6 months till MOT time. That car has a computer, alarm (with ultrasonics) so probably woud have more drain than the Capri, (with just a clock), yet it started fine.
I also have one at my remote garage (no mains), that has LED lighting run off a couple of SLA batteries and a small panel in the window which keeps them topped up. That also seems to work OK. I think it`s worth considering?
That would be my main thought if I were to go down this route as without a parcel shelf there is nowhere in the back that is safe for it - tools everywhere sliding back and forth would make mincemeat of it!