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AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan
Member Since: 04 Nov 2010
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 557
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Da1sycat wrote: I assumed the socket to the left of the ashtray would be suitable to use
Are you saying that you can 'push' the re-charge from the Solar panel back to the battery down the Cig't lighter socket circuit? Very neat solution if it's OK !
Regards
AAA 
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 Sun Feb 19 2012 12:30am |
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mzplcg
Member Since: 23 Jun 2009
Location: In eternal damnation apparently.
Posts: 941
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From memories of my D3 and the "Wiggs" modification, yes. You need the socket to be live all the time which means removing a relay and inserting a bridging wire in its place.
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| Sun Feb 19 2012 8:33am |
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AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan
Member Since: 04 Nov 2010
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 557
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mzplcg wrote:... my D3 ..&.. "Wiggs" modification, yes. ..socket ... live all the time which means removing a relay and inserting a bridging wire in its place.
 .......Many thanx - Very neat - Mz Plc g (?)........
In my case a D1.
Please:
* Wiggs modification ?
* A source for: Wiring diagram / Instructions, for removing and inserting? [I have Haynes 3016 ]
AAA
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| Sun Feb 19 2012 9:37am |
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Darryl
Member Since: 20 Dec 2009
Location: oldbury West Midlands
Posts: 584
 
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mike23118 wrote:http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic60079.html?highlight=%2B12V+%2Bsocket
try this ^
Just looked at this post is there anyway of just making the cigy lighter nearest to the driver live to plug the solar panel in ? as i have my sat nav wired to the other one nearest the passenger side and obviously wouldn't want this live al the time 
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| Sun Feb 19 2012 12:04pm |
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AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan
Member Since: 04 Nov 2010
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 557
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mike23118 wrote:http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic60079.html?highlight=%2B12V+%2Bsocket
try this ^
Diolch i chi Mike, & many thanks Wiggs, et alia.
AAA
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| Sun Feb 19 2012 2:49pm |
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mike23118
Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: North Wales
Posts: 329
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Darryl,
use the one in the boot . your welcome AAA, would have reply,d in Welsh but swmbo wouldnt tell me what to put, she's too busy IF YOU GET YOUR D3 STUCK TRY ONE OF THESE
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| Sun Feb 19 2012 3:24pm |
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nighthawk
Member Since: 24 Jul 2010
Location: Malta
Posts: 226
 
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I bought a couple of these (item 300642264243 on that well known auction site).
I received them today. Didn't fit them to the D3 yet, but connected them to SWMBO's old car battery.
In the few minutes I spent testing things out I got a max of 60mA current from a single panel and around 100mA from both panels connected in parallel, but the only sunlight I had was through a small closed window only. They supposedly supply a max of 200mA per panel. I think in ideal conditions that might be possible and it seems like they might actually work to keep the battery in good shape.
I was very happy with the elastic straps at the back of the panels, which would have enabled me to fit the things to the sun visors, but unfortunately the straps don't stretch far enough to allow me to slip onto the sun visors. SWMBO will lengthen these elastic straps for me with her sewing prowess though so that should be sorted too 
Anyway, I will update this thread with more voltage and current readings once I get to test things out under bright sunlight on the dashboard of the D3 connected to the D3 battery. Dennis
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Buckingham Blue
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| Sat Feb 25 2012 8:21pm |
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