Battery Woes.

[Johnnywb]

Morning, all.

So now the CSL has been reduced to fun wagon, from everyday hack, the battery isn't holding charge.

Went flat the other day, got BMW out and they sorted it. Took it up to Silverstone and back, then parked it up again.

Lo and behold, it's flat again...

Suggests to me, that it might be new battery time? The man from BMW checked and the battery was receiving a charge, which would suggest that the alternator is ok?

One thing he suggested was getting a solar trickle charger. The car's parked on the street so there's no option to plug it in to the mains (short of hard wiring the car to a street lamp).

Anyone got any experience of the solar option?

Johnny

[alexk]

A search would help

A battery charger is what you need.
Consider the CSL with its' small battery like a RC car; when you don't run it, you charge it.

[Bounce]

Originally Posted by Johnnywb

Morning, all.

So now the CSL has been reduced to fun wagon, from everyday hack, the battery isn't holding charge.

Went flat the other day, got BMW out and they sorted it. Took it up to Silverstone and back, then parked it up again.

Lo and behold, it's flat again...

Suggests to me, that it might be new battery time? The man from BMW checked and the battery was receiving a charge, which would suggest that the alternator is ok?

One thing he suggested was getting a solar trickle charger. The car's parked on the street so there's no option to plug it in to the mains (short of hard wiring the car to a street lamp).

Anyone got any experience of the solar option?

Johnny

You can get a trickle charger that plugs into your cigarette lighterSorry couldnt resist

[3wheels3]

Don't shout at me people but may be standard m3 battery?

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by 3wheels3

don't shout at me people but may be standard m3 battery?

agggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

[3wheels3]

I know....I'll go on the naughty step now

[Johnnywb]

Originally Posted by Bounce

You can get a trickle charger that plugs into your cigarette lighterSorry couldnt resist

That's the one! The man from BMW (who wasn't quite from BMW) (i.e. independent tow company) said they work in some cars, but not others, just wanted to check for the CSL and see if anyone here had experience of them.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Originally Posted by Bounce

You can get a trickle charger that plugs into your cigarette lighterSorry couldnt resist

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by CraigMillwardCroft

someone once told me my car had a solar roof!

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Originally Posted by shimmy

someone once told me my car had a solar roof!

Is it not looks like one