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Old 20th May 2020, 10:27 pm   #7
Nymrod121
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Default Re: SORNed for lockdown

Our trusty diesel Yaris is parked on our drive for the duration being as Her Ladyship is working from home.
I've rigged up a 13.5V charger that's connected to a weatherproofed external mains point via a 24-hour 'segmented' timeswitch. The segments are set for 'half an hour on' four times a day and this keeps the battery (and hence alarm system) in working order.


The charger is a heavy-duty 13.5V/27V switchable output unit that I built (as part of the "Restoration Project That Dare Not Speak Its Name" ) back in 1992 and was designed to float (or boost-charge if needed) a twin set of 12V commercial vehicle lead-acid batteries.


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