I'm the owner of a 1991 Chrysler Imperial. I only drive the car approx 4-10 miles a week. Of course, I'm having a problem with the battery going dead because of my lack of driving and the car's parasitic drain. I'm seriously thinking a buying a solar battery charger that will just give a maintenance charge. Can anyone tell me if this is a good idea? and what voltage is a good idea. The one's that run around $35.00 seem to be about 2 volt. Help!! Or are these chargers just a waste of $$$?

 

sounds a like a good plan 2 volts will keep your battery up seeing you dont drive it much

 

I would also replace the battery. If you run the vehicle for the 10 miles a week, it should hold a charge until you use it the next week. Just my thoughts.

P.S. You can have the battery load tested as well. This test will distinguish between a bad batt, and a good one.

Hope this helps.

 

Thank you both. I'm going to buy the solar charger. I can't be driving all over town trying to let the alternator recharge the batt - here in CA it cost me almost $75.00 to fill the tank. Ouch. Thanks again.

 

If the solar charger puts out 2 VOLTS it will not charge your battery. It needs to put out more than 12 VOLTS to charge a car battery. If it puts out 2 AMPS at more than 12 VOLTS it will work fine to keep the battery up.
Don't confuse VOLTS with AMPS. They are different things.