Wednesday 14th August 2002

Today's Top Gadget

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[jvaughan]

Had one in my TVR for the last 2 years.
Next year, 3x small 12volt motorbike batteries in parallel, wired to the inverter. Using an extension lead to run 2x low energy lights, it will provide 16 hours of light before the batteries need charging. Tried and tested, im now building a charging circuuit to go in the boot so that the battery array is charged when the engine is running.
(also useful for laptop and digital camera)

[jmorgan]

We used to use Adverc to to look after our batteries with inverters and vehicle charging.
www.adverc.co.uk/
Might be a bit pricy though over home build.

[John A]

Same product much cheaper at Screwfix Direct. £39.99. Next day delivery.


www.screwfix.com/shop_product.html?18703