planet4ever
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I think most of us agree with Tom on this. It's a design flaw that has been discussed in a number of threads. But Ted's experience is instructive. There has been some thought that the solar panel might provide enough electricity to make up for the fact that the high voltage to 12v converter doesn't ever run while plugged in. This test says the solar panel isn't even up to that; it's effectively useless.TomT said:If you had left it unplugged from the EVSE, it would have been fine. I did a 45 day trip last year and simply left it unplugged in the garage and all was fine when I got back. It was at 6 bars when I left and 5 when I returned...TEDMAC said:Got back from our 43 day trip and found my Leaf would not start. Car was parked outside where the sun could hit the solar panel. The 12 volt battery measured less than 3 volts. After I charged the battery back to 12 volts, the Leaf has been working just fine. Had the car plugged into the Blink EVSE the whole time we were gone.
Ray