battery drain on e class

[agshull]

my e class went in for a battery drain problem, 2 days and £200 later
it was found to be phone e-net compensator which makes the in car phone work, was told for a new one it would be £430 which I cannot afford so i told them to disconect it untill i can afford one,

got my car back today and guess what my phone still works what they did not know i have a viseeo bluetooth installed in the cradle and it looks like it dos not need the compensator to make it work.

I now hope that is the end of my battery drain problems

 

[JLR1969]

Not sure if the car stands for a period and is not used but I bought an accumate that keeps it topped up and conditioned.

 

[bpsorrel]

My 211 battery goes flat when I leave it for 6 weeks or more, despite a new battery a while ago. I'm thinking of trying a solar powered trickle charger for when I go away in the summer next year...

 

[bpsorrel]

Can anyone comment on this please..

PowerBee ES 300 Solar Trickle Charger : PowerBee

 

[kwakdonut]

I wouldn't waste your money on one. The amount they put into the battery will not be enough to keep it topped up for the amount the E uses when idle.

You're better off disconnecting the battery completely if you're leaving it for long periods.

 

[dinoy]

no enough sunlight in the winter to charge, i remember when we bought canon solar charged camera it was reduced from £400 to £99 and the reason was obvious 1 week in south facing window ceil and it was not enough to charge it, this system is more for sunny hot climate

 

[Frankie]

At least you are ok now. I've got an issue with mine too,when I went to buy the car the battery was dead.After a run it was ok,been ok the last few weeks I had it. It's been in the garage since monday and the battery was dead when we went to move it today. Its not really a problem at the moment as I never leave it that long,I'll get onto it eventually. I suspect it's the alarm.