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Hi all, was thinking of getting a spare battery for when on rallies or non ehu sites, & was wandering, if one was to become flat is there a charger a could buy to charge it up again from the boot of the car as I am driving, Many Thanks

dont know if this helps charging a caravan battery from your car

as you may notice its not a uk company but gives a good idea on how to set up and what you will need to source to create a fail safe system

Hi jaysere03, thank you for that, but that looks a bit complicated for me ha ha, if I just get a heavy duty battery I’ll see how we go, its only for a hour or so of tv a day for my little girl when at rallies, we’ve not been to any as yet so not sure how long battery will last, if 2 batteries don’t work may look at a solar panel to trickle charge battery, thanks again.

as a test ive run a 12v tv a 12v freesat box with hard drive 2 12v lights been on 3 days on a fully charged battery

bearing in mind the majority of rallies last fri-sun i think youll be fine..

what rallies are you planning on??

if your talking steam etc dont worry because theres so much to see and do the little one wont want to watch t.v

Hi Jennygirlx, thanks, I think it sounds like a spare battery will be the best option, it will only be for 3 to 4 day at a time so we should be ok, thinking about it solar panels are a bit expensive,

Hi jaysere03, thanks again for your reply, yes it is the steam rallies we are thinking of, they look like very good weekends, we’re hoping our daughter goes to sleep early but cant see it myself,

Hi francophile1947, I was thinking down that line but thought it a bit dangerous, many thanks.

As im sure the steam events web pages expalin they are very child friendly.

lots of space to run around new facinating sounds (i bought my kids ear defenders)

then theres the bouncy castles and slides and bungee jumps,face painters,who all use gennys and im sure if you have a flat battery a quick word im they should be happy to put a battery on charge for you.. especially if your daughters a paying customer

beer tents with entertainment.

really dont worry my guess is the t,v wont even be asked for,

as youve already said a personal dvd player may be your best solution and charged from car ciggy lighter.

I attend steam rallies pretty much most weekends and tend to get on site a day or 2 before it all starts and my kids love every min of it

Hi jhsw, didn’t think of that, that is a possibility, would only need a small inverter & small charger, was thinking of securing battery in the boot & drilling small hole in the boot floor for a breather pipe, many thanks.