At 11:43 AM 12/29/2011, karen davis wrote:
>Hello, I got a VW dealer solar panel (2003) that was used when
>transporting new VWs.  Will there be a problem using it on my
>westy?  I heard that I need something called a diode to prevent
>reverse electricity.  I don't know if this has a diode or if a diode
>is in the cigarette lighter.

It's self-contained, got everything needed.  Mind you it's only
useful for keeping a charged battery at full charge, it has very
little output.  It wasn't so much for transporting them as for when
they sat for months at the importation point or on dealer lots.

Yours,
David