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Has anyone used a solar trickle charger? It should plug right into the port on the dash. I was thinking of installing this on my enclosed trailer roof so I can keep the battery topped in storage since I don't have power
 
brecht said:

Has anyone used a solar trickle charger? It should plug right into the port on the dash. I was thinking of installing this on my enclosed trailer roof so I can keep the battery topped in storage since I don't have power
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I tried something similar with the trailer battery. The panel is about a year old and it seemed to kill the battery. I put a controller so it wouldn’t over charge and that didn’t help. I was cleaning out the trailer and decided to test the battery less than 8 volts. The solar panel was only putting out 4.5 volts.
 
brecht said:

Has anyone used a solar trickle charger? It should plug right into the port on the dash. I was thinking of installing this on my enclosed trailer roof so I can keep the battery topped in storage since I don't have power
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Well it seems to be working so far. I plugged it into the dash port on Sunday afternoon and threw the panel up on the trailer roof with the wire running out the side door. Easiest "install" ever.

Monday: app still read "low" and got another notification
Tuesday: app reads 12.005v
Wednesday (now): app reads 12.507v

According to AI a full 12v battery should read 12.6-12.8v so I should see that tomorrow

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It claims to have a controller built in to prevent overcharging - I'll know Friday if it explodes or not. Fingers crossed.
 
brecht said:
Well it seems to be working so far. I plugged it into the dash port on Sunday afternoon and threw the panel up on the trailer roof with the wire running out the side door. Easiest "install" ever.

Monday: app still read "low" and got another notification
Tuesday: app reads 12.005v
Wednesday (now): app reads 12.507v

According to AI a full 12v battery should read 12.6-12.8v so I should see that tomorrow

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It claims to have a controller built in to prevent overcharging - I'll know Friday if it explodes or not. Fingers crossed.
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That's pretty cool.
 
Pro R owners, are heat in the cab, engine/exhaust noise and turning radius real issues for you guys? Which one bugs you the most.

Seems those 3 items are commonly complained about. I know there are other items, but there are easy fixes for most other things.

Thanks.
 
Crusty said:
Pro R owners, are heat in the cab, engine/exhaust noise and turning radius real issues for you guys? Which one bugs you the most.

Seems those 3 items are commonly complained about. I know there are other items, but there are easy fixes for most other things.

Thanks.
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I have none of those issues.

All the heat complaints are from people with windshields and full doors. The Oem doors work great for airflow.
Engine noise? Sure the exhaust is a little loud, but i believe they are hearing the clutches since they are behind the seat. Nothing you can do about that.
Turning radius? ummm, use the gas pedal to turn.
 
Crusty said:
Pro R owners, are heat in the cab, engine/exhaust noise and turning radius real issues for you guys? Which one bugs you the most.

Seems those 3 items are commonly complained about. I know there are other items, but there are easy fixes for most other things.

Thanks.
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My last car was a Turbo S and had a 4 year gap between cars so I don't have much to go off of but neither of those things have bugged me so far.

Turning radius does suck but I also have a 4 seater so my expectations were already pretty low. As mentioned above turn with the throttle and it helps a lot

Cab heat does seem a lot better than my Turbo S but I haven't had the chance to really ride in too much heat yet. The 25's did add vents by the driver/passenger feet and vented seats - plus I have air pumpers for my helmet. I don't think it's an issue but we'll see this season

Engine noise isn't an issue at all for me. I actually like a bit of noise up until you get to some of those obnoxious aftermarket exhausts lol
 
We have two Pro S in our group and both complain about the heat in the cab, especially at slow speeds or when stopped & idling. One guy is going to buy the new RPM heat shield at the Sand Show in a few weeks as they are told that makes a big improvement.
 
NIKAL said:
We have two Pro S in our group and both complain about the heat in the cab, especially at slow speeds or when stopped & idling. One guy is going to buy the new RPM heat shield at the Sand Show in a few weeks as they are told that makes a big improvement.
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Pro S has a turba tucked in there that creates the heat.
 
megadesertdiesel said:
Pro S has a turba tucked in there that creates the heat.
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The heat is from the front of the car & firewall. RPM makes a heat shield that gets mounted between the radiator and firewall.

I think on the 2025 Pro R Polaris add their own version of this same heat shield.
 
NIKAL said:
The heat is from the front of the car & firewall. RPM makes a heat shield that gets mounted between the radiator and firewall.

I think on the 2025 Pro R Polaris add their own version of this same heat shield.
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Meh, i have never had this issue. TNT makes a diffuser for radiator exhaust and hood scoop for clutch intake

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brecht said:
Well it seems to be working so far. I plugged it into the dash port on Sunday afternoon and threw the panel up on the trailer roof with the wire running out the side door. Easiest "install" ever.

Monday: app still read "low" and got another notification
Tuesday: app reads 12.005v
Wednesday (now): app reads 12.507v

According to AI a full 12v battery should read 12.6-12.8v so I should see that tomorrow

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It claims to have a controller built in to prevent overcharging - I'll know Friday if it explodes or not. Fingers crossed.
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No explosion. Battery seems to be hovering around 12.54 yesterday/today which means the controller is working and my understanding is you don't really want the battery pegged at 100%.

I'm taking the car to Havasu tonight where I can plug it into a real battery tender for the next few weeks to compare the difference but so far really happy with the solution
 
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