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It's great! I run my Lavazza coffee machine and the milk frother off it. I charge phones, speakers and MacBook off it when away. I can also run the fridge from it. I will be testing it very soon charging our soon to be delivered Estarli e20.7 folding bikes. I have a leisure install but it will...

Spot on thanks mate, much appreciated. Yes I have access to 240v all year round. Might be a daft question but would not just plugging in the EHU not so the same thing as a smart charger? I was just thinking of adding a BM2 monitor as well. Sorry if this is an ignorant question be I've no elec...

At a quick glance I would say your inverter is over specced for your battery and chargers - everything else looks pretty balanced. If you genuinely need that much off grid 240v then you should switch to LiFePo batteries and go up to the next size of DC-DC/Mains chargers to recover the charge in...

Any help would be greatly appreciated with the below Am just wondering if anyone has come across this issue before with a DC-DC charger. I first thought it was a faulty unit (CTEK 250SE) so changed to the RENOGY DCC50S but am still having the same issue. When the wire from the alternator is...

Hi @Longs11 There's a few questions that spring to mind so I can't really give you a definitive answer, but perhaps by asking questions I can help you tune in your solution. First question is, is your leisure battery GEL, Lead Acid, or Lithium? Not all chargers can cope with all types of...

Yep, that’s the sort of kit. I’m not very familiar with the Renogy stuff so someone who is may be able to recommend the best combo. I’ve got that solar panel but not fitted it yet so can’t comment on how good it is. Things to think about: Are your cables and fuses suitable? Does the battery...

Ecoflow and other portable battery banks have definitely disrupted the traditional leisure battery approach. Based on your use case I would just go as simple as possible - EHU and a 240v oil filled radiator. I have a Kombi with very minimal 12v needs (Wi-Fi, CCTV camera, occasional iPad...

Hi ybeandy, You may be sorted now but just in case you're still thinking, here is what we have done versus friends who have a Jackery. For the Jackery, it is portable so you can use it remotely from the van and it seemed to charge okay using a 100kw solar panel. Against it was, it did gradually...

The next game was to plan out the inverter mounting and position, again space was an issue and ended up building a shelf in the rear cupboard. Cooling /airflow may be an issue at some point but have some plans for that as well. I have reused the existing Sargent control system but disabled...

Don’t feel bad - I too had assumed my EHU would charge the leisure battery and then I found there actually wasn’t a charger installed and that, as above, my EHU was only giving me mains power to my 240v sockets. We did however have a dedicated rectifier (converts 240v to 12v to feed the...

Thanks for your reply it's much appreciated. Can I ask the option 3 you've suggested, would I only need a charger going to the starter battery if the van was sat on EHU for a long period? What I'm asking is, does the leisure battery drain power from the starter battery if the van isn't running...

sure: choose your lithium . . . look for a 100Ah one to start with. - Seat Base Electric + EHU + Solar Install + Charger + DC-DC -- How We Done it -- get a dc-dc charger fitted (not a VSR) - that will charge the battery when the engine is running - [Guide] DC-DC Charger (for leisure...

That's true, I'll be honest the main reason I want to use the MPPT load output is that I've run out of slots in my 12v fusebox! I'll have the rear floodlight on one, the led interior lights on another, the 15a EHU charger on the 3rd and then Cerbo GX on the 4th output. I've had to move from a...

This is great thanks- you’re echoing our worries about some of the appliances! One of the reasons for having a camper is being able to do our usual camping trips but “with luxury”, but everything needs power! I suppose we could keep the purely Shore Charge AC sockets (so not drawing from the...

I hooked up to 240 to give my leisure battery a well needed boost . Made sure it finished (eg settled down at 14v and after a few hours disconnected . Another couple of hours later I went to start the van and the starter motor was dead . Called the AA and they confirmed it was not taking a...

Currently mid summer leisure battery goes flat after 24-48 hrs mainly the fridge even on low. Hence solar to hopefully get 3 days any more a bonus without hook up or engine going. Hence solar and the mppt. A dc dc was an after thought whilst modifying or dc dc with mppt. I’d be happy to just use...

Hi, Sorry to be newbie like. so at the moment, the van battery has a system to charge the leisure battery. (relays and stuff). All works well. BUT, in winter, my plan is to have the EHU do the charging when on site. I am guessing that the Victron does that?. T

Ean, did you manage to find somewhere convenient within the interior space to connect a battery conditioner to keep your starter battery charged? I’ve just taken delivery of my new T6.1 Hillside Birchover and encountered exactly the same issue as you with both 12v sockets at the front connected...

The CTEK has no connection to EHU to charge the leisure battery. It’s a dc-dc charger which charges the LB from the vehicle alternator. It also has the ability to charge the LB from a solar panel. So, when you turn off lights etc on site and the battery charges it’s most likely due to the solar...

Scores on the doors Leisure reads 12.25v at rest, this would not fire up diesel heater, 3 lights lit Van idling 13.73v Charger on 12.91v, 4 lights lit = 1st green lit 24hr ehu from 13A socket, left for 1 hour, 12.58v, 4 lights lit, 1st green comes on at 12.5v, Final should be at 13.5v Starter...