I'm curious as to how people have wired their Ablemail trickle chargers?
Especially the connections used and where you made them.
Photos would be great
Especially the connections used and where you made them.
Photos would be great
Ablemail AMT12 installation
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Starter battery positive connects to the starter battery - normally on the input side of your DC-DC charger - somewhere between the starter battery positive and the DC-DC input terminal
Leisure battery positive connects to battery, or busbar or wherever your positive connections are - alternatively you can connect to the load output of an MPPT controller
Negative goes to the negative connection on the leisure battery, or as above, to the load output on the MPPT.
There's really not much more to it...
Leisure battery positive connects to battery, or busbar or wherever your positive connections are - alternatively you can connect to the load output of an MPPT controller
Negative goes to the negative connection on the leisure battery, or as above, to the load output on the MPPT.
There's really not much more to it...
3 cables (2-4mm2 is fine) with the supplied spade connectors on one end and the other end directly into the DC-DC alongside the existing cables. Takes about 2 mins to do!
I put a simple on/off switch in the cable from the Starter Battery terminal to the DC-DC Starter Battery input to allow me to turn off the AMT if required (like the one in the bottom right corner of the pic).
Best pic I have I’m afraid:
I put a simple on/off switch in the cable from the Starter Battery terminal to the DC-DC Starter Battery input to allow me to turn off the AMT if required (like the one in the bottom right corner of the pic).
Best pic I have I’m afraid:
Hi @Dellmassive, I've had a look at the thread linked, regarding this photo, the block labelled 1 with the arrow, is that OEM fitment or something you have added?
Thanks @ginkster so are you saying that you fed the cables from the Ablemail into the Orion DC-DC charger with the feed to the vehicle battery? (Ignoring the switch)
ie:
Ablemail Vehicle + into the Orion In +
Ablemail OV - into the Orion GND -
Just the bare wires, no ferrules etc?
@Skyliner33
Thats a midi fuse block that I added myself, from the starter battery feed that comes up under the passenger seat base.
Thats a midi fuse block that I added myself, from the starter battery feed that comes up under the passenger seat base.
Thanks, I didn't realise that was a permanent live.
Exactly. 3 cables direct from AMT to the appropriate connection on the Orion. Bare ends alongside the main cables. Give a gentle tug check to ensure they are tight. Make sure there are no loose strands that can short.
You will need to follow the instructions to change the setting depending on your mix of batteries and for a smart alternator.
You will need to follow the instructions to change the setting depending on your mix of batteries and for a smart alternator.
I’ve read too many threads on this, but am still confused.
I will end up with an AGM starter battery and a LiPo (Fogstar Drift Eco) leisure battery. Some threads seem to say that it’s fine to leave the ablemail in its default setting 4, but the instructions imply that you need to program it to setting 3 for a lithium battery.
Do I leave as is, or reprogram?
I will end up with an AGM starter battery and a LiPo (Fogstar Drift Eco) leisure battery. Some threads seem to say that it’s fine to leave the ablemail in its default setting 4, but the instructions imply that you need to program it to setting 3 for a lithium battery.
Do I leave as is, or reprogram?
I have mine on setting 7, the higher output lithium setting. Works fine. My starter battery sits at around 12.25V
I changed mine to setting 3. Works great. My starter battery is on its last legs and the Ablemail keeps it alive. I’ve not driven the van for a couple of weeks and this is the plot from the monitor on the starter battery. Without the AMT it would be dead!
Mine is on default setting 4, it works perfectly, starter battery kept at 12.3 permanently. Be gone battery anxiety!
How do you program it guys?
I’ve not fitted any of my upgrades yet as wanted my camper ready to use
I’ve not fitted any of my upgrades yet as wanted my camper ready to use
Mine came with a 1-pager, which had instructions in it. You have to connect power to a terminal labelled S1 and watch how many times the LED flashes. Or buy an additional bluetooth module. I’m pretty sure the instructions are on their website, but I’ll take a photo of mine if you can’t find them.
TBH I’ve not looked at any of the instructions on all my new bits yet.
But I’ve kept all the boxes and leaflets that came with them.
I will read them as I’m installing everything. Thanks
As Anakin says, the instructions come with it. Super simple and can be done in situ. In essence it’s touching a live cable (the one from the LB is good) to SW1 until the LED flashes the number of times you want. No need for a module, specific cable or to remove it. Took longer to read the instructions than to actually do it!
Thanks. What setting do you think I should set mine to?
I went with 3 which is for smart alternator with lithium LB but others have it working fine in the default setting 4 (smart alternator with LA LB). It just tweaks the trigger voltages slightly. If you have high parasitic drain (tracker etc) then you may find setting 7 better.
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