Hi guys, recently come across from the T5 forum as i've upgraded to a T6 (2016 Shuttle SE BlueMotion DGS 150 Euro 6). I'm thinking about camping setup at the moment and want to get some feedback on the parts i'm thinking about using. The van is a daily driver but will be used for holidays and weekends away.
Renogy DCC50S 12V 50 Amp with MMPT
eBay wiring kit (I can only find 60 Amp, but would prefer 100 Amp as i think if all loads were drawing whilst charging from alternator it would be over 60 Amps or very close to)
110 AH AGM Leisure Battery (would possibly look to increase this at some stage nearer to 200 AH)
Renogy 150 Watt Flexible Solar Panel (sikaflexed onto a section of vinyl wrapped roof)
Possibly the Bluetooth BT-2 module for the charger later on
The above is to run a diesel night heater (probably a cheap eBay 5kw one, or a 2nd hand Eber), some LED's, various device charging from time to time, and a compressor fridge, on camping trips from 1 night to a couple of weeks April to October.
Let me know if everything sounds suitable and i'm not over/under speccing stuff for the intended use. I like the ideal of the combined B2B and solar charger even if it's at the expense of a little efficiency, and would be installing everything under the passenger double via the factory Aux battery cable that's under there. Sounds like i'll need to run the ignition +ve from the under dash fusebox.
Cheers
Renogy DCC50S 12V 50 Amp with MMPT
eBay wiring kit (I can only find 60 Amp, but would prefer 100 Amp as i think if all loads were drawing whilst charging from alternator it would be over 60 Amps or very close to)
110 AH AGM Leisure Battery (would possibly look to increase this at some stage nearer to 200 AH)
Renogy 150 Watt Flexible Solar Panel (sikaflexed onto a section of vinyl wrapped roof)
Possibly the Bluetooth BT-2 module for the charger later on
The above is to run a diesel night heater (probably a cheap eBay 5kw one, or a 2nd hand Eber), some LED's, various device charging from time to time, and a compressor fridge, on camping trips from 1 night to a couple of weeks April to October.
Let me know if everything sounds suitable and i'm not over/under speccing stuff for the intended use. I like the ideal of the combined B2B and solar charger even if it's at the expense of a little efficiency, and would be installing everything under the passenger double via the factory Aux battery cable that's under there. Sounds like i'll need to run the ignition +ve from the under dash fusebox.
Cheers
. As there's not much tech info on the Chinese heaters on eBay i hadn't thought of any implications, however i guess they will probably have a greater Amp draw from the leisure battery???Or maybe they are just physically bigger? I had an Eberspacher D2 in the T5 and that was perfect.
