Deaky, do you have the part numbers to the CU and which fuses you used?
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External 240v hook-up options?
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Deaky, do you have the part numbers to the CU and which fuses you used?
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been thinking of putting my 240 in there, thanks for posting pictures
They are screw on cabinet hinges
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Cheers Deaky.They are screw on cabinet hinges
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Sorry for the late reply, quite busy doing renovations in our house.. Yes, cabinet hinges indeed. I glued some extra plastic to the actual cover to make it a bit stronger with 2 component resin glue (as seen in the youtube video mentioned above somewhere), and before glueing the plastic to the cover made some holes in it, and put already bolts through them)
Good thing with the cabinet hinges is that they automatically stay closed
Good thing with the cabinet hinges is that they automatically stay closed
On my old T5.1, I put the EHU receiver under the bonnet by the battery! From inside the van, on the passenger side under the glovebox, reach up and you’ll feel a grommet. Take that out and slip it over the cable....push the cable through and it will magically appear by the battery ready for the EHU connector to be wired on!
Has anyone considered mounting a retractable reel under the van? Maybe in similar position as the underslung water tanks.
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Deaky what size earth cable from CU?
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Do you also have links to the waterproof grommets/compression glands?
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Is it still easy enough to route the additional cables through the bulkhead?
Which chargers are people using with the 240 hook up? I've got the CTEK250ES on the DC-DC side and would like another CTEK to do my charging. I've got some cteks trickle charging my bikes and they work well, so i'll stick with that brand for now. But theres the MXS5, mx7, the CT5 etc etc. I think my bike ones are older versions of the CT5. Would another one of these be ok?
victron - have a look at @Dellmassive threads - worth a read before you buy a charger
You can run it through the front door, cable needs to go near the front part of the door below the hinges where the door shut /van body has a curve.
If you have it dangling down just anywhere then it really pinches.
If its a UK cable I believe they are a lot thicker than euro cables so may also be the cause.
I'm looking at options on mounting the consumer unit. I plan to run two 240v sockets and 1 battery charger off 6amp and 10 amp RCBO's. I like the under bonnet solution as to me it offers a shorter run of unprotected cable from the inlet to the consumer unit but the downside being two cable runs through the firewall. Am I being paranoid and having the consumer unit under the passenger seat is the better way to go?
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