New electric set up

[M4rc]

They charge great off a dc-dc charger. I've got the 100ah renogy but after fitting the fogstar in a friend's van I'd choose the Fogstar given the choice again.
You can save some money on the dc-dc charger by buying the non-smart renogy 40 amp for about £120 and running it at 20A (fogstar don't recommend 40a for the 105)
You'll get sufficient charging info from the fogstar app.
Although most people on here seem to be using the new Victron XS 50a which you can run at 30A. A pricier but no doubt better option.
There are other things to consider with the battery pack option you mention. They do of course have a built in inverter so you have 240v without the need to buy and wire in an inverter into your van. However, the cheaper power packs wont be able to power things such as coffee machines or other power hungry items.

I haven got a clue when it comes to electrics I'll be getting an auto electrician to do it all. things have changes a lot since I did our last camper 8 years ago

 

[Psm1975]

I only connected it all up yesterday and battery was at 50%. The app said it had something like 90 mins to full charge on idle.

 

[Bigsidavies]

I haven got a clue when it comes to electrics I'll be getting an auto electrician to do it all. things have changes a lot since I did our last camper 8 years ago

There's a wealth of info on here. If you've done one before then the principles will still be the same, just the tech is more modern.

 

[Psm1975]

I haven got a clue when it comes to electrics I'll be getting an auto electrician to do it all. things have changes a lot since I did our last camper 8 years ago

For that very reason, I have uploaded a wiring diagram which shows where every component goes, and what wires to run which should help. It’s simply a case of adding each wire one at a time and eventually you’ll have a full system.

Physical layout of electrical components

There is plenty of information on this forum in regards to how to do the wiring in our vans. I've learnt a lot and done a lot of reading on here. I have noticed that there are no diagrams showing a physical layout of components so figured I'd upload one to hopefully assist other. My set up has...

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