new electrics install

[CALLAKN]

T6 package

Ctek Dual 250SA or Ablemail ABMC1230
Wiring kit
Mains hook up kit
100 ah AGM battery
Victron IP22 12/15 Bluesmart charger
Socket kit 2230
Socket kit 2USB
12 way fuse box with neg rail.

£725.00 inc VAT and delivery.

Just on your website, eyeing bits of kit up for when I do my electrics, I see you’ve said this statement in description of the 120 AGM battery,

“Failure to observe these recommendations could result in rejection of warranty. Split charging alone is not enough!”

By this, do you mean, if the vehicle is sitting for a while, the battery should be plugged into a 240v supply from the alternative batter charger (not the split charger) so the victron...

 

[xswind]

Hi.

You should consider solar and forget the battery to battery charger.

I have both and the b2b never kicks in despite running a fridge all the time. The 150w pannel and mppt contrller keeps the battery well charged.

Re 240v do you really need that, will you want to be restricted by electric hookup at every campsite?

Only my opinion but works great for me
In my experience, you should work out your normal or expected usage across the day and night and then use that to work out your approach and charging abd battery requirements.

Fridge uses 1-6 amps per hour depending on type and temp. Led lighting from 2-4 amps per hour ect. A battery will not give you much past half its stated capacity, so 50 Amps for a 100ah battery in a fully charged state etc....

I have a 115ah battery, 150w solar and I run my fridge, LEDs and dvd fine and as soon as the sun is up, it's charging again.

Good luck with this mine field.

 

[Mickymiff]

Can you add a solar panel with ctek 250sa ? as i might want to install one in future, im starting mine at wkend but might want solar in few months when monies are back in my sky rocket!

 

[Phil_G]

Yes the Ctek has a dedicated solar input, and it is MPPT, so no separate solar controller is necessary
Cheers
Phil

 

[Pauly]

The ctek unit does have a solar input (i am running one in mine with an occasional use portable solar panel) but i dont think it has a huge capacity on the solar controller so wont take a large solar panel
You would need to check the max Voltage & Current of the unit in relation to any possible panel you may consider in the future

 

[Phil_G]

Thats right, its 23v max so any of the panels advertised as 12/18/21v are ok, @andys and @Deaky 's 250w panels would be too high a voltage for the Ctek. Its the cell count, for example my lads 100w Baird we just fitted is 9 x 4, 36 cells, each just under 0.6 of a volt. The higher power panels usually have more cells, so give the same current (5-6A under ideal conditions) at a higher voltage

Curiously, Ctek list the max panel power as 300w which with the 23v voltage limit presumably must mean paralleled 12-21v panels

Cheers
Phil

 

[Deaky]

Yeah, I connected a 250w panel to my CTEK. It died

 

[andys]

Yeah, I connected a 250w panel to my CTEK. It died

Your sacrifice was for the greater good. Well mine anyway cos you told me not to do that