Gigolo9182
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Will your a legend mate, nice one for that!
Replacement Grille With Built-in 230v Socket
Gigolo9182
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Have you managed to get yours to lock with the van Will? Ordered my plastic, just waiting for it to arrive from China. Apparently you can weld this stuf with melted cable ties!?
i haven’t got round to the 12V side of the grill yet. @Lowlec provided the wiring diagram on page 4 so have that to do still.
I’ve used a soldering iron and cable ties in the past but I used a hot glue gun on this occasio.
VTA are now selling DIY kits at £179:
VTA T6 eGrille Self Fit Kit | VA Store
VTA eGrille Self Fit Kit Pre order. (T6 Only) Contact us for trade prices. MOQ 10. Fitting tutorial video Included in the kit: - Bonding kit- eGrille parts- 230v 16amp plug (Male) CEE- Pack of fixings- Sprung loaded door Minimum tools required: - Dremel w sanding collar and cutting wheel or...
Has anyone bought and fitted one of these eGrill hidden 240v hookup to their vans. We are considering it so that we can charge our wheelchairs overnight when we go camping Or just generally away from home anytime.
would love to hear peoples feedback on it and to see some install photos.
would love to hear peoples feedback on it and to see some install photos.
Are you asking if you can charge your wheelchair from it? Sorry if I misunderstood your question.
sorry for not making it clear. I plan to use it to plug my wheelchair chargers in to a plug socket in the car. What I was trying to ask was has anyone fitted one of these things to their grill and was it easy to do?
I don’t have the luxury of an EHU being fitted to the van as it is a Motability vehicl.e. I just thought that this would be a way to bring power into the vehicle that can be removed before the lease ends.
Sure there are easier and cheaper solutions.
All this grill does is move the place you plug into from under the bonnet to behind the VW badge in the grill. The rest of the electrics from there into the van would be the same. I would think it is easier to install and there remove a standard under bonnet EHU.
Sorry to ask but please can you point me in the right direction as I am new to all of this and my Googling hasn’t come up with anything else. thanks
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Sorry to ask but please can you point me in the right direction as I am new to all of this and my Googling hasn’t come up with anything else. thanks
Where abouts are you? Would search for an auto electrician or if a local converter that could help. Not sure what charge the wheelchair require but maybe a jackery or similar portable ppwer station who work without having to modify the van.
I am near Derby. The charger realistically takes a good 12 to 14 hours to get the chair to 100% charge. This is the power info for this type of charger for those smart enough to understand it. It is an Invacare Opticharge . To make things a little more complicated, both my wife and I are wheelchair users and so would need to be able to charge both chairs at the same time. Fortunately we both have the same make and model of chairs and so have the same chargers.
QUICK EDIT, thought I should add that each chair has 2 x 55aH batteries so not sure that a Jackery would mange what we need but don’t understand enough to work it out. should have paid more attention on that school day I think
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Kit is shown in a photo in post #14 in this thread. It show you how to fit later on.
There is other threads with descriptions of similar setup, one that comes to mind is @Deaky 's build thread.
Complete kits can be bought:
240V Mains Hook-Up Installation Kit For Caravans, Motorhomes & Boats
Mains installation kit for fitting 240V hook-up systems to caravans, motorhomes & boats. Includes DP consumer unit, sockets, surface mains inlet & cable.
www.12voltplanet.co.uk
DO the chairs have to be in the van to charge, or could they go in an awning?
In an awning you could just use:
3-Way Mobile Mains Hook-Up
3-way mobile mains hook-up for portable supply of 240V power from a campsite or shore supply. With RCD protection & polarity indicator. 15m Cable.
www.12voltplanet.co.uk
Which actually could be used in the van is there was a plug in one of the sockets with the earth pin connected to the vans chassis (no live/neutral connections).
You are not far from @Dav-TecI am near Derby. The charger realistically takes a good 12 to 14 hours to get the chair to 100% charge. This is the power info for this type of charger for those smart enough to understand it. It is an Invacare Opticharge . To make things a little more complicated, both my wife and I are wheelchair users and so would need to be able to charge both chairs at the same time. Fortunately we both have the same make and model of chairs and so have the same chargers.
QUICK EDIT, thought I should add that each chair has 2 x 55aH batteries so not sure that a Jackery would mange what we need but don’t understand enough to work it out. should have paid more attention on that school day I think
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He should be able to provide a solution, well recommended on the forum.
Kit is shown in a photo in post #14 in this thread. It show you how to fit later on.
There is other threads with descriptions of similar setup, one that comes to mind is @Deaky 's build thread.
Complete kits can be bought:
240V Mains Hook-Up Installation Kit For Caravans, Motorhomes & Boats
Mains installation kit for fitting 240V hook-up systems to caravans, motorhomes & boats. Includes DP consumer unit, sockets, surface mains inlet & cable.www.12voltplanet.co.uk
DO the chairs have to be in the van to charge, or could they go in an awning?
In an awning you could just use:
3-Way Mobile Mains Hook-Up
3-way mobile mains hook-up for portable supply of 240V power from a campsite or shore supply. With RCD protection & polarity indicator. 15m Cable.www.12voltplanet.co.uk
Which actually could be used in the van is there was a plug in one of the sockets with the earth pin connected to the vans chassis (no live/neutral connections).
Thanks for all of this info it’s a great help. We couldn’t put them in an awning because the wheelchair insurance wouldn’t cover them. At £10,500 each (no that’s not a typo) we couldn’t afford the risk of someone stealing them and not getting them replaced by the insurance hence why they need to stay on the van if we are camping.
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