Look at all that space!
much easier than fitting the 230Ah, that's for sure!
What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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much easier than fitting the 230Ah, that's for sure!
I know I was pleasantly surprised! The XS definitely helps matters! At least I know I won’t have an issue getting a solar controller in there tooLook at all that space!
Baggsie you hold the nail!
It's surprising what fits even with the 230Ah, you just need to be (much!) more careful with space.
MPPT 100/20 (anything bigger won't fit)
Orion XS
Smart shunt
Cerbo GX (to be fitted but it will go in behind the Orion)
2x 4 way fuse boxes
2x isolator switches (one big, one small)
And associated busbars, distribution boxes etc.
Think along the lines of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - Frank Spencer not Micheal Crawford.
Just in case, I have a couple of neodymium magnets, but, yes, a light coloured dust sheet would seem eminently sensible.Put a dust sheet down below each wing mirror before you start Bav
Pin drill
ClimAir wind deflectors
Smoke climair deflectors on pure grey. Really impressed with them. Managed to pick them up last week for £29.99 from Car parts 4 less using their MID20 discount code. Using the small screw provided an absolute must, really easy to do, tiny hole, keeps them nice and secure. Thanks for the...
I do wonder if that is compact enough to get around the standard wiring...Look at all that space!
I’m new to all this, but planning ahead for replacing the split charger. What does the smart shunt do? I thought battery monitoring was built into the Orion XS? Do you need both?
An external shunt can measure the current in and out of the battery to get a fairly accurate measurement of charge, plus it's very easy to see how much load is on your system.
Is it essential? if you have a good BMS with monitoring and a good charger with monitoring, no; but if you like knowing what's going on in your system and you intend doing a lot of off grid the more information the better, yes.
Is it essential? if you have a good BMS with monitoring and a good charger with monitoring, no; but if you like knowing what's going on in your system and you intend doing a lot of off grid the more information the better, yes.
Basically that ^^
The DC-DC (Orion XS) doesn't know what the state of charge of the battery is, the only thing that knows that is the battery BMS and the Victron Shunt as it measures everything going in and out of the battery.
Thanks @roadtripper and @TallPaul_S . I have the diesel heater outlet and Hillside split charge setup under my drivers seat, so was hoping for as few items under there as possible, but it looks like a smart shunt maybe on my shopping list. I already have the Orion inbound.
Got my CTEK 250 se working again and took the opportunity to install a new bus bar and tidy things up as best I can.
Then I finished polishing it.
Don’t need to do the front as it’s going in to be painted on Monday to get rid of the stone chips and bumper scuff that I did while on holiday.
Bonnet, bumper and blended into the front wings.
Just need to get the front splitter off tomorrow and it’s good to go.
Then I finished polishing it.
Don’t need to do the front as it’s going in to be painted on Monday to get rid of the stone chips and bumper scuff that I did while on holiday.
Bonnet, bumper and blended into the front wings.
Just need to get the front splitter off tomorrow and it’s good to go.
Hey @Jamiedh ... What are the wheels on your van ? Also what size?..... Need something smaller than my comedy 20s... Liking the bronze look.
Got the leisure battery kit in and working - plenty of space for future solar project. Also trimmed the passenger seat base trim/cover to make it work with a swivel.
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final picture with everything tidy, terminal covers on and closed cell foam keeping the battery snug before the seat goes back on.
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final picture with everything tidy, terminal covers on and closed cell foam keeping the battery snug before the seat goes back on.
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