Hi guys, electricity not my strong point. Can I just plug in a generator via the EHU point to charge the leisure battery ?
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Yep sounds like dealer BS.I did ask the dealer when we bought it , was told that there's no space for a second battery, and they refused to fit a lithium battery.
They fitted a C20-82Ah battery, which they told me was an upgrade, me thinks I've been told bollocks
Hope they didn't charge you for it! If a second one can't be fitted then lithium is definitely the way to go.I did ask the dealer when we bought it , was told that there's no space for a second battery, and they refused to fit a lithium battery.
They fitted a C20-82Ah battery, which they told me was an upgrade, me thinks I've been told bollocks
I'm another one that doesn't believe that they couldn't fit another battery, I think what they really meant was it's not easy peasy so we can't beI did ask the dealer when we bought it , was told that there's no space for a second battery, and they refused to fit a lithium battery.
They fitted a C20-82Ah battery, which they told me was an upgrade, me thinks I've been told bollocks
time to get your tape measure out ..... you might find somewhere to fit a much bigger battery, but it might involve additional wiring, BUT dont be put off - take a look at lithium battery suppliers, they usually state the dimensions of each battery, so its not difficult to find a size that will fit in the space available.I did ask the dealer when we bought it , was told that there's no space for a second battery, and they refused to fit a lithium battery.
They fitted a C20-82Ah battery, which they told me was an upgrade, me thinks I've been told bollocks
I'm a bit of a hammer basher as well so I try to break things down into a way I can understand, the solar panel makes more volts than the battery can cope with, think of it as a bit too much pressure so you need something to reduce and regulate the pressure to a level the battery can cope with, that is the "controller" or "regulator" you can get fancy MPPT controllers that are better so of course they are more money, but worth it the important bit though is that the controller can regulate the voltage and charge cycle to suit your battery so if you are going Lithium at some point the solar charge regulator/controller needs a Lithium profile. Even if I am not doing the job myself I like to know what the other person is doing so need to know the questions to ask.Thanks all, guess I'll need to get an auto spark involved, lithium sounds like the way to go, but once the conversation turns technical I'm lost.
Give me a hammer and I can do it, but I'm told things like "controllers", what ever they are, don't like hammers.
Yes that should be good for Lithium, you will/should have an app on your phone that you can see how many amps it's giving etc etc, you will need to use this and set the controller to Lithium.Thanks, attached is the installed controller, can a lithium just be put in with this ?
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This is Victron's version of a B2B, they call it a DC-DC charger. One wire to the starter battery, one to the leisure battery and one to the common negative.Motorhome was new in October 2022, so should have B2B fitted, but I've no idea what it looks like ....... or even where to look for it.