Sine Wave inverter fitting (1 Viewer)

[Hymerbell]

Having owned one, it would have to be a long holiday...

You use a hair dryer ?....which hair do you dry first ?

 

[John Barrett]

You use a hair dryer ?....which hair do you dry first ?

Unlike many men my age, I need a mains powered dryer to cope with my luxurious locks...

 

[Hymerbell]

Unlike many men my age, I need a mains powered dryer to cope with my luxurious locks...

Yes mostly on yer back...

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[John Barrett]

Yes mostly on yer back...

Gosh! I didn't realise we were that close...

 

[Hymerbell]

Gosh! I didn't realise we were that close...

Actually just seen your avatar....you’re right....very luxurious ? you must need a powerful inverter.

 

[Hymerbell]

Must have a 2000w inverter

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[Hymerbell]

So...still worrying about my batteries....if they go when I am in say France or Spain do they go completely..will I still be able to use the fridge on gas...will the habitation door step be stuck down...presumably I’ll have no lights until I can replace them. No water through taps. I suppose go to a campsite for EHU until I can replace them.

So big question is how hard is it to findSonnenschein 78a/h Gels In France or Spain or Greece or Morocco Or maybe even Sweden depending on what countries open up after lockdown.
Are they easy to fit ? Do I just take the terminals off the Banners and put them in the Sonnenschein 78a/h Gels

 

[Lenny HB]

Easy enough to fit but can be difficult to get the batteries you want and much more expensive, batteries are one thing that are cheap in the UK.
Depends on the model of the fridge most these days have electronic control so if your batteries fail no fridge, same with heating.
It would be unlikely for both batteries to fail totally so you could probably get by but it would be cheaper and easier to replace them in the UK.

 

[autorouter]

If the batteries fail completely, you could buy a cheap car starter battery which will run the fridge, lights, pump and step perfectly well until you get back. If the weather's good you could get by on that, but you'll have to cut back a bit on extras like TV and inverter.

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[Hymerbell]

Easy enough to fit but can be difficult to get the batteries you want and much more expensive, batteries are one thing that are cheap in the UK.
Depends on the model of the fridge most these days have electronic control so if your batteries fail no fridge, same with heating.
It would be unlikely for both batteries to fail totally so you could probably get by but it would be cheaper and easier to replace them in the UK.

If the batteries fail completely, you could buy a cheap car starter battery which will run the fridge, lights, pump and step perfectly well until you get back. If the weather's good you could get by on that, but you'll have to cut back a bit on extras like TV and inverter.

Ah right...well I’m reluctant to just ditch the Banners as they look pretty new. If I went for the cheap car battery option would it just be a case of attaching negative terminal of first battery and positive Terminal of second battery As I would only be buying one car battery. Would it last a couple of months if I didn’t use a TV or inverter.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Ah right...well I’m reluctant to just ditch the Banners as they look pretty new. If I went for the cheap car battery option would it just be a case of attaching negative terminal of first battery and positive Terminal of second battery As I would only be buying one car battery. Would it last a couple of months if I didn’t use a TV or inverter.

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You worry too much ? use them until knackered. You can always disconnect one, or disconnect both and use the engine battery temporarily, like I did ?

 

[autorouter]

Ah right...well I’m reluctant to just ditch the Banners as they look pretty new. If I went for the cheap car battery option would it just be a case of attaching negative terminal of first battery and positive Terminal of second battery As I would only be buying one car battery. Would it last a couple of months if I didn’t use a TV or inverter.

That's about right. Lots of people who just tour in summer and have low demands on the battery manage perfectly well with just a single car battery and a bit of solar. The extra capacity is only required if you want all the modern electrical conveniences, which understandably many do.

Batteries usually gradually degrade and lose capacity, rather than suddenly fail, so most likely you will have plenty of warning that they are failing.

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[Hymerbell]

Right thanks all I’ll go with that... My last van only had one leisure battery and it lasted ages. Trouble is in my new to me van I was thinking of getting a TV and using things like a blender and two ring hob off grid and e-bike battery charging with an inverter...haven’t decided yet.

I’ve got a 2004 Caro satalite dish but dont know if it works as haven’t got a TV to see if it will stil pick up a satellite....or whether it needs reprogramming.....or whether it is just too old to work. The dish whizzes round looking for a satalite but suppose I will have to buy a TV to find out. Don’t want to buy a TV only to find I need to get a whole new Satalite set up which I wouldn’t want to do. Plus the manuals all in German.