Starter battery link

[Itsmcb]

I remember seeing a post some time ago explaining how to connect the starter battery to the hab batteries using a cable and a removable fuse. Anyone happen to know which post this was by any chance?
I have a battery maintainer but the voltage needs to rise to 13.3v before it opens and it's not getting high enough in this weather. I'm thinking I can just bypass the maintainer with a little fused link for the winter?

 

[funflair]

That is why I prefer to use a "Battery Master" as it is not reliant on the leisure batteries hitting that magic 13.? whatever, ours is working in a shed with no solar at all and the lithiums sitting at just over 13v.

To answer your question directly no I don't know which thread it was but I have read it before as well, the fuse stops it trying to pull a big load from the leisure batteries when the starter battery volts drop on starting, you obviously have the relevant connections there from fitting the battery maintainer.

 

[Itsmcb]

Is it just as simple as fitting a little link with a 5?amp fuse across the two supply cables at the maintainer? Seems too easy

 

[eddie]

Is it just as simple as fitting a little link with a 5?amp fuse across the two supply cables at the maintainer? Seems too easy

Yes

 

[Itsmcb]

Yes

Nice I can do that today

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[Itsmcb]

Job done, took 15 mins. Starter battery slowly charging now . Much better than slowly discharging

 

[grasscutter]

SUGGY wasnt your the original post?

 

[mitzimad]

remember not to start the van with the link in place when i used this system i tied a ribbon on the steering wheel to remind me

 

[Itsmcb]

remember not to start the van with the link in place when i used this system i tied a ribbon on the steering wheel to remind me

What's the worst will happen, blow the fuse? I've only fitted a 5amp fuse