12v Questions

[Tully80]

Hi all
I am sure these have been covered already but much of it is over my head wondering if someone had a quick simple answer for me, as I am no sparky. I have a T6 which I am part way through converting. I bought a leisure battery and a Victron DC-DC and had an auto spark install it but was not cheap. So I now have power from the starter to the leisure battery under the seat so job started.

Two quick questions.

1. I have a Victron 240v to 12v 30 amp charger to wire up now, the run is about 1 meter. Wondering what diameter/AWG cable I would need and if this needs a fuse on the positive wire?

2. I have a Sanjo SVR50L fridge to connect up too which has two wires coming out the back presumably to connect to 12v. From what I can tell this connects into my mini fuse board which will draw off the leisure battery. My question is can this also run off 240v or does it draw off the leisure battery which when hooked up to 240v is then topped up by the victron 240v -12v. In the instruction book it seem to mention a rectifier which from what I can see switches between 12v and 240v?

Any help on either of these would be great thanks
Dave

 

[Bigsidavies]

Your Victron 240v charger will be powered from your consumer unit connected to the EHU and will just be plugged in to a socket run from the CU or hard wired into the 5A outlet in the CU, but you have to cut the plug off to do that.
The cable to the LB from the charger come as as part of the Victron charger and you connect that to the LB. No need to worry about sizing cables.

The Sanjo fridge does indeed connect to the 12v fuse box. Keep the run as short as possible. They can be temperamental with voltage drop. Some people wire it direct to the LB with an inline fuse. I have a Dometic fridge wired into fuse box and have never had a problem.
It draws, as you say from the 12v LB which in turn recharges via the dc-dc or the 240v - 12v on EHU, or solar.

 

[Tully80]

Cheers for the response much appreciated. The 240v victron didn't seem to come with any cable to connect it so I've bought an AWG5 16MM cable on Amazon and I'll pop a 100amp fuse on it I think?
Perfect ill wire the fridge to my fuse hub with a short run cable, any idea what amp spade fuse I should run it through?

 

[Tully80]

These are the cables I bought for the 240v to 12v, will they do?

 

[Derty Barst]

Hello can anybody help me please with some advice , my dash 12v. Socket isn’t working I managed to get the socket out but I’m flummoxed on how to disconnect the connector ( unless I have to run in a new cable ) . I don’t want to overly butch pulling it out , I’ve looked all over the web and there’s nothing on how to connect these .
Many Thanks in advance

 

[Ayjay]

@Derty Barst. This might be a stupid question but have you thought to check the fuse before dismantling stuff? FWIW, the fuse for mine is in the passenger side board.

 

[Derty Barst]

@Derty Barst. This might be a stupid question but have you thought to check the fuse before dismantling stuff? FWIW, the fuse for mine is in the passenger side board.

Hello Ajay thank you for the reply , yes I checked the fuse ( 17amp on passenger side ) I’ve also used a multimeter and checked the voltage so it seems to be the the socket . I bought the removal tool plopped it out of the casing to see this , I think the wiring is direct to the loom , I though there may me another connector as when I ve done this before has always been a plug type that pops off , but I could be wrong , many thanks Rob

 

[Derty Barst]

Hello Ajay thank you for the reply , yes I checked the fuse ( 17amp on passenger side ) I’ve also used a multimeter and checked the voltage so it seems to be the the socket . I bought the removal tool plopped it out of the casing to see this , I think the wiring is direct to the loom , I though there may me another connector as when I ve done this before has always been a plug type that pops off , but I could be wrong , many thanks Rob

Sorry 15amp I meant

 

[Stay Frosty]

That cigarette lighter wiring must surely go to a multi pin inline connector, there's no way a loom would go in with components connected... mind you...

 

[Derty Barst]

That cigarette lighter wiring must surely go to a multi pin inline connector, there's no way a loom would go in with components connected... mind you...

Thank you , that’s what I was thinking , I just don’t want to take half the dash apart to run a new one

 

[Salty Spuds]

Cheers for the response much appreciated. The 240v victron didn't seem to come with any cable to connect it so I've bought an AWG5 16MM cable on Amazon and I'll pop a 100amp fuse on it I think?
Perfect ill wire the fridge to my fuse hub with a short run cable, any idea what amp spade fuse I should run it through?

That’s way overkill & you’re probably going to struggle to fit 16mm2 cables into the Victron charger terminal block. 4mm2 will be ample and a 40A fuse.

 

[Dellmassive]

The connector is further along the wire

The 12v socket comes with a short loom.

look further up the wire.

 

[DKG]

Hello can anybody help me please with some advice , my dash 12v. Socket isn’t working I managed to get the socket out but I’m flummoxed on how to disconnect the connector ( unless I have to run in a new cable ) . I don’t want to overly butch pulling it out , I’ve looked all over the web and there’s nothing on how to connect these . Many Thanks in advance Hello can anybody help me please with some advice , my dash 12v. Socket isn’t working I managed to get the socket out but I’m flummoxed on how to disconnect the connector ( unless I have to run in a new cable ) . I don’t want to overly butch pulling it out , I’ve looked all over the web and there’s nothing on how to connect these . Many Thanks in advance


Hi, sorry to jump in on your post. I have a t6 startline and have a blanked off hole where your socket is. Is that an OEM part and does it have a part number on it. I'm wanting to install a socket but have drawn a blank so far in finding an OEM one. I've found a socket in Halfords but it doesn't have any wiring. I've seen some on Ebay and amazon that say they are OEM but the don’t have the black cover just the open socket.