Oh yeh, that's a VSR...
So look at upgrading that if you have stop/start on your van.
Have a look over the dc-dc charger options.
Leisure battery charging when van not in use.
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So look at upgrading that if you have stop/start on your van.
Have a look over the dc-dc charger options.
I do have a T6 with start/stop. I’ve spent hours reading through lots of posts in this forum, and watching some of your videos too! i purchased two of the BM2 bluetooth battery monitors off the back of posts in this forum! I’ll get on it, starting with the Victron battery charger and probably the CTEK D250se which seems very popular as I may venture into solar. Thanks for the advice.
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Which Renogy product please boopzz?
Have a look on Dells Post he linked. I've got the Renogy DCC50S. The main limitation I see it having is its got a max solar input of 25V which limits you to solar panels of about 120w max. You can of course parallel them to get more connected. I just looked at the CTEK one and looks like that only has a 20A charge whereas the Renogy has 50A. Not sure if the CTEK has Bluetooth though, which the Renogy does not.
Renogy has released a bluetooth APP. And module.
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And as above...you can have up to around 400w on the Renogy.. just wire in parallel.
I've had 320w on mine before.
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Solar PWM & MPPT Controllers - How I Done It -
Solar PWM & MPPT controllers - How I Done It - There is a lot of talk about Solar at the moment, and with spring not to far away i wanted to go over the whole Solar controller thing. The main components are the Panels themselves, the charge controller (whether that be stand alone or...
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And as above...you can have up to around 400w on the Renogy.. just wire in parallel.
I've had 320w on mine before.
I was going to whinge that this isn't supported by the DCC50S but this is the updated module! Nice! However hooking upto an IoT backend and producing stats is much better for me. Also I can check the output and status from anywhere then, rather than having to be in ~10 metres.Renogy has released a bluetooth APP. And module.
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Solar PWM & MPPT Controllers - How I Done It -
Solar PWM & MPPT controllers - How I Done It - There is a lot of talk about Solar at the moment, and with spring not to far away i wanted to go over the whole Solar controller thing. The main components are the Panels themselves, the charge controller (whether that be stand alone or...
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And as above...you can have up to around 400w on the Renogy.. just wire in parallel.
I've had 320w on mine before.
How is your leisure battery charged from the van?
It will charge both batteries via that relay but neither will charge fully due to the batteries being different. Your leisure battery won't charge properly from the van either. You need a DC-DC charger. You could fit a switch in the black wire from the relay to turn it off and allow proper charging of the leisure battery from your Victron charger.
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@travelvolts I’ve recently fitted a VICTRON BATTERY CHARGER SMART UK 12 VOLT IP22 20 Amp 3 Outputs (without cutting off the plug I might add) to replace my PB10 mk6 dumb charger.
Im just investigating my vans electrics a little further and it seems my split charging is handled by a TEC3M relay. Are these suitable or does it need attention? Reading up on them suggests they aren’t correct to handle a campers needs? My vans a leisure drive vivante, I’m not 100% what the battery sizes are at the minute? Thanks
Im just investigating my vans electrics a little further and it seems my split charging is handled by a TEC3M relay. Are these suitable or does it need attention? Reading up on them suggests they aren’t correct to handle a campers needs? My vans a leisure drive vivante, I’m not 100% what the battery sizes are at the minute? Thanks
The TEC3M relay is certainly not suitable for your needs! You need a DC-DC charger. How easy or difficult it will be to rectify this matter depends on the location of your leisure battery and the existing cable used to supply the TEC3M. If you can investigate further and perhaps send some photos, would be a great help.
I also went for a victon 12/15 smart charger to act as a charger and power supply for my leisure battery ( I have a multivan) whilst parked up for the 1 or 2 times each year I use the van as a camper.
I'm aware the batteries will be at different states until I start the engine but that doesnt bother me, for what I need it's fine.
I'm aware the batteries will be at different states until I start the engine but that doesnt bother me, for what I need it's fine.
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@Fluff34567 I got the one with 3 outlets with the intention of sorting a separate feed to the van battery( and maybe one back inside the garage to keep my classic charged). Of course if it’s finding it’s way through the split charging system then that will have to be addressed first.
No, you are going to have to do a complete new install. Sorry.
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That’s a shame. Inadequate or dangerous or both?
Just inadequate for the new charger. Pretty useless for what is already fitted as well. As long as there is a fuse at each battery it should be safe.
