electrics help

[john arnold]

hello all

im newbie just bought a transit swb medium height roof, im fine with the carpenrty but crap on electrics and as this needs to be the first consideration im asking does anyone know if a place that can wire up the leisure battery for me near dartford kent area

cheers

 

[Peter JohnsCross MH]

Welcome to Fun, best if you subscribe as you will run out of posts doing a new van conversion with the number of questions you will ask us.

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You can always phone my workshop and book it in.

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Good luck
Peter

 

[john arnold]

Yeah i might, how much would it cost to get the main part of electrics done, i can do the lights etc just the battery and all the relay malarky

 

[TheBig1]

split charge relay system in motorhomes is basically the same as fitted to caravan towcars. any local auto electrician or towbar place could do the job between £50 and £100 dependant on how much you do yourself. an hour of labour plus parts

basically you need a good thick wire run from the van battery via a fuse to relay/s (you can use one intelligent relay) then more thick wire from relay to leisure battery and another to the fridge. the negative side of the leisure battery gets wired to a bare metal point on the chassis.

running the habitation electrics from there depends on what you want to fit:thumb:

 

[berni109]

Sbmcc site is where u need to go mate.
Everything you need there

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[cmcardle75]

split charge relay system in motorhomes is basically the same as fitted to caravan towcars. any local auto electrician or towbar place could do the job between £50 and £100 dependant on how much you do yourself. an hour of labour plus parts

basically you need a good thick wire run from the van battery via a fuse to relay/s (you can use one intelligent relay) then more thick wire from relay to leisure battery and another to the fridge. the negative side of the leisure battery gets wired to a bare metal point on the chassis.

running the habitation electrics from there depends on what you want to fit:thumb:

If your budget runs to it and you are planning off-grid living at all, consider a battery to battery charger instead of a relay. The fitting is basically the same, but it does a much better job of charging the battery quickly, so just a few tens of miles driving every day can keep you topped up. The split charge will run your fridge well and give you a trickle charge, but won't be good as your primary source of electrical habitation energy. Alternatively, solar is good, especially if you prefer nice weather to winter ski trips.

 

[TheBig1]

B2B chargers tend to be too expensive for most self builders to consider

 

[RS_rob]

Hi the Durite 12volt 140Amp split charge relay is what u need & some good heavy duty wiring.

Not cheap thou

Don't bother with the cheap split charge systems....

 

[Mike B]

B2B chargers tend to be too expensive for most self builders to consider

Brought a B2B charger from C.A.K. Tanks for ~ £30, Jaws put me on to them.

CAK Battery Charge Manager BCM12
. Automatic
charge switching device allows charging of the vehicle
starting battery once the auxiliary battery is charged by
hook-up charger or solar panel. Charge rate 0.1 to 4 A
max. Allows better use of wasted solar panel charge by
directing it to a second battery prevents flattening of start
battery from having cab equipment running. LED
illuminates to confirm unit has switched to charge. Size
80x50xD50mm

CSB2 = BCM!2