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jon_d wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 7:01 pm
Nigel says it's going to be cold.
I told him it already is.
At dinner tonight, they were rugged up in thick coats with scarves etc saying how cold it was, I had to laugh, we have been in Ballarat, Horsham, Queanbeyan, Braidwood, Grenfell, they were cold, this is quite balmy weather, had to take the quilt off last night because it was just too hot .....
T1 Terry
A person may fail many times, they only become a failure when they blame someone else John Burrows
Those who struggle to become a leader, rarely know a clear direction forward for anyone but themselves
Good morning everyone.
I went out to the motorhome and started the diesel heater... all good I have left it on. That was a hour ago.
Running the new cable was a pain, I had to dismantle both bed's, heater under one batteries under the other.
I will do another test when everything is turned on... fridge...
That was the crux of yesterday.
Haven't any plans for today as yet
Herself is still in bed
Keep safe and warm Jon.
Bernie.
I don't have a DC to DC charger I need 24v to 12v what's out there?
BernieQ2 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:44 am
Good morning everyone.
I went out to the motorhome and started the diesel heater... all good I have left it on. That was a hour ago.
Running the new cable was a pain, I had to dismantle both bed's, heater under one batteries under the other.
I will do another test when everything is turned on... fridge...
That was the crux of yesterday.
Haven't any plans for today as yet
Herself is still in bed
Keep safe and warm Jon.
Bernie. I don't have a DC to DC charger I need 24v to 12v what's out there?
Both Victron and Enerdrive make units that will handle charging lithium batteries without overheating and either failing or dialling back the output until it's virtually useless like the Redarc unit.
These are the only units we found over the 12yrs doing lithium installations that worked without fail. The Enerdrive unit needs the screws tightened regularly, or the connections get hot and the heat transfers inside the unit causing a melt down, the Victron unit crushes the cable/ferrule and has a better vibration resistance against the contact faces loosening, and it can be programmed via a smart phone and has a remote on/off circuit that can be driven manually or via an active smart BMS .... one that is triggered by cell voltages rather than over all battery voltage
T1 Terry
A person may fail many times, they only become a failure when they blame someone else John Burrows
Those who struggle to become a leader, rarely know a clear direction forward for anyone but themselves
BernieQ2 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:44 am
Good morning everyone.
I went out to the motorhome and started the diesel heater... all good I have left it on. That was a hour ago.
Running the new cable was a pain, I had to dismantle both bed's, heater under one batteries under the other.
I will do another test when everything is turned on... fridge...
That was the crux of yesterday.
Haven't any plans for today as yet
Herself is still in bed
Keep safe and warm Jon.
Bernie.
I don't have a DC to DC charger I need 24v to 12v what's out there?
As far as the diesel heater goes, relocate it to an easier access area, they do need regular servicing so having to dismantle half the motorhome to access it is a good idea in the long term. Ours is mounted under the false floor in a cupboard, simply unpack the shelf and lift the floor piece out for easy access, the underside is in a bin, so also relatively easy access ... in our build, it is where the 4 x 25 ltr plastic water containers make up the black water tank arrangement. It does slide out on the drawer where the generator was mounted ... but still a bugger to access ....
T1 Terry
A person may fail many times, they only become a failure when they blame someone else John Burrows
Those who struggle to become a leader, rarely know a clear direction forward for anyone but themselves
Arvo all, a bright sunny day today, have had my treatment with AJ and now we are off outside to see what really needs doing. Man coming to prune the trees (fruit) sometime this week. Happy humping day as David would say
Queen of the Banal & OT chatter and proud of it. If it offends you then tough titty titty bang bang.
Beware, there is a 24/12 70 amp unit advertised, this is designed to power 12v items from a 24v battery, not to charge a 12v battery. The 12v output voltage is not high enough to act as a charger, nor are any of the cut in/cut out or output voltages adjustable.
The enerdrive DC to DC will charge up to 50 amps to a 12v lithium battery and you can program voltages for the unit to turn on and off to protect the start battery, bulk/absorption voltage and float to the 12v battery and a 2 stage charging regime that better suits lithium batteries. Best to use the "custom" program (last selection across the top of the programming screen) to set up exactly what you want the charger to do .... but it can't talk to your phone, you have to look at the screen to see what it's doing
T1 Terry
A person may fail many times, they only become a failure when they blame someone else John Burrows
Those who struggle to become a leader, rarely know a clear direction forward for anyone but themselves
At dinner tonight, they were rugged up in thick coats with scarves etc saying how cold it was, I had to laugh, we have been in Ballarat, Horsham, Queanbeyan, Braidwood, Grenfell, they were cold, this is quite balmy weather, had to take the quilt off last night because it was just too hot .....
