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Nate James


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Hi all, Just wanting to get advice on how I can set up my caravan battery setup. I currently have a 2009 Jayco Flamingo Van, installed is just a single battery. I was wondering what I need to have A) a digital display, B) What sort of charger I need installed to charge the battery so it doesnt overcharge, whether its via 240v Mains or a generator and also is there something I can wire onto the battery permanently and thats safe so I can plug in a solar panel in an Anderson plug mounted on the outside of the van when I need too? Just some basic gear nothing expensive etc etc. Thanks heaps!

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Remote camp for a week will save extortion caravan park fees that will pay for hardware at no additional cost.

 

Basically:

dc-dc charger in caravan as close to the battery as reasonably possible.

4awg cable.

Quality charger & or controller like Victron or similar. They don't actually cost much more than chinese badge engineering rubbish.

I use analogue meters from Jaycar. So easy to read. 

If you have high loads the best thing you can do is double AH (another battery).

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Nate James wrote:

Hi all, Just wanting to get advice on how I can set up my caravan battery setup. I currently have a 2009 Jayco Flamingo Van, installed is just a single battery. I was wondering what I need to have A) a digital display, B) What sort of charger I need installed to charge the battery so it doesnt overcharge, whether its via 240v Mains or a generator and also is there something I can wire onto the battery permanently and thats safe so I can plug in a solar panel in an Anderson plug mounted on the outside of the van when I need too? Just some basic gear nothing expensive etc etc. Thanks heaps!

 Ok we need a little more information to be able to help you. First up what make and model of battery management system is in your van? The type and size of your battery?

Do you have rooftop solar and if so how much?  If you don't know then measuring the size of the panels will help. We can help you set up for a portable panel or a generator to charge your battery but we need to know what you have.

Tim



-- Edited by TimTim on Tuesday 29th of April 2025 05:49:40 PM

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