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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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