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Battery to battery charging
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ched999uk
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Sterling or Victron get good reviews but can you charge easily at home and do you do lots of miles? I like the look of the Victron ones as you can configure and monitor via bluetooth plus it's IP43 as opposed to the Sterling that is IP21 so not as waterproof! I have not used either one just read a fair bit about their use.
If it's easy to charge at home then I might be inclined to just charge each night and not worry about a dc to dc charger.
DC to DC chargers will usually capture more energy per mile than a standard split charge relay but unless you do a good few miles a day the charge you can get back probably wont be enough to sustain your battery back to full each day.
If it's easy to charge at home then I might be inclined to just charge each night and not worry about a dc to dc charger.
DC to DC chargers will usually capture more energy per mile than a standard split charge relay but unless you do a good few miles a day the charge you can get back probably wont be enough to sustain your battery back to full each day.
Charging at home will be a bit of a ball ache . Just looking at the Victron and they look pretty straight forward to install .
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You will probably get much more techy info and real world experience from @spruce as I think he uses Sterling b2b chargers. He will probably be along later this evening.
The Victron also has a 5 year warranty! Sterling is 2 years although I don't know how good the warranties are on either - I do believe Sterling is UK designed and tech support is good.
I'm only here as I am waiting for a Gardiner delivery
The Victron also has a 5 year warranty! Sterling is 2 years although I don't know how good the warranties are on either - I do believe Sterling is UK designed and tech support is good.
I'm only here as I am waiting for a Gardiner delivery
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As per @ched999uk .
A victron b2b 30 amp b2b non isolated charger is much more user friendly than the sterling bb1260 is that I have. Having the controlling app on your smart phone is brilliant.
Unfortunately, if you do a low daily mileage average like we do, you will need to supplementary 'bench' charge your leisure battery. We plugged a charger in every night.
B2b chargers aren't a quick fix solution I'm afraid. I bought the sterling unit I have on the back of George Sterling's comment that a bb1260 will charge a battery 5 times quicker than a vsr.
No it doesn't if your are using the correct side cabling. I use 110 amp cables.
Under the diy section I submitted a post a few years back on leisure battery charging. Added as many more posters comments you will find helpful.
Have a look at this link
Split Charge Relay
Split Charge Relay. Most window cleaners who use the Water Fed Pole with a van mounted tank will, sooner or later, question whether they need to add an auxiliary charging method for their leisure battery that’s driven from the vehicle’s alternator or not. A Split Charge Relay (SCR) is now a...
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