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10/10/2012 at 2:29pm
 Location: New Forest
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hope someone can help off to glastonbury next year can some one advise regarding above lead to top up leisure battery,from running car say for 10-15 mins per day is it just the grey plug etc i need to extend
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10/10/2012 at 3:30pm
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Battery in the caravan?

You could add the 12S socket to the car. Smart charge relay is a simple option.

Or just get some jump leads and pop them directly from the car to the battery.

How much electric are you going to use?

With just lights a battery will last a week easily.

I used the motor mover to position the van and level it and got a week out of the battery with enough power left to put the caravan back into storage using the mover.

And movers use lots of power.



10/10/2012 at 5:00pm
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hi thanks for the info yes just lights and water pump, hot water on gas, heating on gas (if needed) and fridge on gas if i can get the dammn thing to light.

Got a 12S socket on car/van but what pins do i need to connect to make extension lead just a bit scared leisure battery going flat so boosting it would work for me
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10/10/2012 at 5:18pm
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Look here

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10/10/2012 at 5:38pm
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you could make a long lead like this only longer one end would need a 12s socket



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10/10/2012 at 5:53pm
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Hot water uses a small amount of power for the control board. But you wont leave in on 24/7 will you?

Older fridge uses no power, Newer ones have control boards also.

A 100Ah battery should last the week easily. Mine easily lasted a week + the mover as i mentioned above.



10/10/2012 at 7:08pm
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15/10/2012 at 9:46am
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Quick question....... Del's link says nothing about relays..... Does this mean i don't need one?

Thanks
Jim

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15/10/2012 at 10:13am
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Quote: Originally posted by c15htn on 15/10/2012
Quick question....... Del's link says nothing about relays..... Does this mean i don't need one?

Thanks
Jim

 

if it has a towbar fitted the relay should already be fitted into the boot area.



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15/10/2012 at 5:45pm
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The buzzer relay?   It will be in the indicator lighting circuit.

When you attach a trailer it will buzz when you indicate or put the hazards on.

If you dont have one you need to check to see if you have a visual warning of a bulb failure.

If not you need to fit one or the other. Audible or visual warning is required.



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16/10/2012 at 11:06am
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I don't think Jim is asking about that.  The split charge connections to the 12S socket - ie for fridge and battery charging - are through a relay which doesn't kick in until the cars alternator is producing something like 13 volts (on some relays this figure is adjustable).  So if you have a correctly wired 12S socket on the car, it will be through a relay.

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