[dannymack]

Just wanted to know how many peeps are still having to charge there batteries ?

Isn't that old fashioned now, id of thought most wfp users have a split relay fitted that the second battery for the system would be charging from the vehicle battery.

Mind you saying that I do alot of travelling so mines getting plenty of charge, Spose if you don't travel much and do alot of residentials then yeah I can see that you have the hassle of taking in your battery to charge, or running chargers to your vehicle 👍😏🇬🇧👳👀

[Tom White]

Yep, the Neanderthal I am, I charge mine every day.  I have two batteries; when I finish work I fill up the tank and swap batteries.  It's not a chore because my shed is like 15 feet from where I park up.

But I never have any battery problems.

[dannymack]

Tosh why don't you just have a split relay and charge from your vehicle, is it what's said above due to it not getting enough charge !!! At 15ft is still 15ft to keep walking ay pmsl !!!! It's would be one thing to not have to do keep charging lol !!! ☑👍🇬🇧
I find it hassle filling the van system up everyday pmsl !!! 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🐊

[jarvy]

Whats with all the daft icons?
Something I expect from my 8yr old 

[SeanK]

I have a split relay but don't do enough miles to keep the battery charged.
About 10 miles a week.
It works o.k. when the battery is new but after about 6 months it needs to be put
on a charger.
I use a Halfords smart charger which will top it up in a few hours and
I can charge my battery in the van so its not a problem.
One good point about having a split relay is if the battery does run out and you are in the middle of a clean
you can run the van for a few minutes and this will give you enough power to finish.
Or you can let the van tick over and finish off a few more. Just make sure you have a steering lock and are in a
safe area.

[dannymack]

Jarvey the icons are my trademark post and if ya don't like erm don't look at me post 😏and erm what's that you put at the end of your sentence !!! Mmm looks like an icon Some sort of hypocrite ain't we !!!!! 🔫🔫🔫👍  

Sean I thought that may be the reason

[Clever Forum Name]

Whats with all the daft icons?
Something I expect from my 8yr old 

Only have to view them if you are on iphone. One of the reasons i stopped viewing the site on iphone.

Little things eh!

[dannymack]

Another  moaning about icon but has got one at the end of his sentence !!!!
Can't stop yaselves 😬😕😏 lol !!!!same goes to you h20 don't read or post on my post

[Clever Forum Name]

Smileys are acceptable 

[dannymack]

Why they still an icon !!!! 😕👳👳👳

[Clever Forum Name]

And to keep on topic, all vans fitted with split charge and built in smart chargers.

If i wanna top my van up, i plug into an external waterproof socket.

I will be moving closer to one of our rounds, so may cause an issue as that village has hundreds of houses.

Will cross that bridge when i come to it.

 

[Clever Forum Name]

Why you ask?

This is why, coz they show as **** all on a pc! So how do i want icons you have used.

I just assumed you have a fetish for squares.

[dannymack]

What's a smart charge ? Lee mentioned earlier Spose there the same as the split relay. Looks like you will be going towards the battery and relay H20 in the near future

Pmsl !!! Like the Icons
The real reason I put them in is , I can find my posts and stuff I right in with icons beside them but don't tell nobody lol !!!!
Cheers H20 💂💂💂💂

[dannymack]

Don'ty icons come
Up as pics I'm putting on ? Yes I love triangles as well as squares pmsl !!!!

🔲🔲🔳♦♦♦

[Clever Forum Name]

If i view your posts on an iphone or my ipad they i see the icons which are "emoji text icons"

So if i view on my pc all i see are squares and random gibberish

I have this hard wired in, i can tell via my 12v Gauges if it needs charging

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_894769_langId_-1_categoryId_255205

[dannymack]

Oooooo I see pmsl !!!
That's cool if you can see when your battery needs charging 😐😐😐😏

[Clever Forum Name]

Tadarrrrrrrr

[dannymack]

That's a good bit of kit h20, the only thing I'd be worried about if I didn't have my battery wires up to the van battery if I started doing a job and battery went flat as I have jobs 2 and half hour away. My first jobs are prob about an hour from home. But I do like that telling when the battery is low pretty cool m8

No icons for ya as I know you don't like lol !!!!

[Clever Forum Name]

I have that, a spilt charge relay and a built in battery charger

HaHa.

I think CIU without your icons would be like fish without the chips 

[Spruce]

My 110 amp leisure battery was at 75% to 100% charged a couple of weeks ago. I purposely let its charge drop as I was going on a long journey and wanted to see what was needed to charge the battery via the split charge relay.

On starting the journey the battery was accepting a charge of 4.8/4.9 amps at 13.9 volts. (I put the battery on charge for a few moments and my intelligent battery charger was also charging the battery at the same volt and amperage rate the van's alternator did.)
After 250 miles and 4 & 1/2 hours travelling time the battery was accepting 1.2 amps at  14.2 volts  and 0.8 amps at 14.4 volts 50 miles and 1 hour later.
In all I did 660 miles and the battery was still accepting a trickle charge of 0.3 amps at 14.4 volt.

When was my battery fully charged and when was it just receiving a trickle charge? I would think that it was at the 300 mile point. Had I thought about it I should have removed the fuse to the SCR at that point. This would have enabled the battery to rest for 4 hours before checking the voltage. A pity I didn't as it was an opportunity missed.