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g.brookes

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Re: Split charge relay advice
« Reply #20 on: May 12, 2014, 08:35:24 pm »
That eBay battery looks perfect. Final question for now haha as I'm useless at electronics. What charger would I need for this? I'm thinking I'll leave the split charge relay for a while

Don Kee

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Re: Split charge relay advice
« Reply #21 on: May 12, 2014, 08:50:27 pm »
I think this is the one i have : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190631297256?redirect=mobile
Although i had mine given to me so you may be able to get it cheaper?

I'd fit the split charger as well mate, especially for the amount it costs (the one i posted above spruce recommended and ive not had to charge my battery since i it fitted)

Edit : your shuflo pumps are spot on

Spruce

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Re: Split charge relay advice
« Reply #22 on: May 12, 2014, 09:08:58 pm »
I think this is the one i have : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190631297256?redirect=mobile
Although i had mine given to me so you may be able to get it cheaper?

I'd fit the split charger as well mate, especially for the amount it costs (the one i posted above spruce recommended and ive not had to charge my battery since i it fitted)

Edit : your shuflo pumps are spot on

I haven't one of these chargers but they have a good reputation as a quality charger.

They are only trickle chargers so you they will take a while to recharge a battery. If you have 2 pumps running for a total of 8 hours drawing 4 amps, then you can expect that charger to take all night to fully recharge your battery. If you didn't recharge it that night and used the same current the following day, then your charger wouldn't recharge the battery fully that night.

(A 5 amp charger will take just over 6 hours to return 32 amps to the battery. However, the fuller the battery is, the lower the rate of charge it will accept, hence the reason why it would take so long.)

We have run this for 4 years now. It is bigger than the C-Tec charger. The only thing I've had to do it put a drop of 3 in 1 oil on the cooling fan bearings as they became noisy.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Numax-12V-10A-Leisure-Battery-Charger-Caravan-Campervan-Motorhome-Marine-Boat-/321156058628?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item4ac6648e04#ht_1283wt_994

Numax recommend that the charger doesn't charge your leisure battery at anymore than 10% of the battery's capacity - ie 10amps is fine for a 110 amph battery. We haven't had an issue using this charger on the 85 amph batteries.

I plug the battery charger in when I get home and leave it overnight. I'm fortunate to have a driveway and the van is parked on that each night.
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g.brookes

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Re: Split charge relay advice
« Reply #23 on: May 13, 2014, 06:16:54 pm »
Guys your knowledge is saving me a fortune! cheers! one more question haha
http://www.purefreedom.co.uk/12v-4amp-battery-charger-white-p-650.html

This is the charger is currently have, would this be sufficient for a 110ah battery to be charged overnight?

Don Kee

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Re: Split charge relay advice
« Reply #24 on: May 13, 2014, 06:45:16 pm »
In a word mate...no  :)

Id probably go for a higher amp per hour otherwise (as spruce said above) you'll be there forever waiting for your battery to charge

Also, reading the description it isn't suitable for anything over a 24ah battery (trolley batteries)