Hi All,
Since my first post there have been some developments. We have decided it's to be a new van we'll buy not second hand so with a final price in hand with our nearest Jayco dealer we are awaiting the arrival of another customers 18.57-6 just to confirm that's what we want and to finalise (or rather see) where the lights are mounted, i.e. LED's under the overhead cupboards and how many etc. Jackie has chosen her colours so it's all a go and we've been told by the dealership that the van delivery will be 90 days after the deposit is taken so all's good.
So my question is this, I have been checking out some threads, specifically about the wiring, solar set ups, DC - DC chargers and I'm wondering is the CTEK D250S Dual the unit that Jayco installs as standard as part of the solar package which we have specified in our quote. My reason is I have just been checking out the CTEK D250S manual online and on the first page under Safety, the first line says 'The unit is designed for 12V lead-acid batteries. Do not use the unit for any other batteries.'. Two things, I thought the supplied battery was an AGM at least because Lead-Acid inside the van under the seat is just asking for trouble, and 2) I notice ROnEM in his thread 'Who needs a powered site' shows a CTEK D250S in use I'm assuming with an AGM or Gell battery.
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.
Dave
Since my first post there have been some developments. We have decided it's to be a new van we'll buy not second hand so with a final price in hand with our nearest Jayco dealer we are awaiting the arrival of another customers 18.57-6 just to confirm that's what we want and to finalise (or rather see) where the lights are mounted, i.e. LED's under the overhead cupboards and how many etc. Jackie has chosen her colours so it's all a go and we've been told by the dealership that the van delivery will be 90 days after the deposit is taken so all's good.
So my question is this, I have been checking out some threads, specifically about the wiring, solar set ups, DC - DC chargers and I'm wondering is the CTEK D250S Dual the unit that Jayco installs as standard as part of the solar package which we have specified in our quote. My reason is I have just been checking out the CTEK D250S manual online and on the first page under Safety, the first line says 'The unit is designed for 12V lead-acid batteries. Do not use the unit for any other batteries.'. Two things, I thought the supplied battery was an AGM at least because Lead-Acid inside the van under the seat is just asking for trouble, and 2) I notice ROnEM in his thread 'Who needs a powered site' shows a CTEK D250S in use I'm assuming with an AGM or Gell battery.
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.
Dave