Gday all,
This is the first time I have posted on this site, so I apologise in advance if I ask too many silly questions.
I previously owned a cub camper and had many enjoyable holidays in that with wife & youngest daughter age 11 (2 older girls are too busy for camping), however recently purchased a 2009 16.49.3 OB.
We love our expanda, just needs to stop raining so we can use it.
We do a mix of caravan parks and free camping, but definitely plan to do more free camping now that we have the luxury of the expanda.
We are booked to travel to the Gold Coast at easter.
There are a few improvements that I would like to make to the wiring on the van, and I know there is lots of information on this site, but I'm easily confused? I hope to clarify some details re wiring issues.
There are 3 things that I want to achieve:
1. Charge the van battery while driving.
2. Power the fridge while driving.
3. Connect portable solar panel, probably 120W, for charging battery while camping.
The van has a 100amp battery with setec ST35-11 and 150l fridge. I have read that the 12 pin plug is supplied as standard with the 150l fridge, but I only have a 7 pin plug.
The van has an anderson plug wired, but I think it was done by the person that I purchased the van from and the cable looks too thin, so I will redo that.
I had an anderson plug wired to the car by an auto electrician and I believe that correct cable/isolation/fuse is installed, but when connected to the van there is insufficient volts to charge the battery. The auto electrician says the anderson plug wiring on the van is the problem.
I will redo the aderson plug wiring on the van, but my questions are:
1. Can a single anderson plug do all above mentioned?
2. Does the power from the car connect through the setec unit, or connect direct to the van battery terminals?
3. I have read that the fridge power can piggy back of the single anderson plug, how is that done?
4. If I need a separate anderson plug for the solar panel, does that connect through the setec unit or direct to the battery terminals?
This is the first time I have posted on this site, so I apologise in advance if I ask too many silly questions.
I previously owned a cub camper and had many enjoyable holidays in that with wife & youngest daughter age 11 (2 older girls are too busy for camping), however recently purchased a 2009 16.49.3 OB.
We love our expanda, just needs to stop raining so we can use it.
We do a mix of caravan parks and free camping, but definitely plan to do more free camping now that we have the luxury of the expanda.
We are booked to travel to the Gold Coast at easter.
There are a few improvements that I would like to make to the wiring on the van, and I know there is lots of information on this site, but I'm easily confused? I hope to clarify some details re wiring issues.
There are 3 things that I want to achieve:
1. Charge the van battery while driving.
2. Power the fridge while driving.
3. Connect portable solar panel, probably 120W, for charging battery while camping.
The van has a 100amp battery with setec ST35-11 and 150l fridge. I have read that the 12 pin plug is supplied as standard with the 150l fridge, but I only have a 7 pin plug.
The van has an anderson plug wired, but I think it was done by the person that I purchased the van from and the cable looks too thin, so I will redo that.
I had an anderson plug wired to the car by an auto electrician and I believe that correct cable/isolation/fuse is installed, but when connected to the van there is insufficient volts to charge the battery. The auto electrician says the anderson plug wiring on the van is the problem.
I will redo the aderson plug wiring on the van, but my questions are:
1. Can a single anderson plug do all above mentioned?
2. Does the power from the car connect through the setec unit, or connect direct to the van battery terminals?
3. I have read that the fridge power can piggy back of the single anderson plug, how is that done?
4. If I need a separate anderson plug for the solar panel, does that connect through the setec unit or direct to the battery terminals?