how do you fit a sterling battry to battery charger

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Johnnygm7lsi said:
From what Will at Sterling tech told me it is more important to site it nearer the leisure battery than the engine battery, but more importantly he emphasized that the beefier the cables the better, less voltage drop, look at the cable recommendation in the installing instructions, my charger is 5M away from the engine battery
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thats good because i think it will have to go under the rear bench seat next to the lesure battery.
did he say how mutch the sensors were.
my altenator is only 60 amp but i think it is broke. overcharging. ive been looking for a more powerfull one
but there like rocky horses shite around here. ive got a spare regulator that i carry with me. but il probably
jut get it bench tested to make sure
 
eddyt said:
thats good because i think it will have to go under the rear bench seat next to the lesure battery.
did he say how mutch the sensors were.
my altenator is only 60 amp but i think it is broke. overcharging. ive been looking for a more powerfull one
but there like rocky horses shite around here. ive got a spare regulator that i carry with me. but il probably
jut get it bench tested to make sure
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Only £12.00 Temperature Sensors | Sterling Power Products

or SP shop has them too,
The Sterling Power Online Shop - 01214583100

SP is the distribution shop for Sterling, funny that they are £15.00 from them, prob if you mention that they will match sterlings price, if you scroll down they have alternators too, or shop around for a cheaper alternator.
 
Also the Battery State of Charge meter is totally calibratable so when your battery is fully charged, you wait till it settles to the true voltage (test with and accurate meter) then set that voltage in the meter so you get the true voltage level, you can do that with the hours left in battery and watts amps ect
 
Johnnygm7lsi said:
Only £12.00 Temperature Sensors | Sterling Power Products

or SP shop has them too,
The Sterling Power Online Shop - 01214583100

SP is the distribution shop for Sterling, funny that they are £15.00 from them, prob if you mention that they will match sterlings price, if you scroll down they have alternators too, or shop around for a cheaper alternator.
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just £12 thats ok ill order them up once i have got the charger fitted and working. ill get my altenator fixed and keep it
for an emergency if i can get a more powerfull one
 
molly 2 said:
i wonder why only. 30 days warranty second hand ,returns .reconditioned,
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I wonder why too, everything I bought from them has a 2 year warranty, and I did think the 50amp was a bit cheap, mine is the 120 amp one at £500.00, so I didn`t take much notice, must be reconditioned ones, £319.00 for a new one, I`d prefer the 2 years warranty

Battery to Battery Chargers (50A 12V/24V) | Sterling Power Products

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Heres a few photos of mine I fitted

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Johnnygm7lsi said:
its not a variation of 4, its the same as
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I mentioned a variation as you have to sets of connections in two different places, Maybe one for charging and one for draw that would result in a slight difference in charge/discharge performance. Nice neat install.
 
sparrks said:
I mentioned a variation as you have to sets of connections in two different places, Maybe one for charging and one for draw that would result in a slight difference in charge/discharge performance. Nice neat install.
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Good point there, I might change that, mind you I have never used it to date, the fused connection to the RHS goes to the front of the van and is connected to the van leisure battery, I did that as a backup if the van battery was ever getting low or there was a problem with it we would never get left in the dark. but never needed it yet, the switch in photo 3 is the isolator switch for that. The battery bank in the photo just feeds the inverter which supplies the microwave, TV and Sky box and a few separate sockets for laptop, phones ect.
 
Admin said:
For the leisure batteries to charge from the alternator you will normally have a relay that connects the starter battery to the leisure battery whilst the engine is running. Once the voltage drops or the engine is switched off the relay should disconnect the batteries.
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Not all motorhomes are like this. My Knaus has the circuits that control this function, inside the Calira charger, and it also takes care of the "on board" control panel. Not sure about Hymers, though!

I didn't need to alter anything like this, when I installed a Sterling B2B charger.
 
eddyt said:
i have not got the alt and battery temperature sensors. Will it still work without them to make sure
its ok then i can order them up
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As already pointed out, these are only a safety precaution. It will work fine without them, but if you want some, I'm sure that I have some. Just give me a pm, and I'll post them to you.
 
Mick H said:
As already pointed out, these are only a safety precaution. It will work fine without them, but if you want some, I'm sure that I have some. Just give me a pm, and I'll post them to you.
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thanks very much i wil linstall it first. Where did you mount your b to b charger in your hymer as it is the same
model B544 as mine
 
Johnnygm7lsi said:
Funny that, my last MH a fiat Ducato did the same to my VHF Ham radio, it shut it down when I started the engine, it was a PITA cos it always stopped the memory scan on the radio, its the only vehicle it has done this with

This EBL confuses me, with engine running is it the alternator that charges the Leisure battery and not the EBL, and when on hookup is it the EBL that charges the leisure batt
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Goto the SCHAUDT Site and download the ELB Instruction Manual. It's very useful and shows exactly what can be connected and where. It seems to control most things. Think this is where the wires behind the dash come from. The ELB knows when you turn the ignition on / off. All the charging of batteries is done through it as well.

WE have a step fault at the moment and I am assured by the Dealer that the ELB Controls the Electric Step. Having read the wiring diagram for the ELB I very much doubt it. It supplies the power but there has to be another module somewhere connected to the switch. Oh well let them find it. It's under guarantee still.

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tezza33 said:
I carry a set of cigarette lighter socket jump leads just in case, this one is expensive but I bought mine from Aldi, less than £10 and worth every penny, I used to connect from a leisure battery socket to the one on the dash and 10mins later the engine starts, I don't need this anymore because my engine battery charges from the solar panel now but I still carry it
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and if your engine battery is not fully charged so current is pulled via the connecting cable it can overheat and start a fire. Very dangerous. Make sure you unplug it before attempting to start.
 
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