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Generally caravans ATM minus tare weights are normally so low you can’t carry a full tank of water and other essentials which is dangerous if you have a breakdown in the Australian outback.
Good job mate, I like the little current/voltage module in the DB. Did you link out the earth and neutral from the inverter at the DB? Otherwise wouldn’t you be getting roughly 110V between N-E and A-E, and only 110/120V at all outlets and appliances?
I have the earth from inverter to switchboard ...wired into the other earth's....the neutral from the inverter go straight into change over switch with inverter active....change over switch separates 240v input plug on side of van from inverter input....
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Hey mate, Im trying to do a similar thing to you and i was just curious on a couple of things: - why do you manually switch the power from mains to inverter? Doesnt your renogy have a passthrough mode which auto detects and switches when shore power is detected? - how come you left the bandaid fix of turning off the charger instead of running that single GPO through the battery?
Hey mate, I believe the renogy does have a pass through, I don't use it that offen sometimes when off grid..so don't need it to pass through, just turn on when I want it...I think the lifespan of the inverter would last longer if the Electronics /heating terminals aren't running consistently when I'm using 240v....not sure what you mean by putting the single GPO on battery, that GPO for charger is only 240v, not for inverter. Not sure what you mean
@@muddyandsandy I see, thanks. I'm still learning a lot about all this 12v stuff so probably didn't articulate myself very well. As far as passthrough works, it bought it turned the inverter off when it senses shore power, but activates it when shore power ceases. With the charger PowerPoint, is that purely for shore power to charge the batteries? So does that mean you could have that GPO not patched through the inverter but standalone through shore power? Or am I interpreting its function wrong? Also, will you put your lithium batteries under the bed space sealed and vent them outside?
@hemz8058 all good...I have wired they whole van off the inverter, eg. Inverter output straight to switchboard with change over cicruit breaker,that's why I turn off the GPO for the charger, if you don't then power goes around in circles....eg....from inverter to GPO charger to battery's out of battery's to inverter to GPO charger etc.....that's pointless...so i just turn it off, easy to do..
Good review mate- thanks ☺️ I would love to know if you have tested the actual run time you get on each with the fuel capacity they have ? Or how much fuel per hour on full load/ charge ? Be interesting to know Cheers 🍻
You should be using a 400A fuse for a Renogy 3000w inverter...that's whats on mine.....that's what they recommend. The rest of what you have done is perfect.
Yeah, pretty sure I only put a 250 because it was only 70mm2....70mm2 rated to 250amps I think, yeah 400 would be good, I don't really use it for big loads....thanks for the comment
I don't know much about diesel, diesel engines or heaters, but smoke that is white usually indicates water - possibly water in the diesel? I understand water can be condensate from within the tank. If so, you might be able to install a water filter for this.
Good content, I'd try changing the pipe from heater to muffler to an "solid" pipe like you have after the muffler. Just to see if it silences the flame sound.
Well done for giving it a shot 👏👍 They were telling me when you run your heater for a short time,you should put it on the highest setting for 5 to 8 minutes to burn 🔥 any rubbish in the system.
Poor combustion, most likely due to the incorrect installation of your fuel line from the pump to the heater. The fuel line MUST follow a continual uphill incline from pump to heater, I noticed you have loop in your fuel line, this will be trapping air bubbles and will cause poor combustion. Also make 100% certain that your nylon fuel line is pushed flush against the steel nipple on the pump and the heater, if not, you will trap air bubbles. Air bubbles act like damper, and will cause poor fuel delivery to the heater.
@@muddyandsandy looking at just going straight for the gentrax 800, only to run the kickass 22 amp charger in case of little sun for solar on trips, is cheap and plastic but also small and seems ok from the reviews 👍
Hey Great Vid & thanks for sharing! I'm looking at doing the same with my Supreme and agree the wiring is terrible. Do you have any concerns having the battery located where its not fully water proof?
Don't really have any concerns with the location..better than in van, pretty sure most lithium battery's have a short circuit protection......but i totally get what you mean if you did a river crossing etc..thanks for the comment
Hey muddy. Not seen where you storage box is maybe one above the battery tray into the van? I have a vivid cross like an urban haze and had 2 boxes for agm outside like that and a spaghetti junction of wiring with multiple terminals like that. Don't know how caravan companies can get away doing that multiple power leads into one terminal. Dodgy as. Great idea to take back inside the positive wires for the loads and run a fuse box inside the van if you have an opening above those batteries then you can have each individual circuit. Enjoy your new power.. ❤
Hi ! A Great video, Just one question, do you have a smart shunt in your system. These work like a fuel guage in your car. These are the only thing that will tell you the remaing capacity in your lithium battery. They can also tell of the terminal voltage, the current that is going into and out of battery, time left to discharge as a percentage, I have used a Victron smart shunt and a bonus is that it ( along with other victron devises ) blue toothed to my phone.
I have a redarc one...yes i love the victrons, a victron one would be good on my inverter..as the inverter doesn't show on my system...I use to have a Bluetooth one in my 79 was great ,but have sold it now ...thanks for the reminder
Gday muddy. Neat install.❤ Have you adjusted your Inverter setup/RCD since you made the video? Watching vandercampadventures on RU-vid a switch contactor is needed for N-E bonding when 240v output supplied from inverter (not on hook up) only then will the RCD function on AC output and protect you. Part of the new regs from Nov 23 apparently. I think the AU regs are similar to the UK with talking to a local sparky. The renogy units already have an automatic change over switch inside the unit..
I'll look into it...I have the inverter wired to the change over switch ,which keeps the neturals separated...same earth link though....but ill double check thanks for the info
The RCD will not trip on inverter, a Residual Voltage Device such as an RCD DUO will have to replace the RCD. Works on a rise of 40 volts on the earth.
Yeah 4/0 awg would be good...so not much voltage drop....3000 watt inverter can only 230amps roughly...3000w÷13v=230 amp...400amp breaker doesn't sound right....breaker is designed to protect cable before it melts...so the breaker size needs to be similar capacity to cable capacity.......
I am running a 12v system. So I get slapped with high requirements. Pulled this off Google. The current draw will depend on the battery voltage. If the inverter is connected to a 12V battery bank, it can draw up to 350 amps, while if connected to a 24V battery bank, it can draw up to 175 amps
The new lcc27 bottles, gas doesnt come out if the tap is open unless the hose is connected! I thought that was a cool feature i found out today and when you mentioned gas shooting out if the tap was open i thought id share my find 😊 2:15
Hi there Why do you need an isolator switch as well as a resettable fuse, if you want to isolate the inverter couldn't you just switch the fuse of and reset it when you want to operate the inverter again ?
Thanks for sharing. Cheers. Ps: Did I imagine it or did I actually see a RedVision system? If so, maybe you should have spent the money on LifePo4 batteries instead of the Redarc unit
It's a shame that they haven't sorted something so you don't have to grind the old jockey wheel off. I have the same problem and don't think I will be getting one.
Yeah..I didn't really want to do it....but it was the best place....don't really notice it anymore...looks like it's supposed to be there....and it's been great..so much safe r
Great vid Who did you get to certify the 240v electrical work ? From what I understand you can do 12v wiring and you can plug an extension cord into the invertor but as soon as you start cutting cables that run 240v this work needs to be done and/or certified by a licence electrician ??
can you run the fridge on 12v with the inverter on? I only plan on using 240 for cooking woth an induction top and hot water, after that would switch back to 12v to save on using gas
That's a hard one..because the fridge I use is a 3 way....which uses around 20+amps on 12v....that's alot...easier to run on gas....unless you have a compressor fridge that would be fine, but it would need a lithium setup......I only use inverter for 240v appliances...blenders,toaster etc
Not to sure about that...the output earth on inverter is connected to earthing system in van....might have to research that one...probably find that frame is connected to internal earth which is connected to my van anyway..
The kings 2.2kva generator doesn't not run my caravan Houghton Belaire H3200 air conditioner without the generator going into overload with no other load from appliances or DC charger on.
Like your video. Looking at doing the same Renogy 300W inverter. A couple of questions please; 1 What size cable did you use? 2. is the battery isolator and the circuit breaker needed - could you just manually trip the circuit breaker to isolate 3. You used a 200amp breaker. Renogy suggests 400amp for the 3000W model. Any specific reason. Thank again
Hey mate, yeah 70mm2 stranded...you could use just the isolator to manually turn it off...I prefer to use a resettable fuse....not sure why renogy recommends that size..it's way to much...fuse should be just smaller than cable capacity so it can trip before cable melts......3000watt inverter should do ....3000÷13volt=230amp...not sure how it could do 400amps...maybe start up current not sure......I also have installed a rcd straight after inverter..thanks for comment
