Forgive the naivety T6 Charging

[calibeach76]

hi all

if I plug the beach in using the 240v camping mains lead will this keep both the vehicle and 12v leisure battery charged or just the latter? my gut tells me I'd need a split charger like the ctek or similar but as always I defer to superior knowledge to confirm.

hope you all are keeping safe and well.

jon

 

[campandfly]

Should charge both.

 

[TripleBee]

Take your multimeter (if you have one) and measure on the starter battery after 24 hours. Then your leisure battery should be topped up.
If your starter battery doesn't measure over 12,6V, then it doesn't charge the starter battery.
Just don't put on hookup while charging the starter battery. I did it once and noticed some strange things happening (charger really hot, current draw on visible on the control panel of my T5.1 Comfortline (now this would be Ocean)).

This is my starter battery on 230V hookup without extra charger:

 

[calibeach76]

Thanks. Unfortunately I do not have a multimeter.

 

[DrJuanKerr]

£13, ~5k positive ratings -->
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ISAMUA6/?tag=eliteelect-21

 

[Karsten]

Thanks. Unfortunately I do not have a multimeter.

You don't need one. You can see it in the VW app on your phone (and our 2019 T6 charges all batteries).

 

[calibeach76]

Cheers. What's the App please?

 

[Karsten]

Cheers. What's the App please?

In Danish it's called "Min Volkswagen" (My Volkswagen) - where you can se, where your Cali's parked, latest trips, how much fuel left and much more.

 

[calibeach76]

Cheers I'll take a look

 

[AlanC]

The charge to the engine battery on hook-up is only a trickle charge (at 13.6volts) so this will not fully charge a flat engine battery but just maintain the charge. For a full charge for the engine battery (from flat), you will need to use a separate battery charger. One of the Ctek range is popular.

Alan