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After much planning and reading up I managed to wire in this solution, which allows:
Main items:
I then made a small wooden box to house the DC-DC converter, which includes a 12v on/off control which I wired to the relay and the power station "car port". This box is secured to the floor through a connection to the rails.
Then into the power station I have the positive coming directly from the alternator with a negative coming from the rear leisure battery via the solar input. I drilled holes into the rear leisure battery cover to run the negative plus the 240v cable. I figured this panel was easily replaceable so best to make a hole here rather than anywhere else.
The 240v cable comes down from behind the hook-up isolator panel, this panel was tricky to remove and tap into but I got there eventually. The cable coming immediately off it is connected to a socket, allowing me to disconnect it if anything goes wrong. The cable for this part is routed into the wardrobe area and then down through the fresh-water access lid which also received a drilling.
How it works:
To turn on the 240v supply I open the app and tap the "AC Output" button, this runs 240v into the kitchen end socket.
I have this set to turn off automatically after a period of idle use.
To recharge I select the max charge setting from the overhead panel in the california, ensure the leasure batteries are at a decent level, then turn on the "car port" switch in the same app which triggers the relay in the DC-DC converter that then recharges the Power Station via the alternator.
When the whole system isn't in use I flipped the isolator under the passenger seat to disconnect the alternator cable from the DC-DC converter.
If anyone has any questions about it please feel free to ask, but note I am not an electrician.
- Use the 240v socket on the kitchen end panel when not on hookup
- Recharging at 300watts~ via the alternator
- Control via a single app over bluetooth
Main items:
Anker SOLIX C800 Portable Power Station - 768Wh | 1200W (boosting to 1800W)
Victron Orion-Tr DC-DC Converter Isolated 12/24-Volt 15 amp 360-Watt
Halfords 12v Relay
I then made a small wooden box to house the DC-DC converter, which includes a 12v on/off control which I wired to the relay and the power station "car port". This box is secured to the floor through a connection to the rails.
Then into the power station I have the positive coming directly from the alternator with a negative coming from the rear leisure battery via the solar input. I drilled holes into the rear leisure battery cover to run the negative plus the 240v cable. I figured this panel was easily replaceable so best to make a hole here rather than anywhere else.
The 240v cable comes down from behind the hook-up isolator panel, this panel was tricky to remove and tap into but I got there eventually. The cable coming immediately off it is connected to a socket, allowing me to disconnect it if anything goes wrong. The cable for this part is routed into the wardrobe area and then down through the fresh-water access lid which also received a drilling.
How it works:
To turn on the 240v supply I open the app and tap the "AC Output" button, this runs 240v into the kitchen end socket.
I have this set to turn off automatically after a period of idle use.
To recharge I select the max charge setting from the overhead panel in the california, ensure the leasure batteries are at a decent level, then turn on the "car port" switch in the same app which triggers the relay in the DC-DC converter that then recharges the Power Station via the alternator.
When the whole system isn't in use I flipped the isolator under the passenger seat to disconnect the alternator cable from the DC-DC converter.
If anyone has any questions about it please feel free to ask, but note I am not an electrician.
