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I don't know much about them specifically, but powering a heater from a battery isn't really feasible. It's quoted capacity is 1024Wh so a 2kW fan heater would last 30mins before the battery runs flat
We have one of these, we mainly use it on our small motor cruiser which is moored on a pontoon without power, we wanted to get rid of the gas hob and now use an IKEA induction hob for the light cooking we do on board.
Great feedback, thanks. So this isn't the full unit?
That is a great price for the main unit. It is not the addon extra battery. I bought a Delta 2 8 months ago in Germany and paid around 950 euro after claiming the VAT back.
Thanks for the info. I assume you've had no issues with plugging the van in to the Delta to charge the leisure batteries when you're without EHU then? Thought I read something about earthing issues but electrics aren't really my thing.
None whatsoever. Tried it several times without issue. Going from a little less than half charge to fully charged takes several hours and uses about 90% of the Deltas capacity.
It is the full unit at £699…….the extra battery unit is cheaper on the prime day deal at £649. If you’re interested, I wouldn’t hang around, that’s a great price!
We use a portable solar panel connected to a victron mppt controller. The controller (behind the seat) is the connected to the leisure battery under the passenger seat. This then shows the amount of charge on the VW control panel saving the cost of the Bluetooth version. We also use the panel to charge the power station both at home or while travelling. Finally the portable panel allows you to park in the shade with the panel in the sun
Yes it apparently is for the full unit, a bargain.
.That’s a really great video, thanks. Where did you get the additional sockets from and how did you wire those up?Hey this is a bargain in my eyes if you can nab for £699, i paid just over £800 about 8 months ago now. We use it on every camping trip, and used our little 500w heater to help now and again take chill from up top. We use our kettle and airfryer as well as using it for office days when i need to take my laptop and monitor somewhere nice to work
I did a few vids on this i.e. how i use it for kettle and also using to charge van / use the kitchen end plugs.
Which portable panel do you have and where do you store them? I was originally planning on 2x 120W solar panels from SCS installed on the roof but could see the attraction of having a Delta that you can keep charged with portable panels, it’s just a space (and faff) issue I guess.
Still hovering at the moment
Haha!!! Don’t let it get away! ;-)Still hovering at the moment
Great video, I need to just add an extension with sockets like you haveHey this is a bargain in my eyes if you can nab for £699, i paid just over £800 about 8 months ago now. We use it on every camping trip, and used our little 500w heater to help now and again take chill from up top. We use our kettle and airfryer as well as using it for office days when i need to take my laptop and monitor somewhere nice to work
I did a few vids on this i.e. how i use it for kettle and also using to charge van / use the kitchen end plugs.
Prime day ends today so I can’t hang around…though Black Friday isn’t far away haha. It’ll either be either one of these or eventually roof panels from Roger if/when the leaking bellows issue is ever sorted out (and assuming I still have the van by that point).
I bought my delta max’s from a company called Energian, I’d never heard of them and they are an EcoFlow dealer. Before I ordered I searched google and although they have a website and a few reviews, I still wasn’t sure, at the time they claimed to be at the Southampton Boat Show, so I called them and they have been great. The units I bought were still cheaper than what Amazon are selling the Delta Max’s for on their Prime deal and they threw in covers for them both. Maybe worth dropping them a line to see if they’ll price match to give you a few more days to think about it? They have an online chat which they are quite responsive to. I also got a a marketing email yesterday from them to say that they will be at the Caravan and Motorhome Show, so I’m sure there are deals to be had…..
we use an Anker 100w portable panel which on a sunny day gives us about 7watts. So if I plug it into the leisure battery it will bring it full and power the electrics for the day. We generally take trips of between one or two months to Europe and so on average we have better weather. We normally spend 3 or 4 days “wilding” and then check into a campsite to shower, laundry, swim ,etc. we have never been short of power. Normally we can fully charge the leisure batteries and the power station in a day. The power station is used for charging phones, tablets, cameras, drones and running the projector if football is on. The solar panel sits in the rear lower boat space and folds very flat. The faff level is minimal as it comes with integrated stand and is one connection. A small price for being parked in the shade, no cleaning, running cables through the van, and also the flexibility of using at home as well. But the whole thing to remember about solar is it only really works when you don’t need it. I.e in the summer you are usually outside consuming very little power and in the winter when your sat inside the solar is producing a small amount of energy. However, it’s better for the environment than running your engine and gives you peace of mind when parked up off site. Hope this helps
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