Routing the Cable to install a EcoFlow 800w Alternator Charger

[Twunt]

I would ideally like to connect it to the main battery terminals but struggling to find which ones they are, suppose I could actually try and look in the manual

 

[Corradobrit]

I would ideally like to connect it to the main battery terminals but struggling to find which ones they are, suppose I could actually try and look in the manual

In the engine bay on the battery?........Its feeding the cable through the bulkhead that has me confused so the terminals under the passenger seat (RHD) seems best option

 

[jaydisc]

Thanks @jaydisc

I have a Ocean T6.1 with 2 leisure batteries, ideally I would like it to reverse charge the main starter battery as I have solar on the leisure.
I have Delta in the boot so I can use it to plug into the electric hook up when I am working on laptop etc..
I am starting to wonder if its easier to forget about the reverse charge and just put it on the rear leisure battery to save the routing of the cables to the boot area

Ooh! With your solar, if you hook the EAC up to the rear leisure, your solar will also charge your Delta!

With 2 leisure batteries AND a Delta, do you really need to be concerned about the Starter? Also, my understanding is that if your leisure batteries are super topped up (as they will likely be due to solar), once the Split Charge Relay opens up, charge will flow back from your ample leisures into your starter.

I’m finding the ability to reverse charge my Beach leisure battery really handy. I can still use the existing 12v sockets but have so much more battery capacity.

It's such a perfect setup for Beach owners!

 

[Twunt]

In the engine bay on the battery?........Its feeding the cable through the bulkhead that has me confused so the terminals under the passenger seat (RHD) seems best option

No I thought the main terminals were under the passenger seat somewhere

 

[Twunt]

Ooh! With your solar, if you hook the EAC up to the rear leisure, your solar will also charge your Delta!

With 2 leisure batteries AND a Delta, do you really need to be concerned about the Starter? Also, my understanding is that if your leisure batteries are super topped up (as they will likely be due to solar), once the Split Charge Relay opens up, charge will flow back from your ample leisures into your starter.


It's such a perfect setup for Beach owners!

Yeah I think I might be going a bit overkill , but I want to be able to run my laptop / ecoflow and Nespresso off grid.
Think I will connect alternator to rear lesuire battery and forget about it.
Might get a portable battery starter .. just in case

 

[Feggers]

I had initially seen 775w at idle, however I turned down to 600w on app as a max as usually on long journeys between battery use, the charge,

Initially at idle I had 775w, I’ve not tested on the move as yet, my intention is to throttle down to 600w as a average input, I switched off leisure batteries and cabin power at the fuse box in rear, the relay is dormant until activated by engine, so didn’t disconnect batts at terminals, made connections double checked all switched back on at fuse box and all seems to work fine
P.S I’m not an electrician or an enthusiast just double checked everything having received invaluable information from the respondents to my enquiry
Thanks again All

Hi I'm interested in this too...did you take any photos of your wiring under the seat...I'd be interested if yes...thanks sounds like a great product...are you still pleased with how it functions? cheers...

 

[Feggers]

To a Chassis ground/earth connection.

I know silly question… why not put the négative cable to the negative pôle on the battery? I’m thinking of getting one of these and attaching it to the rear leisure battery… I already have solar plus a victron connected to the rear leisure battery… would this be a problem to add the EcoFlow alternator as well … my vw is 2009 T5 2.5tdi