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Thanks. I can’t wait to get started. it was windy and wet today, tomorrow it’s set to be windy and wet, Friday, it’s set to be windy and wet, and so on, and so on... I’m afraid that’s the price of living in Orkney! That said, there are many compensations, and watching the news on events in...

I've got my base vehicle now, a 2013 Citroen Relay L3H2. It needs a bit of tarting up here and there but it drives like a dream. Power steering is even lighter than my Volvo XC90 and cheese and chalk compared to the Hymer with no power steering. And... It goes up hills without having to...

Sorry, yes I should have known about your vehicle from browsing your conversion write up. As for the SCR, it does matter if the alternator fitted is a smart one controlled through the vehicles ECU as they only deliver a reduced charge when driving to improve fuel economy and then boost the...

Looking on t'Internet it looks as though the 2013 Relay has an old-style, non-smart, alternator. Once I get that van in my hands on Thursday I'll chuck a meter on the battery and test the alternator operation to verify. If so then I'll skip the Sterling unit and just go with a split charging...

Thanks I'll do a bit of investigating Phill

I knew I’d read it somewhere - https://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/voltage-sensitive-relay-12v-140a.html Maybe this issue is unique to this particular split charge relay.

Thanks very much for this. I have a 200W solar panel with a Victron controller so hopefully that should do the finishing off for me. Just one more area that I’m unclear on is the split charge relay compatibility with modern vehicles. I’m sure I’ve read somewhere that they won’t work with newer...

Can I ask what year your vehicle is? Actually it's the alternator that I'm interested in. I gather the split charge relays don't work with Euro5 (think it's 5) vehicles

My van is a 2013 Citroen Relay so it’s looking like a B2B will be the way to go.

I was looking at battery to battery charger options and was more or less settled on the Sterling B2B unit when I came across an article that made me think. There they suggest a simple relay with suitably size (large) cable offers a better solution that is kinder to the leisure batteries. It's...

Hope everything goes well with your opp. Failing health and mental acuity are a bit of a bummer, but then I do like the freedom of not giving a tos hoot about most other things in life. Phill

Ha ha, you and me both. It's going to be a long time till Thursday! I do know it has a ding in the side, which my son assures me he can sort out (he worked briefly at a body shop) and that was reflected in the price.

Ah well, suddenly the question becomes moot! I’ve just bought a 2013 Citroen Relay L3H2 with 190k on the clock. Our son pointed it out to me for sale in Orkney, actually on Hoy. I know I’m doing the unspeakable, buying it without seeing it but I’ve spoken to the chap seen lots of photos etc so...

Ah, now see that's the sort of answer I was hoping for :D I also have a diesel heater I intend to transfer from the Hymer to the new conversion. Phill

That sounds like a plan. Actually, now you mention it I seem to recall doing something similar on an old house we had in the midlands many years ago. I reckon if I could remember the details of everything I've done in the past I'd be brilliant :rolleyes: Getting old's a buggar :eek:

I've shared the tortuous path to the self-build decision on Motorhomer It is with a heavy heart that we turn our back on the Hymer but I have just run out of steam with the mechanics. I'm loathe to spend the sort of money that it would take to get the engine properly sorted. This is...

I’m in the process of browsing possible vehicles. I’m not ready to buy yet but it doesn’t hurt to browse the field so to speak and consider options. One aspect I keep turning over in my head is - bus or van? I want a quite light lounge with windows on three sides ideally (as they are in our...