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You wouldn’t like my nice red seats then 😂😂

I take the mickey but 15 years or so ago I would probably have been doing the same lol, these days all my time seems to be taken up doing nothing. Retirement is good :)

Why? 😂😂😂

Silly me forgot to turn of my EBL100-2 during my recent retiring work and managed to spike my EBL and Control panel. This was towards the end of the week before Christmas. Half my van functions without the EBL but I do still have stuff I need going through it, 12V fridge, most interior lights...

If everything works properly when the engine is running via the split charge but now when only on hab bank then it’s got to be wiring fault or fuse problem on hab supply/return side surely?

I have 2 x Victron 30a chargers in the van Trev but van is on the road outside at the moment while I have been working on it, trailing lead across the path is a no no. I did bring both the chargers in to the house though lol In other circumstances though I would do exactly what you suggest...

Yes that’s what I think as well Mark. I always get a mains chargers on my bank for 24/48 hours before I treat them as 100% charged. Had them out last week while I was doing some work in the van and gave them a good charge in the house

Why not spend £5 on a voltage stabiliser then know you have correct input power?

You can use a voltage regulator/buck converter and set it at 12V, that will sort it for you

Just as Sprinter 1 cup says I would run a temporary wire from fuse box earth to hab battery negative just to eliminate it at this point

Was just thinking the same, I take all my habitation earths back to my battery bank but this would need a hab negative to chassis as it stands wouldnt it?

Yes that’s the one advantage for me, how much charge I can put back in quickly. I don’t tend to move often enough and long enough to recharge my battery’s daily so I need to carry a generator. That keeps me going approximately five months of the year BUT I do use quite a lot of power (around 65...

That black butyl stuff is a mastic isn’t it? I know my original skylights had that as well as a white/grey semi flexible material on them. The black stuff was almost impossible to remove although I don’t think I tried petrol.

You still need to charge lithium so don’t just jump thinking they will solve your problems (I run 2x 100ah Lifepo4 battery’s so not knocking them). Something amiss as the deepest discharge is very little. You could fully charge with your b2b but need to run long enough to replace whatever is...

I was okay, my shunt is close to my battery’s so I just got the shortest ready made battery lead from a local motor factors, think it was only a tenner or so with rings each end. On positive side I just used multiple lengths of cable wherever I needed heavier than I already had. The inverter I...

I let anything that can add charge do so, that may be mains and solar or b2b and solar. My battery’s can take full combined output of all sources and I just want to get recharged as soon as possible

Just a head up that Votronic now have a blue tooth module and also have a smart shunt. You cannot buy the smart shunt on its own at the moment though. Bit too late for me but may be useful to others as I do think Votronic more suitable to vehicles but only my opinion 👍 Bluetooth...

Does it? I haven’t noticed that yet but usually I run my mains chargers when I have no or almost no solar input. I only have the two chargers and one mppt that are Victron so it won’t affect my B2B but I will see if I can check this when me get more sun. Or, is this only when you have networking...

Don’t forget you can use multiple lengths of thinner gauge to make up what you need. It can make it easier for connecting up as well sometimes

Exactly what I have just done, prices of copper flat bar can be silly as well mind but I found an online supplier that was very reasonable