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Subject Topic: Folding camper 12v system Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonKev537g
15/3/2018 at 11:12am
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Is there a need for a 12v leisure battery to run a water pump and lighting??


PersonKelper
15/3/2018 at 12:07pm
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Only if you are not able to run from an EHU.

We only ever used it for the occasional one night stop in an 'Aire' or similar.

99% of the time we were using an EHU connection.


PersonKev537g
15/3/2018 at 12:15pm
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We only ever go to sites with EHU, the awning lights are either battery/solar charged...im thinking of getting a 240-12v adaptor for the water pump and then another for the lights.


PersonColin21
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Quote: Originally posted by Kev537g on 15/3/2018
We only ever go to sites with EHU, the awning lights are either battery/solar charged...im thinking of getting a 240-12v adaptor for the water pump and then another for the lights.


What you need then is a 12 volt transformer/rectifier. If you get one with sufficient output (say 10 amps) you will only need one for all your 12 volt stuff.

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Unless you are planning on going ‘off grid” then not really. The Sargent PSU unit in our camper provides 12 V from the EHU for the lights/water pump and to charge up the leisure battery, and we were told it is best to put a battery in to smooth out any spikes in the mains, but probably cheaper to replace the odd LED light bulb which might pop if that happens than buy a leisure battery you have no intention of using.

However I have no experience of using it without a battery as we needed one as don’t always have hook up.


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Personnavver
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If you have a 12S 7 pin or 13 pin socket on the car you can get a lead to plug in and run the pump from the car battery for the odd time you have no EHU if necessary.

Use the EHU running a Power Supply Unit or (PSU) to run 12 volt pump and lights most of the time.



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