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Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 11/6/2011

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Any smart charger should do. I bought one in Aldi a year or so back for £15 as a spare, the only downside is that it had to be turned on every time the power was connected. Just looked on eBay and this looks to be the sort of thing you want and a very good buy too. Basically, cut the crocodile clips off the charger and connect the wires to the battery terminals. You can either leave the charger plugged into the caravan 240 volt system or hard wire it through a fused spur. The volt meter is just connected straight across the +ve and -ve side of the battery. This can be done by tapping into the caravan wiring elsewhere in the caravan, but ideally should be as close to the battery as possible to get the most accurate reading. It should also have a fuse connected between the +ve side of the meter and the +ve battery terminal and be as close to the battery end of the wire as possible.

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Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 11/6/2011

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Here's a quick drawing of the circuit.



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would i take the 3 pin plug of aswell and connect to what?

Quote: Originally posted by scot100 on 11/6/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 11/6/2011Any smart charger should do. I bought one in Aldi a year or so back for £15 as a spare, the only downside is that it had to be turned on every time the power was connected. Just looked on eBay and this looks to be the sort of thing you want and a very good buy too. Basically, cut the crocodile clips off the charger and connect the wires to the battery terminals. You can either leave the charger plugged into the caravan 240 volt system or hard wire it through a fused spur. The volt meter is just connected straight across the +ve and -ve side of the battery. This can be done by tapping into the caravan wiring elsewhere in the caravan, but ideally should be as close to the battery as possible to get the most accurate reading. It should also have a fuse connected between the +ve side of the meter and the +ve battery terminal and be as close to the battery end of the wire as possible.

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what amp fuse whould be goods for this? can wire straight to battery terminals then? also need a spare 3 pin plug for conecting charger to? yes?

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