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10/1/2018 at 6:17pm
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Most continental EU vans are designed to run without a battery.
A Battery and Charger are often optional extras.
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10/1/2018 at 9:42pm
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Personally I would fit a battery, but if you are intending to leave the van on a seasonal site where EHU is always available, just a ordinary car battery will do fine. If you are planning to fit a new battery to your car anytime soon, use the old car battery in the caravan.
Having a battery will stabilise the 12 volt supply provided by the charger, and will be an emergency back-up should the mains fail for a short while. At least the lights and water pump will still work if the mains goes off.
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10/1/2018 at 10:13pm
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dont be tight.. buy a battery for your nice van.. they dont cost that much and will come in useful.. he he
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11/1/2018 at 12:54pm
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I would fit a battery.. had power cuts on 2 sites in the last 8 years or so of caravanning.. Probably just been unlucky .
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11/1/2018 at 1:43pm
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The Caravan Manual (3rd Edition) reprint 2003 by John Wickersham states "Bear in mind a 12v supply should not be drawn from a mains operated charger, without having a battery in place". (page 96) Technology does move on and I'd agree this advice isn't necessarily relevant for modern vans but I'd go with the expert advice given in 2003 for a van date of manufacture 2005.
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