minitwin42
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Hi guys,
First poster here!
I have a self build camper van with a DMT 1250 split charger connected to the vehicle battery and a 300W solar panel as inputs. These run to and charge a 260Ah 5000A AGM leisure battery in the back. The Battery runs to my 12V fuse box and powers all the usual stuff. All well and good.
I also have a Noco Genius 10 AGM charger.
I would like to be able to plug in the van to mains power (240v) on a campsite or at home and ideally I'd like to charge the leisue battery and still run the 12V in the back of the van at the same time. I won't have a massive draw on the battery - just the fridge and some lights.
I would like to know a couple of things:
Could I replace the solar panel input wiring into the DMT 1250 with one of these:
24V version:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...title_huc_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1NNPUA7EKFNWH
12V version:
and then have a selector switch where I choose solar input or mains input to the DMT 1250 solar wiring?
Would the above ac/dc converter be enough to still charge the leaisure battery but just using the ac/dc converter instead of the solar panels to do so?
There is a 12v output and a 24v output version of this ac/dc converter. According to the DMT tech specs it takes between a 10vdc and 35vdc input from solar panels. Would either be ok for this or am I being thick and I need to stick to the 12V version?!
Or, could I just leave the genius 10 charger connected to the battery and plug it in to the mains directly when I have hook up available? Would this have the same effect?
I've read various threads of this damaging the battery/charger so I'm not clear on whether this would work or not.
Any help greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Dave
First poster here!
I have a self build camper van with a DMT 1250 split charger connected to the vehicle battery and a 300W solar panel as inputs. These run to and charge a 260Ah 5000A AGM leisure battery in the back. The Battery runs to my 12V fuse box and powers all the usual stuff. All well and good.
I also have a Noco Genius 10 AGM charger.
I would like to be able to plug in the van to mains power (240v) on a campsite or at home and ideally I'd like to charge the leisue battery and still run the 12V in the back of the van at the same time. I won't have a massive draw on the battery - just the fridge and some lights.
I would like to know a couple of things:
Could I replace the solar panel input wiring into the DMT 1250 with one of these:
24V version:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...title_huc_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1NNPUA7EKFNWH
12V version:
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Would the above ac/dc converter be enough to still charge the leaisure battery but just using the ac/dc converter instead of the solar panels to do so?
There is a 12v output and a 24v output version of this ac/dc converter. According to the DMT tech specs it takes between a 10vdc and 35vdc input from solar panels. Would either be ok for this or am I being thick and I need to stick to the 12V version?!
Or, could I just leave the genius 10 charger connected to the battery and plug it in to the mains directly when I have hook up available? Would this have the same effect?
I've read various threads of this damaging the battery/charger so I'm not clear on whether this would work or not.
Any help greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Dave