The "bus bars" you refer to are only for the electrical connection the 250 unit needs to be mounted separately either to a plate that will take the 120 and the 250 together or fixed rigidly on its own. Not just placed on a table cloth in the picture.
Correct, just wanting to know if the connector plates come with the vehicle or I have to source them separately from Ctek (if they are sold separately that is)
When buying the smart pass then the bus bars are supplied with it ready for connection to the Ctek D250 se so I don’t know whether Ineos will leave the box containing them if ordering the twin battery set up
Hoping that's the case and the connector bars are in the box.. thanks for responding. cheers
Checked today and the connectors bars are not in the box; maybe they come with the D250?
Cheers, guess we'll never know if Ctek supply these in the box for their Ineos contract or not..... but good on Ctek, have a few of their products and rate them. Suspect they'll be receiving a few calls..
They're only needed if you want to connect the D250SE charger.
You'll need your own device, a few have been mentioned already.
That's the D250SE ~ or another make if you're not tied to CTEK.
There's an output for items directly off the Smartpass.
A solar cell requires a regulator (Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) or Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Controller), a bridge essentially, that converts the higher voltage DC from the cell to the lower voltage DC needed to charge batteries. The CTEK D250SE is a battery charger that can achieve the required voltage conversion.
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Thanks. Looking forward to your further learnings.A solar cell requires a regulator (Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) or Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Controller), a bridge essentially, that converts the higher voltage DC from the cell to the lower voltage DC needed to charge batteries. The CTEK D250SE is a battery charger that can achieve the required voltage conversion.
It is possible also to buy a standalone solar regulator and in some cases you will find solar panels and blankets which come with a regulator bundled. In this case the low voltage output can be connected directly to the battery or elsewhere in the electrical system (under bonnet terminals? Yet to see an actual wiring diagram).
I might be oversimplifying, but as I understand it a MPPT controller is essentially a ‘smart’/variable charger while a PWM is a switch that must be selected to match a panel of specific voltage.
I’m still working through the merits of the D250SE versus reusing my existing solar regulator.
This blog post below might help. It’s not precisely the same model but I found it helpful…
CTEK D250SA And SMARTPASS120 - REVIEW | All Around Oz
The CTEK D250SA and Smartpass120 battery management system is the perfect solution for anyone who has big away from home power requirements.
That’s super hard to say on that much information, and I’m not 100% sure what you mean by ‘cold box’.
Perfect. I had no idea if it could run say a small fridge for 1 day or 5 days. Now I understand the interest in solar and the CTEK 250 or similar.
