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[simonpa]

It's not really my place to 'recommend' but you do need a modern 'smart charger'.
The CTEK MXS10 fits that profile. there are other makes out there.
Ring, Clarke, Sealey and this one from Draper which is probably the one I would choose as spending over £100 on a battery charger seems a bit OTT

6/12V Smart Charger and Battery Maintainer, 10A

Ensure optimal battery performance with the Draper 6/12V Smart Charger and Battery Maintainer, a reliable 10A solution for charging and maintenance.

www.drapertools.com

Thank you Miki - much appreciated. Cost is important but do want to maintain good condition of battery.
Simon

 

[Eric]

It's not really my place to 'recommend' but you do need a modern 'smart charger'.
The CTEK MXS10 fits that profile. there are other makes out there.
Ring, Clarke, Sealey and this one from Draper which is probably the one I would choose as spending over £100 on a battery charger seems a bit OTT

6/12V Smart Charger and Battery Maintainer, 10A

Ensure optimal battery performance with the Draper 6/12V Smart Charger and Battery Maintainer, a reliable 10A solution for charging and maintenance.

www.drapertools.com

I would probably add Optimate 2 in that list. Cheap and reliable, suitable for all batteries except lithium

 

[angstorms]

Hi Shaky.

Hope someone can offer some advice. I have the NOCO Genius 10 charger and wanted to top up the car battery from 94% (according to the Grenadier). I connected the NOCO and originally had problems getting it out of standby mode. Eventually it indicated it was charging but showed the battery to be only 25% charged (one red LED bar). After two hours when I disconnect the charger and restart the engine the Grenadier still shows the same 94%. Any ideas anyone - is the charger faulty?

I was looking at the same thing I have Noco Genius 10, on there site, it says EFB batteries need to charged in regular mode

Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB)​

Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB): EFB batteries are ideal for automotive applications with entry-level start-stop function. Similar to start-stop AGM batteries, they are able to restart the car engine in milliseconds and are maintenance-free. EFB batteries typically feature polyfleece material lining which helps to prolong the life of the lead plate material, keeping the electrolyte closer to the plates in each cell. Due to the heavy demands of start-stop technology, these batteries often require thicker plates than compared to conventional starting batteries. Charge EFB batteries using the NORM Mode

 

[Shaky]

That’s correct, I took this screen grab off the NOCO site a while back.

In relation to charging the NOCO always shows one red light (equiv 25%) when it starts charging but will quickly move up to fully charged and then on to maintenance (trickle) when the battery reaches a level it deems sufficient. I only have the NOCO 5, which is slow anyway but it will bring the battery up to 95% easily over the course of a few hours.

One tip is that I have had it charging for several hours and when I check the battery level on the car display it showed about 82%, when I got in it the next morning it actually showed 93%. So clearly the battery had charged more than the car thought it had and it needed a nights sleep to have a think about it !!.

 

[angstorms]

I found this MOLL document on supporting there EFB batteries, I have the PDF now so I could send to the admin, but I though it be useful for rest of people here as well

 

[Koenstravel]

I’ve had the Victron bluesmart 12/30 charger installed in mine with a 16amp blue socket connected to rear bumper so when I’m in powered camp sites I can just hook up the lead and batteries will be conditioned also the fridge is connected to a mains voltage socket and automatically switches over to mains power instead of 12v if it detects mains current.
Note the picture was taken before the smartpass terminal was blanked off and the mains socket is the South African round pin type which I will change to U.K. spec when back in the UK
This set up along with using solar panels when in non powered settings works fine for me.
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Hi, first all nice setup. I was wondering how the grid cable in the bumper is brought into the cabin, did you need to drill a hole in the body or is there anything foreseen. Any insight would be much appreciated. Thnx a lot and happy driving. Koen

 

[Logsplitter]

Hi, first all nice setup. I was wondering how the grid cable in the bumper is brought into the cabin, did you need to drill a hole in the body or is there anything foreseen. Any insight would be much appreciated. Thnx a lot and happy driving. Koen

If you remove the internal panel on the right hand side inside the back door. You may be able to do it by just removing the access panel on right hand side. (Opposite side to vehicle jack storage compartment )you will find grommets where other cables enter/exit. You can then put the new cable through there and route along right hand side and into battery compartment.

 

[Koenstravel]

If you remove the internal panel on the right hand side inside the back door. You may be able to do it by just removing the access panel on right hand side. (Opposite side to vehicle jack storage compartment )you will find grommets where other cables enter/exit. You can then put the new cable through there and route along right hand side and into battery compartment.

thnx a million !