Charging Batteries Via Anderson Plug

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Originally Posted by LRD414

And also if you do too many short drives in the city like me. My battery has been good so far and helped by the Traxide but I'm taking the advice regarding getting some regular time fully charged to float mode overnight.

Scott

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Hi, I just plug my car into a 20w solar array on my car shed roof to maintain my batteries. Plugs straight into the anderson plug same as when charging by solar when camping. I do this as my vehicle is only occasionally used between trips (not our main car). I think that even with a 10w panel you should probably use a regulator as it not only prevents overcharge but also prevents discharge at night if you leave your panel plugged in as I do. Haven't had any battery problems since setting this up.

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Originally Posted by gotaflat

Hi Tim, for this to happen (i.e. charge both batteries through the rear mounted Anderson plug) does the in Cab Control Module need to have a particular switch position? FWIW mine is pointing to the LED.

I am following another thread on main cranking battery charging etc. - because I think its low/labouring when staring... but no warnings at all.

PS I lost the email you sent me on the position settings... can I PM you and get re sent? or is it on line?

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Hi gotaflat and set the switch away from the LED.

This is the normal and recommended switch position.

Tim.
I think you should include a bussiness card with these units,it could have your advertising on one side and the switching positions and uses on the back.
We could replace one of the Stealers cards in the owners handbook with it;););););)
Andrew

If I want to install a Anderson plug at the rear solely for charging from solar panels, what size cable should I run?

Cheers Ean

Hi Ean, if you do not already have a cable to the rear, it would be advantageous to run 6B&S.

The 6B&S will guaranty you will have very little voltage drop while charging from the solar, and the setup will allow your to charge house batteries ( in the future if not now ).

If you are only interested in solar charging, then I need to know the total solar wattage to be able to suggest the minimum size cable to reduce voltage drop/lose over the distance between the rear and cranking battery.

Depending on the size of your solar array,you could use an Anderson plug connected to pins 3&4 on the white 12S plug.Think it is fused at 15amp.

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Originally Posted by drivesafe

Hi Ean, if you do not already have a cable to the rear, it would be advantageous to run 6B&S.

The 6B&S will guaranty you will have very little voltage drop while charging from the solar, and the setup will allow your to charge house batteries ( in the future if not now ).

If you are only interested in solar charging, then I need to know the total solar wattage to be able to suggest the minimum size cable to reduce voltage drop/lose over the distance between the rear and cranking battery.

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Thanks Tim, I will just go with that as I don't know my solar set up either , had them for about 10 years . I may in future want to charge a camper battery so will rather go larger than minimum.

Cheers Ean

Hi, I've just been given a Ctek MXS 15. It doesn't have the comfort connectors like the smaller Ctek and was wondering if anyone has modified the leads to take an anderson plug? I have a Traxide system and would like to be able to charge my disco 3 from rear anderson plug!

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Originally Posted by PTCAAR

Hi, I've just been given a Ctek MXS 15. It doesn't have the comfort connectors like the smaller Ctek and was wondering if anyone has modified the leads to take an anderson plug? I have a Traxide system and would like to be able to charge my disco 3 from rear anderson plug!

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No reason at all why you can't just fit an Anderson plug to the end of the lead. ;)

I've made up a short lead with an Anderson plug on the end of it, and with a C-Tek comfort plug on the other end, so I can simply swap between Anderson plug or alligator clips - but having an Anderson plug only would be no problem.

Buy two Anderson plugs (Jaycar has different coloured ones available in a kit of three). Cut off about 12 inches of the lead from your charger and install an Anderson plug to both sides of the cut cable - that way you can either plug your charger directly into the rear Anderson plug on your Traxide system, or you could plug the two sections of your original lead together to give you alligator clips on the end if you want to charge directly to a battery.

Aren't the CTEK. Comfort connectors limited to 10A? I have a vague recollection seeing this somewhere.