Thread: Anderson plug direct to battery

Originally Posted by eno

Isn't that only the MHEV, and possibly PHEV engines? I was under the impression that the P300 / P5xx engines had alternators, albeit smart or otherwise.

Yes, correct. I should have clarified that. Mine is a D300 MHEV.

Anderson plug installed.

Thanks for help on here, used points under bonnet as suggested.

Compressor is working.

Much appreciated.

Thanks for good discussion gents, but I’m still somewhat unsure. I pick up a new D350 110 SE at the end of Feb and need to install an Anderson plug to the rear for Tvan battery charging.
Can I safely use the “jump-start” terminals in the engine bay (positive via 50A fuse and the negative to the ground post) then run a pair to the rear of the vehicle?
And is there a recommended path for the 8B&S twin core to the rear??
Appreciate all tips and tricks as I haven’t found any definitive guide… yet.
Cheers,
Gobi1

Originally Posted by GobiOne

Thanks for good discussion gents, but I’m still somewhat unsure. I pick up a new D350 110 SE at the end of Feb and need to install an Anderson plug to the rear for Tvan battery charging.
Can I safely use the “jump-start” terminals in the engine bay (positive via 50A fuse and the negative to the ground post) then run a pair to the rear of the vehicle?
And is there a recommended path for the 8B&S twin core to the rear??
Appreciate all tips and tricks as I haven’t found any definitive guide… yet.
Cheers,
Gobi1

while you could do that it’s easy to connect to the 12volt side of the DCDC unit under the cargo area. Plenty of examples of doing this and I pick up my auxiliary battery charge from here. Also plenty of earth points nearby. Keeps cable runs to a minimum. Have a trawl through the 2 Australian New Defender groups on FB and you’ll find poeple’s project write ups. I like this one Australian All New Defender Owners Group.
And will do this when I need an Anderson outlet.

Thanks for the tip JWB, that looks much easier than running wire from the front. I’ll have a look at mine once it arrives and see how well I can do it. I hadn’t realised there was sufficient power in the boot area already.
I have a 40Amp Redarc DCDC in the Tvan.
Cheers, GobiOne

I run a 50A dcdc to the aux battery in the cargo area. I've read of people pulling 70A off the car.
That connection is the supply direct to the 12volt battery under the driver's seat so plenty of cable size.
It's all empirical as noone has been able to get a published capacity of the charging system - starter generator in MHEV vehicles.

i then guess the question of connecting to the 12V system in the back of the L663 (110 MHEV) is can we tap off the *12 V in the back of the vehicle, and earth it via one of the many earth studs without affecting the vehicle's BMS?