Thread: Extender Lead for Camper Trailer

Sounds like a good idea. Sometimes you can't get your vehicle in front of your trailer anyway.

Dependent on cost though I'd probably make my own.

depending on cost make your own... or invest in a second panel to keep the fridge happy.

Make your own

The cable and anderson plugs from Traxide are

10mm twin cable (45 amp rated) @ $12.00 /m $72.00
Two anderson plugs $12.00

$84.00, plus postage and about 15mins and a bit of solder - jobs done.

Originally Posted by ladas

about 15mins and a bit of solder - jobs done.

Unless he has a bigger than average soldering iron or even a mini blow torch then I think crimping would be the go.

Hi folks, Grizzly PMed me about the extension lead and I suggested to him to post the question here to get some ideas.

I also offered to make him up a 6m extension lead using 10mm2 twin cable, two Anderson plugs and two Safety Covers for $90 including post, plus I can make the leads longer if required at $10 for each additional metre.

There is another way to charge the camper trailer battery and that is to connect a 12 to 240v inverter to the vehicle’s battery when you come back to the camp site and run an ordinary 240v extension cord to a small battery charger in the camper trailer and let it run all night.

This set up has the advantage that the vehicle battery is charged while you are driving around during the day and then it is used to charge the camper trailer battery at night and it does not matter if the vehicle’s battery is lower than the camper battery as the inverter/battery charger set up raises the voltage going into the camper battery anyway.

Cheers

I've done this on my setup, i also have an elcheapo 75AH battery in my camper and a small solar panel to keep it charged during the day (i don't have a fridge running of it though) and after a few cloudy days the near the end of one of our stays in the bush the water pump was starting to show signs that the battery in the camper was running flat, so that night i hooked up the camper battery to our battery fighter charger and ran it off an inverter from my auxillary battery in the car.

Next morning battery was recharged and i went for an explore to recharge my auxillary battery in the car and all was fine that night

I saw Tim (drivesafe) mention this in another post and thought now that's worth trying, so i did.

Oh BTW Tim new smart charger is going great, no probs at all

Baz.

Wouldn't the cost of the inverter be more expensive then just getting the cable made up?

Originally Posted by Grizzly_Adams

Wouldn't the cost of the inverter be more expensive then just getting the cable made up?

Yep, but as many people already have either a battery charger and/or an inverter, the cost is not that much, if anything.

On the other hand, if you have a cable running to the rear of your vehicle with an Anderson plug on it, then an extension lead is a simple alternative and the extension lead can be used for other things such as powering a compressor or running accessories like a fridge or lights without having to have to have the vehicle right there to connect directly to the battery.

I have an Anderson plug on a short lead at both the front and rear of my rangy and have a 5m extension lead to run what ever I want.

Cheers.