Installation of Battery in Jayco Poptop

Submitted: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 13:50
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Some technical assistance with fitting of a battery to a van please.

Wish to put a battery in my Jayco ( for internal lights only) and am trying to fully understand the following
1. Charging the battery, in van, whilst car is running
2. Linking the van battery to the caravan's transformer and using that battery for lights when 240v is not available
3. Topping up charge in van battery with a Ctek7000 charger

Present vehicle set up is an AGM battery in back of L/C which runs a car fridge, and this battery is in turn linked to a Redarc unit .
A 2nd plug is installed in rear of vehicle to use for 12v lighting etc.

I assume a link from the wiring to vehicle AGM Battery (and by default the Redarc unit), can be attached to caravan via an Anderson Plug.
From here I further assume that wiring to Anderson Plug , goes to the caravan's transformer and then is wired to the new van battery.
Have noticed some vans with a toggle switch in close proximity to van battery and ask is this to isolate 240 v from 12v power.

The transformer has a 240w wire plugged in permanently , and I wonder if I take this out to use the Battery Charger wil this create any problems.

Am getting it installed profesionally but am just trying to get it clear in my mind , beforehand, what are the steps and how it all fits together.

Pedro

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