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Power hook up
Today I was doing bits and pieces on the car and hooked up the charger that I have, anyway long story short by the time I had finsihed working on the car the battery was down to 10%.
So i have decided to buy a proper charger, The problem I wish to overcome is how to connect said charger. Its heavy duty at 25amps and I really would like the possibility of connecting it to the car without cables shut under bootlid. So can anyone recommend something, I was thinking about trailer socket converted to suit my needs or something else under back bumper that can be easily connected too with the car locked.
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I was going to suggest something like this located discretely under the car -
http://www.ctek.com/gb/en/chargers/C...%20M8%203%2c3m It has a rubber cover that bumps into the charger hole. But it's only rated to 15A by the looks of things so maybe not suitable either
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15 amps at 240V so you will be fine at 12V.
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Hmmm, maybe not, amps are amps. How many would you be putting through it?
The voltage relates more to the external insulation rating, the current capacity is about the conductors/contacts and resistance.
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Erm, I think you may have that backwards - 15A at 240V is ~300A at 12V
In any case your 25A charger will probably only push 1-2A when charging, less if the battery is already fully charged. The 25A will likely only be in a "supply" mode, check the manual to be sure but I can't see it being a limiting factor on using a tow hook to keep it topped up. |
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Its 12v on the part, it has eyelets for battery connection Quote:
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Yes the battery may only pull a few amps when it has a state of charge higher than flat but its not a good idea to build something on the principle, one day it might need the full 25amps and then there would be problems. I have trawled the net this evening and not really found anything that I like yet other than stuff on alibaba that has min order restrictions. I shall continue on my search.
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What about a 110v socket? High IP rating if it's to be hidden under the rear bumper.
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Bit large init?
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