I wanted a hard body and something a bit unique.Ī random eBay search popped up a Unimog hard body that was quite detailed from a Chinese seller. I was looking around the interwebs for 1:10 body options. the bracket is not original, and is a once off, however it’s pretty simple to copy.Hi. This mount allows a second alternator to run just below the engine. We have standard Irish/UK square sockets. We can also get 220V “Passed through” directly to our sockets when plugged in at camp sites. The usual one is our on-board inverter, which uses the 12V battery bank, and provides 220V in the camper. We get 220V AC (Standard household power in most of Europe) from 2 sources.
#Unimog u1300 battery hold down install#
This is because we removed the standard lights and brackets in order to install some storage space, and then we used the low profile LED lights to save space in the boxes.Īlso, We have 100% led lights inside, and in each of the presses as they can be large dark places! You move the wire from the 1 pin to replace the wire that was for C3 (3rd dash warning light) and your done. On my Mog, there are 3 sockets, the 4 pin, the 6 pin, and a 1 pin. These are the sockets that plug into the flasher unit.
For example, the engel freezer stops drawing any power if the volts are less than 11.5 (approx). In theory, this means each one can provide 10 amps of power for 11 hours, but in practice it’s a lot less than that, probably even less than half of that before the voltage drops so low they are not much use. This gives us a total of 5 batteries aboard, each of them the same so we have the option to swap some about if we hit trouble. This is popular with most camping cars, but we have often gone for months with no electic hookup by the very nature of the places that we go. The third method is a mains connection to the truck, which charges the batteries.
If you switch on something during the day with the batteries full, the solar panel quickly (within seconds) creates more power, so we often charge laptops, camera batteries etc during the day, and not at night.ģ. If the batteries are almost fully charged, the solar panel controller “backs off” the amount of current that is supplied to the batteries.
#Unimog u1300 battery hold down full#
We have 2 large solar panels on the roof and these can generate up to 17amps of power in full sunlight. It’s not a large alternator, about 40amp or so and it’s enough to get the job done.Ģ. This is a great option when you are moving the truck every day or every few days. The engine has a 2nd alternator that generates current to charge the 12v battery bank. This 12v circuit can be charged in any of 3 different ways.ġ. This is used for the camper body to power things like the fridge, freezer, internal lights, water pump for the sink and the gas cooker ignition and lights.
We also have 3 12v batteries working together in parallel to give us a 12V supply. This has its own alternator, which generates current to charge the 24v “bank” of batteries. The headlights, indicators, brake lights, starter motor etc are all 24v which is the normal voltage for trucks. These are 2 12v batteries together in series, which gives us 24V. There are 2 separate sets of batteries, and 2 separate electrical systems. Our truck has a bit of a complicated set of electrical circuits, as do most camper trucks.
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