2 and a half jobs completed

Freelander……in your picture re fitting new number plate I see the absence of stainless grill.Have I missed the story,have you changed your van?

FreelanderUK wrote:These are the wire colours for connection,but I will not be held responsible for any FUPS

Brown / Blue trace Leisure, Brown / Green trace engine battery and White / Orange trace Negative at the control unit for an easy installation.

Thanks  
Very interesting! I will have a look.
Do you also have some kind DC to DC charger between the Vehicle Battery and the LiFeP04 leisure battery?

Kdc wrote:Freelander……in your picture re fitting new number plate I see the absence of stainless grill.Have I missed the story,have you changed your van?

Not changed the van ,the grills were added later 

gobsmacked wrote:

FreelanderUK wrote:These are the wire colours for connection,but I will not be held responsible for any FUPS

Brown / Blue trace Leisure, Brown / Green trace engine battery and White / Orange trace Negative at the control unit for an easy installation.

Thanks  
Very interesting! I will have a look.
Do you also have some kind DC to DC charger between the Vehicle Battery and the LiFeP04 leisure battery?

I do not have LiFeP04 batteries fitted ,I have 2 x 110a/h sealed lead, Victron MPPT 100/20 regulator, Victron battery sense, and a Victron smart shunt fitted with a Panasonic 250w hybrid solar panel on the roof

FreelanderUK wrote:

gobsmacked wrote:

FreelanderUK wrote:These are the wire colours for connection,but I will not be held responsible for any FUPS

Brown / Blue trace Leisure, Brown / Green trace engine battery and White / Orange trace Negative at the control unit for an easy installation.

Thanks  
Very interesting! I will have a look.
Do you also have some kind DC to DC charger between the Vehicle Battery and the LiFeP04 leisure battery?

I do not have LiFeP04 batteries fitted ,I have 2 x 110a/h sealed lead, Victron MPPT 100/20 regulator, Victron battery sense, and a Victron smart shunt fitted with a Panasonic 250w hybrid solar panel on the roof

Since it seem you have a very good knowledge of the EC500 and electrics, maybe you can give a hint about one last piece of the puzzle I am trying to solve For want I understand, inside the EC500 (maybe with some kind of aid from a split relay), the charge from the alternator and vehicle battery is sent back to the leisure battery. The problem I understand is that this is not optimal for LiFeP04 and it should instead be managed by a Victron Orion DC to DC.
Do you think the Orion could live in parallel with the exiting system If I pull new cables from the Vehicle battery? Any thought?

gobsmacked wrote:

FreelanderUK wrote:

gobsmacked wrote:

Thanks  
Very interesting! I will have a look.
Do you also have some kind DC to DC charger between the Vehicle Battery and the LiFeP04 leisure battery?

I do not have LiFeP04 batteries fitted ,I have 2 x 110a/h sealed lead, Victron MPPT 100/20 regulator, Victron battery sense, and a Victron smart shunt fitted with a Panasonic 250w hybrid solar panel on the roof

Since it seem you have a very good knowledge of the EC500 and electrics, maybe you can give a hint about one last piece of the puzzle I am trying to solve For want I understand, inside the EC500 (maybe with some kind of aid from a split relay), the charge from the alternator and vehicle battery is sent back to the leisure battery. The problem I understand is that this is not optimal for LiFeP04 and it should instead be managed by a Victron Orion DC to DC.
Do you think the Orion could live in parallel with the exiting system If I pull new cables from the Vehicle battery? Any thought?

Sorry this is something I am not familiar with so can not offer any help

I would join the Victron forums and ask there , some very helpful people on there

Orion manual here 

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FreelanderUK wrote:

jennyandpeter wrote:Hi freelander I can not find the handle on ebay with that number.

I have just checked the sellers shop and no longer listed 
The seller is Bolt on Bits and have a web site
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They have just rlisted the handles on ebay 

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Using a handle and your arms to lift yourself as you get old and weak is best avoided if possible to keep your core strength up. always stand up from sitting without using your arms to keep yourself fit for as long as possible.

little_scrote wrote:Using a handle and your arms to lift yourself as you get old and weak is best avoided if possible to keep your core strength up. always stand up from sitting without using your arms to keep yourself fit for as long as possible.

It’s to aid my wife get in and out as she is disabled with MS

Same reason I recently installed a similar handle in my WXL, to allow my wife who is disabled with fibromyalgia to get safely in and out of the van with less risk of falling.

Of course, there are those that need it and I'm sorry if it came across that I was insensitive to that as I wasn't trying to be. I was just coming out with a general life tip.