12v & 240v power explanation please!

[AxlFoley]

i have read the thread on 12v & 240v power, but i am lost as i do not know that much about it, all i know is that i need 12v & 240v power in my van.

am i correct in thinking that if i fit one of these in say my engine bay,

Male or femail??
connected to one of these

and in turn connected to these

as long as i use one of these

to connect to the caravan site hook up, i will have 240 Volts in my van.

is that right?

then i will need;
Split charger of some sort to charge my leisure battery, and a seperate fse board/distribution board like this

that i can connect my stereo and fridge too, is that right ?

am i on the right track? if so my only other question is, how do i charge my leisure battery while i'm connected to the mains? and is it ok to use the battery while its charging?

Thanks

Mark

 

[froggy]

I think you've covered just about everything there.
I wouldn't recommend using the leisure battery while your charging it, the best time to charge it would be over night when everything is switched off.

 

[Araon]

Looks about right and male fitted to the van....never ave pins offering the power or they'll sting you...

to charge on the mains your going to need a 230V ac to 12V dc charger as it happens I have a spare charger I was going to use 12V 4A....which you could have at postage since I now have another thats slightly smaller....

Theres no reason you couldnt use it whilst chargeing other than its limited to 4 amps and obviously its going to take longer, best to charge whist sitting in the sun with a tin/bottle in your fist watching the little ones run about its not really adviseable to charge in your sleep afterall if the worst were to happen.

 

[Araon]

Anyone want this charger?

 

[hart5lizard]

what you need is a 3 stage charger, it keeps your 12 volt system topped up while you are plugged into the hook up on the campsite, they are about £100. I got mine from rainbow conversions in wisbech