..we've just bought a Clarke 1000w generator. The main reason being to charge up our battery in the day as we are on a long waiting list for ehu! Our van is a Fleetwood Colchester 1990 and we are very new to this!
..now i've done a lot of research before buying this and i realise that these gennys are very unpopular due to the noise! However our case is a little different as our site is right next to an airfield! well a glider school with small powered aircraft.
Also we are at least i would say 40ft from the nearest caravan. This isnt a typical caravan club site at all! We are also near trees and could probably put the genny around the other side of the tree (without burning it down!) However we will be testing the noise level first before it is used. If we feel it is too loud then we will only use this when going to remote sites with no ehu.
So the plan is to charge the battery during 'normal hours' if we need to. We also wanted it so when we do go away we have mains.
Now my first question is probably daft!..but how do i know when the battery is charged??
Second question - how do the electrics work when the genny is plugged into the van? Do the lights etc still work on 12v and the genny charges the battery whilst supplying 230v to sockets?...exactly how does it work? is it better to charge battery direct from genny or plug genny into the van and charge it that way?
Sorry for lengthy questions! i just want to make sure before i blow anything!
Appreciate any answers or help you may have.
Many thanks
Paul
..now i've done a lot of research before buying this and i realise that these gennys are very unpopular due to the noise! However our case is a little different as our site is right next to an airfield! well a glider school with small powered aircraft.
Also we are at least i would say 40ft from the nearest caravan. This isnt a typical caravan club site at all! We are also near trees and could probably put the genny around the other side of the tree (without burning it down!) However we will be testing the noise level first before it is used. If we feel it is too loud then we will only use this when going to remote sites with no ehu.
So the plan is to charge the battery during 'normal hours' if we need to. We also wanted it so when we do go away we have mains.
Now my first question is probably daft!..but how do i know when the battery is charged??
Second question - how do the electrics work when the genny is plugged into the van? Do the lights etc still work on 12v and the genny charges the battery whilst supplying 230v to sockets?...exactly how does it work? is it better to charge battery direct from genny or plug genny into the van and charge it that way?
Sorry for lengthy questions! i just want to make sure before i blow anything!
Appreciate any answers or help you may have.
Many thanks
Paul