Owlhouse
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Had my new Burstner for just over a year now ( old one now residing in NZ) an found the starter battery was not being charged by the factory fitted solar panel. The leisure battery was fine so I questioned this with the dealer and was told that this is normal. The panel is connected to the ‘Aux1’ point on the Electroblock charger and will only charge the leisure battery in this configuration.
I contacted Schaudt who make the Electroblock charger and asked if there was any reason not to use the solar connector point and they said no, it should be used.
I made up a cable using the correct plug and decent size wire, removed Burstner cable and fitted mine and now have a system that keeps both batteries charged.
If you are going to do it yourself make sure you disconnect the solar panel first then do the cable! The wiring is simple - positive cable goes to top two contacts (2 & 3) and negative to bottom contact (1). The plug was obtained from Apuljack (apuljackengineering.co.uk) but there should be plenty of other suppliers around. The cable is crimped on so make sure it is secure and the other ends go to the solar controller pos/neg.
I have kept the burstner cable in case of warranty claims just in case they complain! Refitting will only take a couple of minutes.
I contacted Schaudt who make the Electroblock charger and asked if there was any reason not to use the solar connector point and they said no, it should be used.
I made up a cable using the correct plug and decent size wire, removed Burstner cable and fitted mine and now have a system that keeps both batteries charged.
If you are going to do it yourself make sure you disconnect the solar panel first then do the cable! The wiring is simple - positive cable goes to top two contacts (2 & 3) and negative to bottom contact (1). The plug was obtained from Apuljack (apuljackengineering.co.uk) but there should be plenty of other suppliers around. The cable is crimped on so make sure it is secure and the other ends go to the solar controller pos/neg.
I have kept the burstner cable in case of warranty claims just in case they complain! Refitting will only take a couple of minutes.