Charging Leisure Batteries via EV points.

[AndyWill64]

Yes, it says that. The wiring inside the van is to the same standard as a hookup cable.

Indeed, but the general public outside the van can't touch what's inside.

 

[Geek]

I dont think a hookup's 240v is any more harmless if they chew it.

 

[CriftinsCampers]

I am curious, I wonder how many people have bought this rather expensive cable?

I have only seen one caravaner using an ev charge point and his cable was a bodged up combo of a type 2 head and a standard mains hookup cable, much black tape was also in evidence!

 

[dobbielated]

Thanks for the post Phil. If anyone has any questions, please post them and I will do my best to answer them.

Hi Bruce, I am moving into my Doblo micro camper full time in 4 weeks and I'm curious about the EV charging cable Juicy Brucie. I have an Ecoflow Delta 2 1800w power pack and wondered if I could attach a hookup cable to it (with built in RCD) to charge my ecoflow? I have seen some van builds that attach this cable to the plug in port on the outside of their van as an easy way to charge at camp sites. If the cable is not considered 'safe' enough is there a way around it?
Air bnbs and regular campsite are going to be out of my budget but I might be able to blag a cable as a Xmas present if its viable.

Thx in advance
Deborah

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Hi Bruce, I am moving into my Doblo micro camper full time in 4 weeks and I'm curious about the EV charging cable Juicy Brucie. I have an Ecoflow Delta 2 1800w power pack and wondered if I could attach a hookup cable to it (with built in RCD) to charge my ecoflow? I have seen some van builds that attach this cable to the plug in port on the outside of their van as an easy way to charge at camp sites. If the cable is not considered 'safe' enough is there a way around it?
Air bnbs and regular campsite are going to be out of my budget but I might be able to blag a cable as a Xmas present if its viable.

Thx in advance
Deborah

WOW! good luck with that, I'd be looking for a lot bigger van than that in less than 4 weeks.

 

[Bruce Lauderdale]

Hi Bruce, I am moving into my Doblo micro camper full time in 4 weeks and I'm curious about the EV charging cable Juicy Brucie. I have an Ecoflow Delta 2 1800w power pack and wondered if I could attach a hookup cable to it (with built in RCD) to charge my ecoflow? I have seen some van builds that attach this cable to the plug in port on the outside of their van as an easy way to charge at camp sites. If the cable is not considered 'safe' enough is there a way around it?
Air bnbs and regular campsite are going to be out of my budget but I might be able to blag a cable as a Xmas present if its viable.

Thx in advance
Deborah

Hi Deborah,

Thanks for your interest in The Juicy Brucie cable. If you have put in your protection such as an RCD or RCBO, then The Juicy Brucie cable is basically a hookup cable but it connects to an EV Charge Station.

So if your setup is able to charge at a campsite, you should be able to use the cable without issue.

Hope that helps,
Bruce

 

[dobbielated]

It's basically a 3 plug extension lead with built in RCD from the camping shop

 

[dobbielated]

WOW! good luck with that, I'd be looking for a lot bigger van than that in less than 4 weeks.

I've had it 2 years and spent months away in it at a time, both summer and winter, and it fits me fine. Both size wise and financially.

 

[Geek]

Leaving aside the issues arou;t taking up charging spacesv using an EV charger for hookup power is a pretty expensive approach. Generally they run at 69p to 120p per KWh, on top of the cost of the cable. It'd be cheaper to go to a cheap campsite to charge.

 

[dobbielated]

Cheapest campsite with EHU is ~£25 in.
The cable is an expensive outlay but could pay for itself in the 1st year.

 

[wildebus]

Leaving aside the issues arou;t taking up charging spacesv using an EV charger for hookup power is a pretty expensive approach. Generally they run at 69p to 120p per KWh, on top of the cost of the cable. It'd be cheaper to go to a cheap campsite to charge.

A motorhome with a pretty big battery bank is maybe 5kWh - so the charge cost is maximum £6 in your worst case scenario.
cost of cable would be covered in maybe 5 visits typically, or 10 visits at a cheap site with EHU.

 

[Geek]

A motorhome with a pretty big battery bank is maybe 5kWh - so the charge cost is maximum £6 in your worst case scenario.
cost of cable would be covered in maybe 5 visits typically, or 10 visits at a cheap site with EHU.

I was under the (possibly wrong) impression that the cable was over £100.

My battery bank is a bit over 400Ah, so that's probably about 4KWh recharge at most, so the electricity cost is not a big deal, but the payback for the cable would be.

I'd not use it except in unusual circumstances.

I can run the generator for less than £1 per hour, which easily powers the 50A charger as well as any other domestic loads. The trouble is the noise it makes.

Then again, my van is too big for an EV charging space in any event.

 

[Geek]

Cheapest campsite with EHU is ~£25 in.
The cable is an expensive outlay but could pay for itself in the 1st year.

I don't think I've ever paid as much as £25 for a campsite, but then again I hardly ever want hookup.