Zig help/advice please,.....

[toolsntat]

On the cf8 unit in a RIEMO conversion doe`s it charge the starting battery???



Cheers

[Willoughby]

Hi

I charges the battery connected to terminals 1& 2 on the connector block on the back. Depends what battery is connected.

K

[toolsntat]

Cheers for that.....
What sort of length of time would you say is safe to leave it on charge for??
Also do you have to remove the caps on the battery you are charging??
Cheers
Andy

[Willoughby]

Just got the meter out, the charging circuit supplies less that 2A when on mains.
At that rate it would take ages to charge a battery.

Not 100% on caps I have never taken mine off, prob should have. Im sure some one will be along in a mo to let us know.

K

[toolsntat]

Had it on for about 1 1/2 hours and it didn`t make any difference
Mind you I`m really not sure how to use this Zig unit properly yet
My fault , should have kept up the regular starting regime

[1664]

The Zig can only provide a 'trickle' charge. And to be honest, most camper conversions do not even wire that particular part of the Zig up. It was originally designed to go in caravans, not campers. They assumed the 'starter' battery would be charged via the alternator and would not go flat by using the camper equipment which was fed via the leisure battery.

[toolsntat]

OK cheers for that , so does that mean that it can be left on trickle on the leisure and is it possible to do the wire up for the starter battery??

[1664]

OK cheers for that , so does that mean that it can be left on trickle on the leisure and is it possible to do the wire up for the starter battery??

Well you can do the wiring but it's a lot of work for very little actual benefit (that's code for 'I couldn't be arsed to'). I can't even begin to imagine how long it would take to charge a flatish battery. Do you actually NEED it to, or is it just something you think might come in useful one day? As for leaving the leisure battery on trickle, there's no point if you're not using it and I don't think batteries like being on permanent charge. If you're planning on putting your van into hibernation over the winter (not advisable anyway) why not just disconnect both the batteries? Overall. the best thing to do is actually drive the van occassionally.

[toolsntat]

Sorned and sitting on the drive hooked up with a flat battery as it is, so time to break out the charger....
But all your points taken on board ....
Cheers
Andy

[1664]

Sorned

What a horrible word..........

[toolsntat]

Just wanna get it sorted as its becoming another junked up VW store shed
Just been so busy since I got it