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Electric..ery PS2, LCD, Head Unit via Zig CF6

Posted: 19 May 2009, 07:50
by pouch
I am just re-organising the wiring on the Van. I have always had a zig CF6 (Danbury conversion) but the Leisure Battery was removed when it was new!

The back of the CF6 has 3 seperate supply's + the lighting circuit.

I am planning to run

Circuit 1 - LCD (fold down 12V supply), car stereo & Ps2 (slimline 12V supply) - I was planning to individually fuse these as well as the fuse on the Zig
Circuit 2 - Eberspacher
Circuit 3 - 12V plug & Inverter.

Will Circuit 1 be ok, or will I need to spread these across more than 1 circuit.

Any comments / abuse apreciated! :D

Re: Electric..ery PS2, LCD, Head Unit via Zig CF6

Posted: 19 May 2009, 22:07
by pouch
I have managed to calculate out the following loads

LCD monitor - 0.5a/h
PS2 - 5.3a/h
Head Unit ( depending on how you rate it etc) around 7.3a/h

Do I just add the numbers together??

= 13.1 a/h, does that mean I need to use 2 Zig ciruits? Or will I be ok on 1???

Re: Electric..ery PS2, LCD, Head Unit via Zig CF6

Posted: 20 May 2009, 07:19
by ringo
Yes, just add them together.

I cant really help you with the Zig units as i know nothing about them really. Plus, it all depends on your type of zig.

What is the max current (or the fuse rating) of the zig unit? I imagine its only 5A.

I can see the advantage of using the zig as you can select which battery you are going to use (however, you say you dont have a liesure battery?) - but i wouldnt put my eber, tv or ps2 anywhere near my engine battery as i wouldnt want to risk it running flat.

Personally, i would connect those straight up to the leisure battery - especially the eber which suffers massivly from voltage drops over wiring....

Ringo

PS. The eber will draw up to 15A when it starts - i doubt the zig has the wiring to support that....