Leisure battery installation and Split Charge circuit.

Part 1 - Introduction and Explanation

The idea of a split charge circuit is to charge both the leisure battery and the main vehicle battery whilst the engine is running AND the alternator is charging.

Once the engine stops OR the alternator stops charging, the main battery is disconnected from the leisure battery.

The leisure battery is used whilst camping so that electrical items not drain the MAIN battery needed to start the vehicle!

Thsi topic is the most popular area of discussion in the forums, and also the most misunderstood and most complicated in appearance. I am therefore taking the opportunity to write my own "dummies guide" on the subject, making it as clear as I can.

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