internal electrics off a leisure battery

[coolcampers]

Hello

please could somebody help me. I have fitted a leisure battery to the bongo but would now like to run all the internal electrics (lights/ciggie lighter) off it. Can anybody explain to me how I can do it in a simple step, by step way. I have already seen a couple of posts here but although explained it isnt immediately obvious. Firstly they dont mention the internal lights, only the cigar lighter and electric blinds ( i dont have elecric blinds) and secondly they state to connect to a power supply running from the leisure battery. I,m not sure where I am supposed to look for this. Please help the totally clueless ones amongst you who have no idea how electricity works. cheers

[MountainGoat]

A number of members are experts at doing this modification. To direct you towards one we need you to put your location on your profile.

Tony

[coolcampers]

sure, I am in cardiff

[MountainGoat]

All the leckies that I know are in the North West and in Southern Scotland. Well I am from Liverpool originally of Scots parents. You could try Pm'ing Madmile for help, he converts Bongos to campervans for a living. He is located somewhere in south Wales.

Tony

[timmyt]

As mountaingoat mentioned madmile is a great source of knowledge and from my experience a very helpful and approachable guy,he is based in Caerphilly.
If your ever down my neck of the woods id be happy to take a look for you.

[coolcampers]

ok, now the next obvious question. how do i get hold of madmile. remember i am an apprentice so am not used to this forum and cant see him here. thanks

[MountainGoat]

One way is too look through the different posts until you come to one by Madmile. Then click on PM at the bottom and send him a message.

Another way is to click on "New Messages" at the very top of this page then type in Madmile as recipent and then type out your message to him.

Tony

[westonwarrior]

madmile
or check the member list

what have you done so far? split charge? How have you gone about it

[coolcampers]

firstly thanks for all the advice. it really is appreciated. secondly, how far have I got? I have bought a battery, ordered a tray and a split relay kit. But fitting that should be fine as I have some simple instructions for it. its just getting the internals to run from this battery that is the difficulty

cheers

[westonwarrior]

Its not a willinton kit then?

if not its a case of getting a fuse box and running the wires through to the main fuse box and replacing a few fuses with the wires it is simple once you have set up the new fuse box

[coolcampers]

its only simple if you know what your doing, sadly i dont. any further top tips?

[corblimey]

Here's are a couple of threads that may help with pics of my set up.

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... hp?t=11189

Or this one, read on from Madmile's post
http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... se#p250829

HTH

[coolcampers]

thanks that really does help loads. I am building a picture. now any suggestions where to route the wires into the van from the battery?

thanks

[westonwarrior]

depending how you wat it realy there are rubber grometts behind both batteries and a plastic blank in the center all of which can be used

[madmile]

thanks that really does help loads. I am building a picture. now any suggestions where to route the wires into the van from the battery?

thanks

PM'd you Mark.
As for routing cable, I use the big grommet behing the main battery as its closest to the fusebox.


Ed