Replacing Battery Charger

[Cheeky Girl]

Hi

Looking to replace my aging (2004) charger, with a Victron Blue smart charger. Battery charger

The Victron charger come with a fitted plug whereas the old charger is wired directly.

So my plan is to wire up a waterproof 13a socket and plug in the charger.

The charger is mounted on a bulkhead in the sugar scoop well above the waterline .

Does this sound ok?
Regards

 

[lw395]

The charger is not remotely waterproof, it should be in a dry place.

 

[pvb]

No reason why that wouldn't work. I fitted the same charger last year, and just directly connected the wires. It's a good little charger.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Hi

Looking to replace my aging (2004) charger, with a Victron Blue smart charger. Battery charger

The Victron charger come with a fitted plug whereas the old charger is wired directly.

So my plan is to wire up a waterproof 13a socket and plug in the charger.

The charger is mounted on a bulkhead in the sugar scoop well above the waterline .

Does this sound ok?
Regards

Good charger, why not just cut the plug of and wire it in, same as the old one ?

 

[Cheeky Girl]

Good charger, why not just cut the plug of and wire it in, same as the old one ?

Hi
To do that I would need to open up the charger. Warranty invalid?
Regards

 

[pvb]

Hi
To do that I would need to open up the charger. Warranty invalid?
Regards

What PaulRainbow suggested was exactly what I did - just cut the 13A plug off the end of the charger lead, and join the charger lead to the mains supply. No need to open the charger at all. No warranty issues.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Hi
To do that I would need to open up the charger. Warranty invalid?
Regards

No, cut the plug off and connect the lead, if it's not long enough, join it to the previous cables.