In theory the battery should smooth anything coming out of the trickle charger. A charger with a higher output might cause issues though. Just one thing to consider Andy is that you really want a fuse inline between the battery and the heater. I cant remember if they are internally fused or not but its worth adding one as Batteries store a huge amount of energy and if you get a dead short on the wiring the battery will easily cause a fire. Another great video though!
@andyfireblade I have got a motorbike trickel charger that I was gpin to wire up to my blackbird but I'm goin to wire it up to the battery for the heater and get another charger for the beast
yes use charger 24/7, burnt circuit board might be because of high volage from other charger like >16V, also you can use any power supply to charge battery as long as voltage is 12.8V - 14.4V, but recommend for your application to use 13.8V
Trickle-charger yes, Smart charger NO. Some smart chargers have a de-sulphating program that puts high-voltage spikes into the battery. High-voltage spikes = bye-bye controller PCB.
I have the same. Power converter that you have. And the diesel heater. I was wondering, do you know how to hook up a battery to that? As well having it plugged in.
Another great video Andy, just wanted to clarify here, you say a fully charged car battery will only last about 5 hours while running the diesel heater ? Low, medium or high heat setting ? So you'd have to stop the heater & recharge the battery if you have it on for an extended period ??
thank you my friend yes, and i only really use the heater on low settings. and then it would need a charge. i have a couple of really good power supply videos, that i will be adding in the next couple of days, and a much better power supply have a great weekend andy
You cannot use a 12 V battery from a Car it's made for cold cranking starting so you can only use 20% of its capacity. Any more than this and you will damage this Battery. You need a deep cycle Battery of some sort AMG or lipo4 And then you will need a charger if you want to use it Battery. or you buy the device that switches your main power supply to the battery when you have a power cut. I was dropping the link in yesterday but it kept getting deleted. They found on Amazon as an emergency backup switch switching from 12 power supply to the 12 V battery.
good point , i will put one in. thank you for your comment did you see my other heater vids, www.youtube.com/@andyfireblade let me know what you think, cheers andy
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I also have a trickle float charger, stops charging when fully charged.
In theory the battery should smooth anything coming out of the trickle charger. A charger with a higher output might cause issues though. Just one thing to consider Andy is that you really want a fuse inline between the battery and the heater. I cant remember if they are internally fused or not but its worth adding one as Batteries store a huge amount of energy and if you get a dead short on the wiring the battery will easily cause a fire. Another great video though!
thanks and thanks for sharing with us all....
extra fuse, yes, good idea!
cheers andy
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Hi andy ive got my heater with battery charger plug in and turned on all the time so battery never run flat
Good tip!
thanks for sharing...
cheers andy
@andyfireblade I have got a motorbike trickel charger that I was gpin to wire up to my blackbird but I'm goin to wire it up to the battery for the heater and get another charger for the beast
yes use charger 24/7, burnt circuit board might be because of high volage from other charger like >16V, also you can use any power supply to charge battery as long as voltage is 12.8V - 14.4V, but recommend for your application to use 13.8V
great comment, just what we wanted to know!
thanks for sharing with us all....
cheers andy
Trickle-charger yes, Smart charger NO. Some smart chargers have a de-sulphating program that puts high-voltage spikes into the battery. High-voltage spikes = bye-bye controller PCB.
thank you for your comment did you see my other heater vids, www.youtube.com/@andyfireblade let me know what you think, cheers andy
I have the same.
Power converter that you have. And the diesel heater. I was wondering, do you know how to hook up a battery to that? As well having it plugged in.
take a look at my other vids, it is in there .
cheers andy
Another great video Andy, just wanted to clarify here, you say a fully charged car battery will only last about 5 hours while running the diesel heater ? Low, medium or high heat setting ?
So you'd have to stop the heater & recharge the battery if you have it on for an extended period ??
thank you my friend
yes, and i only really use the heater on low settings. and then it would need a charge. i have a couple of really good power supply videos, that i will be adding in the next couple of days, and a much better power supply
have a great weekend andy
Andy, just curious what you used to attach the cold air return hose to the heater in the back? Is there a port they sell for the hose attachment?
i just used duct tape, no drama if not perfect
cheers andy
@@andyfireblade I ordered a 4" port to mount to my housing for a 4" dryer vent so I can hook up a cold air return.
You cannot use a 12 V battery from a Car it's made for cold cranking starting so you can only use 20% of its capacity. Any more than this and you will damage this Battery. You need a deep cycle Battery of some sort AMG or lipo4 And then you will need a charger if you want to use it Battery.
or you buy the device that switches your main power supply to the battery when you have a power cut. I was dropping the link in yesterday but it kept getting deleted. They found on Amazon as an emergency backup switch switching from 12 power supply to the 12 V battery.
thank you my friend, i have just ordered one.
cheers andy
You don't seem to have a fuse, I have a 20A fuse on mine
good point , i will put one in.
thank you for your comment did you see my other heater vids, www.youtube.com/@andyfireblade let me know what you think, cheers andy