In this video I fit the Bluetti Charger 1 to run for the campervan main battery and also the leisure system and battery. I upgrade to the B300K backup battery too. This is my second video about this set up that may answer your questions and give you more information too ua-cam.com/video/rrAm43knK-Y/v-deo.htmlsi=1PW1F_RmSqxbYvYX Bluetti link: Bluetti's Black Friday Sale: bit.ly/4fsed3n 2. Charger 1: bit.ly/4fOt9Zf 3. Extra 5% discount without threshold that can be used cumulatively: BLUETTIDave link: bit.ly/4f9hlRf 5% code: B300KOMAHW This part is used in this set up: Proster Battery Switch Dual... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CZPZ562?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share RED WOLF Car Circuit Breaker 30A... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09B9KVQN6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share RED WOLF Car Mini Anl Fuse Holder... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B094NDDT21?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Link to Bluetti’s UA-cam channel: ua-cam.com/video/YOsZ4rdCo94/v-deo.htmlsi=qRofo3Oud9HA3FK1 …….. Pooch and Mutt www.poochandmutt.co.uk/ ONEMAN30 and that gives them 30% off all products Re: One Man And His Whippet Contacts: Email : onemanandhiswhippet@gmail.com
I agree. I've just got the C1 and then AC200L with 2 batteries and put them in my Motorhome. Now I don't need to worry about hookups and whilst i can only have 1200W of solar max that's more than enough with the C1 as well. Loving all this Bluettit stuff and with the panels best £4500 I have ever spent!
Great video, the Charger 1 has been a very popular product from Bluetti, mine unfortunately is still in the box at the moment as waiting for some good weather to install it in the van.
Great review and the only one that mentions smart Alternators , I plan to fit one of these , I have an old van with a diesel heater , but would like to go full electric in the new van. I want to avoid any permanent lithium batteries so this would be the perfect solution👍🏻
Absolutely awesome!!! So if I bought the charger no1 ac200 max and an extra battery I can charge if from my van battery with mc4 connectors when I’m driving? And when I’m parked up I can swop over to solar by swapping the mc4 connectors. I think.
An interesting setup you have there Dave. Ive recently got myself a AC180 so have still got to see how it works in my little T6 along side my 230ah EcoTree, all I am going to use the AC180 for is some mains. It will be interesting to see how it performs especially this winter. For now my only means of charging the Bluetti is via Mains Hookup when we have it and also the 12v lead which probably won’t put much charge into it but it will be plugged into the leisure battery. How have your Bluetti systems performed in the colder temperatures of winter as you have been using Bluetti for a while now haven’t you.
My Charger 1 is shipping at the moment, hope for it's arrival in the coming days. As an interim solution, I was hoping to attach the cable ends to the car battery, go out under the bonnet/hood on the passenger side, in through the door seals at the front of the passenger door, to the charger 1 on the passenger seat (cable tied to the passenger seat headrest). Would this pose any problem to the cable itself, squeezed in the door, or any potential for shorts if it melts anywhere in the engine bay. I think most of the moving parts are centrally located and on drivers side, passenger side is mainly battery/fuse boxes etc. thanks! My car is a VW Golf Mk7 2015 with 140A smart alternator.
What ever you fit as I say in the video you need a fuse as near to the battery as possible therefore if you do have a problem the fuse will blow and stop the potential for causing a fire 🔥
Nice video.... I like Pecron e2000 can charge at 1200 watts and there battery is 3072 watts and has USB and 12v 30amp xt60 out but it has built in mppt 400w controller... So total is 1600 watts cost is $749 unit battery is $899
Actually able to follow that, well if I’ve understood correctly your ecotree is all the vans 12v and Bluetti is all the 240v? Right now I use my vans NDS1500W inverter to charge my Anker Solix whilst underway but I’ve no way of linking the Solix to my 300W solar att. I’m sure Anker will be bringing out a similar unit Idc. Thanks for a great video.
It still wouldn’t change as fast as the charge 1 if I was starting again I just have the Bluetti setup and I can easily take it out to use in our off grid setup in the cottage when we get a power cut too 👍
No I think the output of the alternator will be ok as it only giving out another 12v but time will tell I’ve done about 200 miles with everything on and all ok so far 👍👍
can i ask why you have two type of power setup both portable bluetti and then the standard van style leisure battery setup, im looking at doing a van build but and was thinking of using just bluetti is it not possible ? just asking because i dont understand it all but is it not possible to plug all sockets and van devices into the bluetti without the victron stuff ?
Hi there I have the standard sort of 12v solar B2B and mains charger from Victron This give me lots of 12v power that never runs out I can also charge the Bluetti with the 12 volt system too now using Bluetti’s Charger 1 unit But you can run everything of just a Bluetti unit something like a AC200 max as it gives out 12v at 30amps just use a lead from the 30amp outlet to a fuse box and link all your 12v kit to that Then run an extension lead from the AC side to run all your 240 V set up You can link the Bluetti to your car battery using the new Bluetti charger 1 unit to charge when the engine is running You can plug to the mains when on a campsite using the Bluetti mains charge Also you can unplug or use a two way switch to change from solar and the charger 1 unit Hope that helps if you are in the Yorkshire moors at some point let me know and I can show you my set up and explain way 👍 thanks for watching 😍
Hi friend. I came across your comment on UA-cam and I love the sound of your setup... I also have the 200 max and a B230 battery... Could you please enlighten me 🙏🙏🙏
Great additions to your whippet bus. Wish i went for bluettie to be honest. Will it be ok on mine? Mines a smart alternator 64 plate? Great vlog and details thank you 😊 Great video 😊
If the charger 1 gets connected to the bluetti through the solar input then you can’t use it at the same time as your solar panels then, correct? And you would have to switch between plugins when driving vs when solar charging.
If you get a D050S charging enhancer you can run MC4's from your PV panels to XT60 into the D050S, and then wire the D050S into the DC input so you can have both.
Magnificent , is it possible to do a wiring diagram of some sort , how all this is connected , would be grately thankfull , as i expect others would be to ? Thanks for showing al of this , i am planning to the same , using the van to my house setup. !!!!!
Van Bluetti Charger 1set up From the van starter battery there’s two positive leads that are fused and run to the back of the van 1 goes into the Victron B2B unit The power from the Victron chargers my leisure battery. The second lead from the van battery goes into the 3 way switch on number 2 input. Another lead with a fuse comes from my leisure battery to the 3 way switch on number 1 input. This enables me to use the 3 way switch to switch power off to the charger 1 unit or switch between the van battery and the leisure batteries as the input feed to go into the Charger 1 unit. The output from the charger 1 unit goes into the solar input of the Bluetti AC200Max Hope that all makes sense 😀
@@onemanandhiswhippet Love you setup - brilliant I’ve a AC200L and hoping to link it to a large lithium battery - would a single B2B (dc dc) charger work either victron or bluetti charger 1 feeding the first battery which then chargers the 2nd? Thereby negating 2 chargers If not then your solution is there 😊 I’ve been looking for someone who has linked a house battery to a all in one power unit (bluetti) in a van setup- appears you’re the first I’ve found 👍 (From Australia mate)
Hi there No I don’t think that will work due to the AC200 input would have to be the solar connection and the B2B would struggle at the solar input is to a MPPT solar controller and this would cause problems for B2B understanding how much power to give out 👍
no minds on for max 3 mins then off Have you done a software update? The charger one which is on when it receives enough power over and above the normal voltage of your starter battery
@@onemanandhiswhippet just watched the FAQ video on their UA-cam channel and it says it stays active for 30 mins after the vehicle is turned off so going to leave it for 30 mins and check again. 🤞🏼
Inverters are what change DC to AC - so you can use home appliances that run on AC; but because we're going DC from the battery, to a DC converter (the Charger 1) to a DC input (power station batteries) we can use DC all the way and not change the type of electricity. Basically if you max out the Charger 1 you're going from 12v 45-50Amps through Charger 1 to become 26-56v 10Amps.
I've ordered one of these for my ac180. I have a t6.1 with a leisure battery underneath the seat, can I connect the charger 1 to the leisure battery instead of the main battery?
@@onemanandhiswhippet I have just watched it and I might do the same with my t6.1. having the leisure battery and charger 1 both Changing the same time won't damage the alternator?
Hi , I tried installing this to my leisure battery but when I switched on , the voltage dropped below 13v it stopped charging . Did yours do the same ? I take it engine has to be on so the voltage stays high ?
Hi is your leisure battery lithium? If not that will probably be the issue Also if you go into the changer 1 setting you can alter the power settings too 👍 I’ve had no problems with mine it’s set to work with the AC200max in its settings and when I switch it over to the leisure battery it just keeps running until the battery is a 10% then the leisure battery switches off Hope that helps
Yes, running agm which may be the issue , I think its a game changer but also good if you can charge from leisure battery without having to start engine. 👍
Van Bluetti Charger 1set up From the van starter battery there’s two positive leads that are fused and run to the back of the van 1 goes into the Victron B2B unit The power from the Victron chargers my leisure battery. The second lead from the van battery goes into the 3 way switch on number 2 input. Another lead with a fuse comes from my leisure battery to the 3 way switch on number 1 input. This enables me to use the 3 way switch to switch power off to the charger 1 unit or switch between the van battery and the leisure batteries as the input feed to go into the Charger 1 unit. The output from the charger 1 unit goes into the solar input of the Bluetti AC200Max Hope that all makes sense 😀
In this video I fit the Bluetti Charger 1 to run for the campervan main battery and also the leisure system and battery.
I upgrade to the B300K backup battery too.
This is my second video about this set up that may answer your questions and give you more information too
ua-cam.com/video/rrAm43knK-Y/v-deo.htmlsi=1PW1F_RmSqxbYvYX
Bluetti link:
Bluetti's Black Friday Sale: bit.ly/4fsed3n
2. Charger 1: bit.ly/4fOt9Zf
3. Extra 5% discount without threshold that can be used cumulatively: BLUETTIDave
link: bit.ly/4f9hlRf
5% code: B300KOMAHW
This part is used in this set up:
Proster Battery Switch Dual... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CZPZ562?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
RED WOLF Car Circuit Breaker 30A... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09B9KVQN6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
RED WOLF Car Mini Anl Fuse Holder... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B094NDDT21?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Link to Bluetti’s UA-cam channel:
ua-cam.com/video/YOsZ4rdCo94/v-deo.htmlsi=qRofo3Oud9HA3FK1
……..
Pooch and Mutt www.poochandmutt.co.uk/
ONEMAN30 and that gives them 30% off all products
Re: One Man And His Whippet Contacts:
Email :
onemanandhiswhippet@gmail.com
Nice, how technology is changing!!! Good to see they aren't just making it so you have too upgrade everything else also... 🙂
Yep totally 👍
I agree. I've just got the C1 and then AC200L with 2 batteries and put them in my Motorhome. Now I don't need to worry about hookups and whilst i can only have 1200W of solar max that's more than enough with the C1 as well. Loving all this Bluettit stuff and with the panels best £4500 I have ever spent!
@@petecoventry6858nice one that’s a great set up 👍👍👍
Great video, the Charger 1 has been a very popular product from Bluetti, mine unfortunately is still in the box at the moment as waiting for some good weather to install it in the van.
Yep it works very good and easy to do too 👍
Great review and the only one that mentions smart Alternators , I plan to fit one of these , I have an old van with a diesel heater , but would like to go full electric in the new van. I want to avoid any permanent lithium batteries so this would be the perfect solution👍🏻
Many thanks John 👍👍
Morning Dave, I love the Bluetti products 👍
Many thanks 🙏
Great Video as aways Dave.. ticwatch 3 is still going strong!
That’s good to know 🙏 thanks for watching 🙏👍
Hi Dave nice to see you again
Hi there Thanks for watching
Hi there 👍 thanks for watching
Absolutely awesome!!! So if I bought the charger no1 ac200 max and an extra battery I can charge if from my van battery with mc4 connectors when I’m driving? And when I’m parked up I can swop over to solar by swapping the mc4 connectors. I think.
Yep that’s right 👍👍
@@onemanandhiswhippet this is awesome thank you once again.
🙏👍👍
An interesting setup you have there Dave. Ive recently got myself a AC180 so have still got to see how it works in my little T6 along side my 230ah EcoTree, all I am going to use the AC180 for is some mains. It will be interesting to see how it performs especially this winter. For now my only means of charging the Bluetti is via Mains Hookup when we have it and also the 12v lead which probably won’t put much charge into it but it will be plugged into the leisure battery.
How have your Bluetti systems performed in the colder temperatures of winter as you have been using Bluetti for a while now haven’t you.
Hi there
Yep I’ve had no problem at all I do have my diesel heater in the van with a feed to the garage that helps tho 👍👍
My Charger 1 is shipping at the moment, hope for it's arrival in the coming days. As an interim solution, I was hoping to attach the cable ends to the car battery, go out under the bonnet/hood on the passenger side, in through the door seals at the front of the passenger door, to the charger 1 on the passenger seat (cable tied to the passenger seat headrest). Would this pose any problem to the cable itself, squeezed in the door, or any potential for shorts if it melts anywhere in the engine bay. I think most of the moving parts are centrally located and on drivers side, passenger side is mainly battery/fuse boxes etc.
thanks! My car is a VW Golf Mk7 2015 with 140A smart alternator.
What ever you fit as I say in the video you need a fuse as near to the battery as possible therefore if you do have a problem the fuse will blow and stop the potential for causing a fire 🔥
Hell I have bought the ac300 and the b300k plus the charger 1 hopefully that’s all I will need.
👍👍
Thanks for answering a question I had about using it from the leisure battery, think it’s perfect for us, cheers 👍👊🙏🚌🏴
Many thanks 🙏 there a link in the description with a discount code if that helps too 👍👍
Nice video.... I like Pecron e2000 can charge at 1200 watts and there battery is 3072 watts and has USB and 12v 30amp xt60 out but it has built in mppt 400w controller... So total is 1600 watts cost is $749 unit battery is $899
Yep that’s good value 👍👍
Actually able to follow that, well if I’ve understood correctly your ecotree is all the vans 12v and Bluetti is all the 240v? Right now I use my vans NDS1500W inverter to charge my Anker Solix whilst underway but I’ve no way of linking the Solix to my 300W solar att. I’m sure Anker will be bringing out a similar unit Idc. Thanks for a great video.
Yep you got it 👍 Ive been ask to do more Anker videos but I don’t know what they are sending me yet 🙏👍👍
Since you have a DC to DC charger why did you not just add another EcoTime battery which is 320Ah 12V / 3840 watt hours (Wh) Vs the Bluetti 2764w
It still wouldn’t change as fast as the charge 1 if I was starting again I just have the Bluetti setup and I can easily take it out to use in our off grid setup in the cottage when we get a power cut too 👍
Very technical but it looks a nice bit of kit, are you not worried though about the extra stresses placed on your alternator?
No I think the output of the alternator will be ok as it only giving out another 12v but time will tell
I’ve done about 200 miles with everything on and all ok so far 👍👍
can i ask why you have two type of power setup both portable bluetti and then the standard van style leisure battery setup, im looking at doing a van build but and was thinking of using just bluetti is it not possible ? just asking because i dont understand it all but is it not possible to plug all sockets and van devices into the bluetti without the victron stuff ?
Hi there
I have the standard sort of 12v solar B2B and mains charger from Victron
This give me lots of 12v power that never runs out
I can also charge the Bluetti with the 12 volt system too now using Bluetti’s Charger 1 unit
But you can run everything of just a Bluetti unit something like a AC200 max as it gives out 12v at 30amps just use a lead from the 30amp outlet to a fuse box and link all your 12v kit to that
Then run an extension lead from the AC side to run all your 240 V set up
You can link the Bluetti to your car battery using the new Bluetti charger 1 unit to charge when the engine is running
You can plug to the mains when on a campsite using the Bluetti mains charge
Also you can unplug or use a two way switch to change from solar and the charger 1 unit
Hope that helps if you are in the Yorkshire moors at some point let me know and I can show you my set up and explain way 👍 thanks for watching 😍
Hi friend. I came across your comment on UA-cam and I love the sound of your setup... I also have the 200 max and a B230 battery... Could you please enlighten me 🙏🙏🙏
ua-cam.com/video/rrAm43knK-Y/v-deo.htmlsi=sVC3TpEnAduYCHjc
Great additions to your whippet bus. Wish i went for bluettie to be honest. Will it be ok on mine? Mines a smart alternator 64 plate? Great vlog and details thank you 😊 Great video 😊
Many thanks 🙏 Yep it should work fine on yours 👍👍
If the charger 1 gets connected to the bluetti through the solar input then you can’t use it at the same time as your solar panels then, correct? And you would have to switch between plugins when driving vs when solar charging.
Yep that’s right 👍👍
If you get a D050S charging enhancer you can run MC4's from your PV panels to XT60 into the D050S, and then wire the D050S into the DC input so you can have both.
Any idea if the app can update any potential future firmware?
Yes I think it can 👍
Magnificent , is it possible to do a wiring diagram of some sort , how all this is connected , would be grately thankfull , as i expect others would be to ? Thanks for showing al of this , i am planning to the same , using the van to my house setup. !!!!!
If you email me at onemanandhiswhippet@gmail.com I put one together for you I also do an update in a month or so too 👍
Van Bluetti Charger 1set up
From the van starter battery there’s two positive leads that are fused and run to the back of the van 1 goes into the Victron B2B unit
The power from the Victron chargers my leisure battery.
The second lead from the van battery goes into the 3 way switch on number 2 input.
Another lead with a fuse comes from my leisure battery to the 3 way switch on number 1 input.
This enables me to use the 3 way switch to switch power off to the charger 1 unit or switch between the van battery and the leisure batteries as the input feed to go into the Charger 1 unit.
The output from the charger 1 unit goes into the solar input of the Bluetti AC200Max
Hope that all makes sense 😀
Follow the link to the Bluetti site.
Menu top right
Charger One
Tech details
Scroll down, There's a link to the Manual
Download
Pages 14-17 (?)
@@onemanandhiswhippet
Love you setup - brilliant
I’ve a AC200L and hoping to link it to a large lithium battery - would a single B2B (dc dc) charger work either victron or bluetti charger 1 feeding the first battery which then chargers the 2nd?
Thereby negating 2 chargers
If not then your solution is there 😊
I’ve been looking for someone who has linked a house battery to a all in one power unit (bluetti) in a van setup- appears you’re the first I’ve found 👍
(From Australia mate)
Hi there
No I don’t think that will work due to the AC200 input would have to be the solar connection and the B2B would struggle at the solar input is to a MPPT solar controller and this would cause problems for B2B understanding how much power to give out 👍
Does your Charger 1 green light stay on even when the vehicle has been turned off?
Only for a short time 👍
@ hmmm not sure where I can have gone wrong then. Mine stays on even when van is off. Checked it 10 mins after and still on.
@ only difference I think is my negative runs to battery negative rather than the chassis.
no minds on for max 3 mins then off
Have you done a software update?
The charger one which is on when it receives enough power over and above the normal voltage of your starter battery
@@onemanandhiswhippet just watched the FAQ video on their UA-cam channel and it says it stays active for 30 mins after the vehicle is turned off so going to leave it for 30 mins and check again. 🤞🏼
Could you tell me where you bought your charger1 as im having problems getting hold of this product
There you go 👍 Bluetti link:
link: bit.ly/4f9hlRf
5% code: B300KOMAHW
Should get a pure sine wave inverter
lol 😂
Inverters are what change DC to AC - so you can use home appliances that run on AC; but because we're going DC from the battery, to a DC converter (the Charger 1) to a DC input (power station batteries) we can use DC all the way and not change the type of electricity. Basically if you max out the Charger 1 you're going from 12v 45-50Amps through Charger 1 to become 26-56v 10Amps.
I want one Just what I need to charge my power station
👍 thanks for watching 🙏
I've ordered one of these for my ac180. I have a t6.1 with a leisure battery underneath the seat, can I connect the charger 1 to the leisure battery instead of the main battery?
That’s what I did as in the video 👍 👍👍
It’s working great on my van I’ve done about 300 miles with everything switched on and no problems 👍👍
@@onemanandhiswhippet I have just watched it and I might do the same with my t6.1. having the leisure battery and charger 1 both Changing the same time won't damage the alternator?
Do I connect the negative on the chassis or on the negative battery? @@onemanandhiswhippet
@@onemanandhiswhippet Where did you connect the negative feed to the battery or the chassis?
Hi , I tried installing this to my leisure battery but when I switched on , the voltage dropped below 13v it stopped charging . Did yours do the same ? I take it engine has to be on so the voltage stays high ?
Hi is your leisure battery lithium? If not that will probably be the issue
Also if you go into the changer 1 setting you can alter the power settings too 👍 I’ve had no problems with mine it’s set to work with the AC200max in its settings and when I switch it over to the leisure battery it just keeps running until the battery is a 10% then the leisure battery switches off
Hope that helps
Yes, running agm which may be the issue , I think its a game changer but also good if you can charge from leisure battery without having to start engine. 👍
Yes that’s the issue with none lithium batteries the voltage reduces as you use the power
Now I know for what is the Bluetti Charger used! I couldn't understand what's this for a while.
🙏 pleased it helped 👍
So where is the output from the charger 1 going to please?
Into the solar input of the AC 200Max 👍
Van Bluetti Charger 1set up
From the van starter battery there’s two positive leads that are fused and run to the back of the van 1 goes into the Victron B2B unit
The power from the Victron chargers my leisure battery.
The second lead from the van battery goes into the 3 way switch on number 2 input.
Another lead with a fuse comes from my leisure battery to the 3 way switch on number 1 input.
This enables me to use the 3 way switch to switch power off to the charger 1 unit or switch between the van battery and the leisure batteries as the input feed to go into the Charger 1 unit.
The output from the charger 1 unit goes into the solar input of the Bluetti AC200Max
Hope that all makes sense 😀
@onemanandhiswhippet hi dave I will see if I can blow myself up next month when I will get mine 😂😂😂😂😂 I think its about time I call Mr Gadget 😊😊😊😊
😂 good luck 🙏
why on earth dont they supply with a fuse fitted -- at the price they sell for they should.
I don’t know but I’ve feed back to Bluetti thanks for watching 🙏👍
Ooh you are clever 😉
lol 😂 I don’t know about that 🙏😍😍
What size inlne fuse do i need by my 12v battery
Buletti recommend 60A Circuit Breaker as comes in their wiring kit but it need to be close to the battery to be safe 👍