Leisure battery set up.

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Connecting an inverter
I’m looking to put a leisure battery with inverter attached, into my LDV Maxus conversion. The battery and inverter will not be right next to each other, and i wondered, could I just run the positive cable from the battery to the inverter, and tag the negative cable from the inverter onto the bodywork? This would make the cabling quite a bit easier.

[Darren]

Yes, it’s quite acceptable
Yes, it’s quite acceptable and normal to use the vehicle body as a negative connection. It does help to reduce wiring.
Ensure the cable you use from the leisure battery negative to the vehicle body is a good size, 10mm to 16mm.
Also ensure where you connect to the vehicle body is a good solid fit, use a large bolt with washers, and ensure you scrape the paint off the body to ensure a really good flow of power.

[Darren]

Yes, it’s quite acceptable
Yes, it’s quite acceptable and normal to use the vehicle body as a negative connection. It does help to reduce wiring.
Ensure the cable you use from the leisure battery negative to the vehicle body is a good size, 10mm to 16mm.
Also ensure where you connect to the vehicle body is a good solid fit, use a large bolt with washers, and ensure you scrape the paint off the body to ensure a really good flow of power.

[Darren]

Yes, it’s quite acceptable
Yes, it’s quite acceptable and normal to use the vehicle body as a negative connection. It does help to reduce wiring.
Ensure the cable you use from the leisure battery negative to the vehicle body is a good size, 10mm to 16mm.
Also ensure where you connect to the vehicle body is a good solid fit, use a large bolt with washers, and ensure you scrape the paint off the body to ensure a really good flow of power.

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Thanks, I will also use the
Thanks, I will also use the same size cable from the battery to the inverter.

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Thanks, I will also use the
Thanks, I will also use the same size cable from the battery to the inverter.

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Thanks, I will also use the
Thanks, I will also use the same size cable from the battery to the inverter.

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but watch out for corrosion
but watch out for corrosion around any fittings like this caused by chemical reactions with dissimilar metals, brass/steel etc, this would gradually interfere with the integrity of the connection

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but watch out for corrosion
but watch out for corrosion around any fittings like this caused by chemical reactions with dissimilar metals, brass/steel etc, this would gradually interfere with the integrity of the connection

[bright spark]

but watch out for corrosion
but watch out for corrosion around any fittings like this caused by chemical reactions with dissimilar metals, brass/steel etc, this would gradually interfere with the integrity of the connection

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inverter/240V set up
A bit of a delay on this job, but have a question regarding the switching between inverter and 240 V. I thought I’d use a single switch with the feed to the 240v sockets on the common and the 240v mains live on L1 and the inverter live feed on L2. This would mean teeing the three earths and three neutrals. Would this be a problem having the neutral from the 240v mains connected to the neutral from the inverter?

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inverter/240V set up
A bit of a delay on this job, but have a question regarding the switching between inverter and 240 V. I thought I’d use a single switch with the feed to the 240v sockets on the common and the 240v mains live on L1 and the inverter live feed on L2. This would mean teeing the three earths and three neutrals. Would this be a problem having the neutral from the 240v mains connected to the neutral from the inverter?

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inverter/240V set up
A bit of a delay on this job, but have a question regarding the switching between inverter and 240 V. I thought I’d use a single switch with the feed to the 240v sockets on the common and the 240v mains live on L1 and the inverter live feed on L2. This would mean teeing the three earths and three neutrals. Would this be a problem having the neutral from the 240v mains connected to the neutral from the inverter?

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