How to thrive on a non 240v site!

That might be the the answer then peedee- I'll investigate further. Rocky has revealed something for me though. Looking at the Sunworks website as discussed, I find that I have a controller for a single battery- not the one for a double- I have 2 batteries!  - it seems to have worked for 4 years so I'm not too worried but I might buy the dual controller as I am getting new Banner Bull batteries in the spring. This is the one I have. The second one is what I should have. Hey! It worked! Thanks Rocky. 

My pleasure

I wonder if mine is faulty then? Checking both my controller and my BM1, ampage going into the battery can show as 1.4 for example on the BM1 and 0.4 on the controller! Quite a difference, and as I said, it shows all sorts of garbage when the van is cold- perhaps I just have a duff one?

Merve,

The BM1  has been extensively used in the boating world for many years  (I've had one for around 15 years) and its 'peculiarities' are well established.

The most common cause of inaccurate/random readings is poor contact in the in-line fuse holder.  I always recommend replacing the existing one with a blade fuse/holder.

Thanks for that Vic- didn’t know but I do now! Will check that out! 😊

Hi all “Thrivers”

I have just updated the spreadsheet List of CAMC Non EHU CLs. Link

I have been in touch with the guy that runs the website CL Sites Directory - clsites.co.uk he has now kindly included a “No electric Hook up” facility in his search by County & by Town. At present there does not seem many sites listed but hopefully growing! And I believe it is mobile friendly.
If only our Club could do the same, he did this over night!

Regards, John
NEWTON GROVE, Barford Road, South Newington, BANBURY, OX15 4LN
E: newton.grove@btconnect.com
P: 07722 918265
W: newtongrove.co.uk
See Sites Directory 2017/201* on page 440, entry no: 1273,

With more and more electric and hybrid cars needing top up re charging I don't think non 240 volt caravan sites have much of a long term future. Sites like that have perhaps got ten years to instal electricity, or quietly close. 

Thanks John. Good to know. The club IT dept isn’t known for its cutting edge service or super smooth search facility. I bought this problem up with Nick - the big boss and was told that he would look into it. That was a year ago! 

ET, I fail to see what non EHUs have got to do with electric cars or EHU sites for that matter! - or is it that you see charging at the EHU point??- as though that’s the only place you’ll be able to do it!  We have at least 23 years left with diesel cars so I’m not going to worry about it. Non EHU sites will not disappear simply because there are, and will always be, caravaners who want the simple, basic sites. By the time electric cars come in- if they ever do fully, there’ll be charging points all over the place and the cars will be so much better at holding a charge- and don’t forget that cars will carry highly efficient SPs too. 

 Each to his own eurotraveller

Maybe in 10 years time the future will be to have the trees cut down and the CL covered with solar panels so it can add to the national grid to charge all the electric vecihles!

With Electric cars and vans with only a max of 100-120miles on a charge at present they have a way to go! Would take me 5-6 days to get to Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. I am thinking hybrid is the way to go

With Slow charging drawing up to 3kw of power over 8 hours and fast charging 7kw I guess the existing electrics on most CLs with have to be upgraded anyway to dedicated charging points along side the normal EHU. Large American stlye motorhomes may need a three phase 22kw charging point !

They are working on it! Take a look at this https://futurism.com/take-a-look-at-this-electric-motorhome-powered-by-solar-panels-and-a-battery-pack/

Cant wait to see an electric airbus!

I was surprised to see our clubs competition is embracing solar power by producing an info sheet click here to visit and is downloadable as a pdf.

"Can't wait to see an electric airbus".  Well EasyJet reckons they will be flying them on routes up to two hours within ten years.