[prestigeclean]

I bought a sterling power battery to battery charger £200 on eBay and it seems to have cured the problem thanks alan

[Spruce]

I bought a sterling power battery to battery charger £200 on eBay and it seems to have cured the problem thanks alan

Thanks for the update.

Please let us know how you get on with it.

Sterling make some claims on their videos at how much faster their charges work, even when used with old vehicles that work with VSR relays.

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[prestigeclean]

Where are you based?

As the above links explain, you'll struggle with a bog standard intelligent relay due to the regenerative braking

I had a charger fitted a few months ago for £120(ish, can't remember exactly) on a 16 plate custom, which accommodates for the changing voltage etc... (I have a volt metre fitted in line as well, so I know it all seems to be ok and working (for now!!))
 I can give you the number for the auto electrician that fitted mine but if you're not near bristol, I'm not sure how much it'll help


(Fitting direct, your leisure battery probably wont be able to handle the changing voltage and charge rate meaning you'll probably destroy it. I doubt your old van had regen braking which is why it was ok)

Have a look on sterling batteries website for a pretty good explanation as to the charging systems in new vans and why 'normal' split chargers struggle (or read this - https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0658/7343/files/page17_RegenBraking_d43ed42d-5d14-4b7e-b60a-04a76af7e5ff.pdf?5600843396576371320)

Where are you based?

As the above links explain, you'll struggle with a bog standard intelligent relay due to the regenerative braking

I had a charger fitted a few months ago for £120(ish, can't remember exactly) on a 16 plate custom, which accommodates for the changing voltage etc... (I have a volt metre fitted in line as well, so I know it all seems to be ok and working (for now!!))
 I can give you the number for the auto electrician that fitted mine but if you're not near bristol, I'm not sure how much it'll help


(Fitting direct, your leisure battery probably wont be able to handle the changing voltage and charge rate meaning you'll probably destroy it. I doubt your old van had regen braking which is why it was ok)

Have a look on sterling batteries website for a pretty good explanation as to the charging systems in new vans and why 'normal' split chargers struggle (or read this - https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0658/7343/files/page17_RegenBraking_d43ed42d-5d14-4b7e-b60a-04a76af7e5ff.pdf?5600843396576371320)

[prestigeclean]

Fao don kee , hi I've still got problems with this even though I've had a sterling power battery to battery charger fitted , have you got the contact details of your auto electrician in Bristol thanks alam

[Spruce]

Fao don kee , hi I've still got problems with this even though I've had a sterling power battery to battery charger fitted , have you got the contact details of your auto electrician in Bristol thanks alam

Are you doing enough miles daily to keep the battery fully charged? You may still need to 'bench charge' to regularly if you don't do much mileage.

If you take out slightly more water out of the glass each day than you put back in, then in time the glass is going to be empty.

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[Don Kee]

Fao don kee , hi I've still got problems with this even though I've had a sterling power battery to battery charger fitted , have you got the contact details of your auto electrician in Bristol thanks alam

01454 323 500 - mark

I've not had to bench charge my 110ah battery in 3/4 months, even with two pumps running, although the van is obvs on for a long enough period of time to charge the bat (I usu it to go to the gym and various bits of running around as well)

I'd be tempted to get an inline volt metre first and see whether your sterling is working, got to be honest I've only heard good things about the sterling chargers

Ring Mark anyway though, he might be able to talk you through the sterling before anything else; he's a pretty helpful chap and will usually advise you before making you part with any coin!