My towcar has a split charge relay fitted on the cable between the alternator and pin 10.
Caravan split charge relay wiring diagram.
The relay will then switch in the alternator feed to the leisure battery to let it charge just like the vehicle starter battery.
Each item tends to have it s own wiring switches fuses and control so by the end of.
Straightforward to fit the smart split charge relay provides power to the caravan s 12 volt supply battery charging and refrigerator via a towbar s 12s or 13 pin socket socket not included.
Split charging relay smartcom voltage sensing the traditional method for split charging is to take a wire from the ignition to energise a relay when the engine is running.
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The brown pin 5 in most cases is not used when wiring tow bar electrics and it is important to ensure that the white pin 3 cable is earthed.
Many people wire their campervan piecemeal they start with a habitation area battery then add a split charge relay.
I am updating the caravan wiring as per your diagram above.
Heavy duty split charge kit with 12v m power 140amp voltage sense relay 110amp 16mm2 cable top quality heavy duty split charge relay system kit supplied with 110amp 16mm cable suitable for safely charging any 75ah to 220ah leisure battery s suitable to install into most camper vans motor homes 4x4s day vans mobile workshops cars and.
A super simple wiring diagram on how a split charge device directs power towards the leisure battery one it has been engaged.
Then a mains charger then lights gas heater blower controller water pump power monitoring solar charging of the habitation battery etc.
Recommended over the old fashioned split charge relay on modern vehicles as this self switching unit requires no connection to the vehicle alternator.
A typical campervan split charging system has a device that connects the battery used to start the engine to the leisure battery when the engine is running.