Plan your motorhome power upgrade
Tell us what you use, what's fitted now and how you travel. We'll work out the battery, charging, solar and inverter you need, and fit it all at our Wallsend workshop.
Lithium batteriesMains chargersBattery-to-battery chargersSolar panelsMPPT controllersInvertersBattery monitors
1What do you use?
Typical power figures are filled in. Change them if you know yours. Items marked 230V run through an inverter.
How do I find the watts?
- Check the label. Look on the back, the plug or the charger for a number with W after it, like "1200W".
- Only shows amps (A)? Use the converter below: amps × 12 for 12V items, amps × 230 for mains items.
- No label? Search online for the make and model followed by "watts".
- Fridges switch on and off all day, so leave the hours at about 8 rather than 24.
=48 W
2What's fitted now?
Not sure? Pick "Not sure" and we'll check when you come in.
Leisure battery
Mains (hook-up) charger Built-in units are the Sargent, CBE or Truma box that came with the van.
Charging while driving
Base vehicle registered Newer vans have "smart" alternators that a basic relay can't charge from properly.
Solar panel
Solar controller
Inverter
3How do you travel?
This tells us how much charging you get back each day.
When do you travel most?