Inverter for my van to charge Ebikes

[Chris Lagier]

I would like to put a power inverter into my Volkswagen Caddy van. I want to charge two bikes when driving or even when parked. I have looked at lots of reviews but I am still not sure what wattage to buy and there has been mention of sine wave? Please can you advise me which inverter is best to purchase. Thanks.

 

[boBE]

Many power supplies call for pure sine wave. Some inverter suppliers call their products "pure sine wave" when they are not really, it may be best to get a name brand to be safe even though they are probably more $$. Two chargers could be a lot of amps. My charger (Levo SL) specifies about 250 W max in, about 150 W out. 2 x 150 could pull 30 amps from your van battery, it won't do that for long without running the engine.

 

[Chris Lagier]

Many power supplies call for pure sine wave. Some inverter suppliers call their products "pure sine wave" when they are not really, it may be best to get a name brand to be safe even though they are probably more $$. Two chargers could be a lot of amps. My charger (Levo SL) specifies about 250 W max in, about 150 W out. 2 x 150 could pull 30 amps from your van battery, it won't do that for long without running the engine.

Thanks for responding. Would you happen to recommend any certain named products. I was looking at getting a 1000 watt inverter. That should be enough wouldn't it or is that just over kill?

 

[boBE]

Thanks for responding. Would you happen to recommend any certain named products. I was looking at getting a 1000 watt inverter. That should be enough wouldn't it or is that just over kill?

The only brand I know of is Tripp-Lite, quality products but $$$. It is possible your charger may not require pure sine wave, check with the supplier. It is difficult to tell what kind of startup power the charger may take but I would expect a 1000 w inverter to have no trouble with two 250 w chargers. A smaller inverter may be ok but may not work with two chargers started at the same time.

 

[Chris Lagier]

Thanks again I will look into that. You said two 250w chargers? I have one battery which is 500w and the other is a 625w. not sure on the chargers, only that the outputs are about 42volts between 2 and 4 amps. cheers.

 

[Nickolp1974]

i use one of these very good inverters, i have 2x 180ah batteries in my van and i can charge my bike 3 times and still have power for vans electrics for a long weekend allowing for 50% depth of discharge.

 

[carlbiker]

i use one of these very good inverters, i have 2x 180ah batteries in my van and i can charge my bike 3 times and still have power for vans electrics for a long weekend allowing for 50% depth of discharge.

Dont suppose there’s a guide on how to install/connect all this up? I’ve one 100ah battery atm but will add another one, I take it when the engine is running the batteries don’t lose any power?

 

[thebarber]

Talk to these ....

Simply Split Charge: Vehicle & Marine Electrics

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They sorted me out a treat...

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Talk to these ....

Simply Split Charge: Vehicle & Marine Electrics

Large range of campervan wiring kits, split charge systems, battery to battery DC-DC chargers, 240v mains hook up, inverters, solar panels, auto & marian electrics

simplysplitcharge.co.uk

They sorted me out a treat...

Did they sort out all the kit needed?

 

[thebarber]

Did they sort out all the kit needed?

Actually, now I think.
The inverter and solar panel came from bimble solar
I went with the victron 1200...

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www.bimblesolar.com

Overkill but I Don't need mains at all now.
2x 130 ah leoch leisure batteries
Simply supplied the Abso 1250 dc-dc charger, fuse box kit and all the cables needed plus the advice
This runs my fridge 24/7 even thru winter and charges my bike no worries