I know very little about electric stuff. I’m pretty clueless!
I have a camping van that is powered on a Goal Zero 1500X using the anderson connector port. I have a simple electric panel that powers lights, a water pump and a Espar heater. Every winter I have to disconnect everything and bring the Goal Zero in to protect it from the cold weather. I also own an Bluetti Elite 100V2 that is substantially lighter. I am an old lady and I was hoping that instead of lugging the heavier Goal Zero back and forth to occasionally heat up the camping van for short trips or winter hikes, I could temporarily power my van’s electrical stuff with the smaller Elite 100V2. The Bluetti doesn’t have an anderson connector so I bought an adaptor. I hoped to connect the power panel’s anderson connector to the Bluetti’s cigarette lighter port. After doing some research it came to my attention that I won’t get enough of amps using the AC cigarette lighter port to start up the Espar heater. Is there any sort of adapter or work around to connect camping van’s power panel (anderson connector) to my Elite 100V2 to heat the van? Any ideas would be very appreciated!!
@MountainWitch Unfortunately, the maximum output in DC is 10A or 120+ watts total and a maximum of 8A from the 2 barrel connectors combined.
The only work around, I can think of, is to buy a 30A battery charger, that has a power supply function. (My 15A Victron has this function, but at only 15A). This would be plugged into the AC outlet of the Elite 100.
You could then connect this output to a power distribution connection, if fitted, or buy something to do the job. this will give you a nominal 12.8VDC at 30A. However, there will be an efficiency loss and you need to consider run time depending on your constant load, once the heater has stabilised.
As an aside, I run a 2kw Webasto diesel heater, it draws around 8-9A on start up and around 1.5 to 2A when running. Both will work from a cig skt, but mine is hard wired to the house caravan (RV Trailer) batteries at 200Ah. I use around 18Ah for a 10 hour runtime, which equates to approx 220Wh.
So, if I were try a Victron 15A in the AC outlet. Would it be safe to use an adapter with a anderson connection to connect it to my power panel? Could you tell which Victron you have? Like the IP65 or IP22? Thank you so much for replying!