When we bought our Eriba, a Reich mover was included. A lead-acid battery had been installed for power. The downside was that the 25-kilo monster had to be removed every year to be connected to a charger during the winter. We found a second hand Reich MPP (Mobility Power Pack). The advantage: weight is one tenth, takes less space, with a much longer lifespan. This also means extra storage space. And most important, no more need to remove it from the caravan every year.

So first, the old battery and charger are removed. (The battery is in a plastic container, see photo above.) Then we mount the MPP and securely tighten the 12V= cables to the battery terminals. The photo on the right shows the bulky old on/off switch (with the red tab), which we can bypass.

The large red on/off switch has now been replaced by a push button (from an elevator). This momentary switch turns the MPP on, which turns off automatically after fifteen minutes. This is convenient: after moving, you simply drive away without having to switch of the mover system. The photo on the left shows the old switch, which the dealer had fumbled in, and our elevator button on the right.

While working at it... We're going to tackle that entire compartment. A better switched-mode 12V= power supply will be installed for charging the MPP. This power supply is also for the refrigerator fans (see there). The USB port is for charging LiPo batteries that power an alarm.

 

This will be connected to the existing wall socket on the floor (where the former MPP adapter was located). From there, 230V will also be fed to two additional wall sockets in the bench. These can be used for electric underblankets, for example.

We also bend a separation that will later go around the MPP and the new 12VDC power supply. This will physically protect the MPP electrical connections.

Protective separation installed. Next to the MPP is the power supply box, with, among other things, the cord at the top leading to two new wall sockets at the front of the bench seat.

We would later build a higher separation out of wood. The reason for this was to make the compartment accessible from the storage shutter on the outside. See photos elsewhere on the website.

Afterword. The Reich mover's remote control isn't working perfectly, and we're afraid we'll forget it one time... So, we paired the Bluetooth unit and installed the app on our phone... At first, we stuck the Bluetooth "antenna" to the plastic wheel arch, but then the connection sometimes wouldn't work. Now it's "hidden" in the cable duct that runs behind the luggage hatch at the front.

 

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