Campervan Battery
Submitted: Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 10:59
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GeorgieGirl
I have just spent the last 2 hours reading up on batteries. I think I am more confused than ever. I can't tell you much about the battery that is in the van as I am not home.
We purchased the van secondhand (Jayco Swan) with a battery in it. Battery seemed to work fine at first then put in into storage for a while. The battery has never been the same since. I disconnected the battery and now can't remember which point I pulled it out from. There is "Batt +", "Batt -" and "Ax " connection point into the fuse box.
Do I connect the + to + and - to _ ? When I do there is a red flashing light on the outside of the fuse box? When I have done this the lights in the campervan don't work after charging the battery via 240v (i.e power being plugged into the van).
We also connected up a 12v cigarette plug to the battery to run a radio or little TV, etc and that now isn't working either.
Does the battery need to be topped up with
water?
If you can please help that would be great. Please explain in simple terms as I know nothing about batteries, etc at all.
Thanks GeorgieGirl
Reply By: Russel & Mary - Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 11:25
Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 11:25
Joining the + on the battery to the + on the fuse box is correct, as is the - to -.
What I'm thinking is that even though you have the van plugged into the 240 volt mains supply, this may not be charging your battery. The battery may be flat.
Do you know if your van has a battery charger that would charge the battery when you have a 240 volt power cord plugged in?
Maybe the red flashing light is indicating that the battery is too flat to make anything work except the small red light.
Your camper battery may get it's charging from the towing vehicle 12 volt system through a wire in the trailer wiring plug when connected to the vehicle.
Look at this also. Disconnect the 240 volt mains and have a look at the fuses in the vans' fuse box. You may have inadvertantly joined the battery the wrong way first and possibly blown a fuse. Rus.
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