Battery pack and charger

Sharmeem

Please supply details of your model of caravan. Different manufacturers wire their vans in different ways. If we know what you own there will be someone with the same model that can help you..

PeterD

In your owners manual a wiring diagram should have been supplied

The sinmple way to tell how much water is in the tanks is as follows: Drain and refill the tanks and then they'll be full. As you use the water they'll become less full until all the water is gone and then they'll be empty. Back to the seller for electrical operation I suggest.

Hi Sharmeem - do you know the make or model of the charger? (Often included in the paperwork/manuals).
Our Coromal had a charger (X6 I think) and the switch was small and black on the black case - hard to see.................

The various replies you've recieved so far seem to indicate the respondents think you've bought a new van. Clearly, from one of your follow-ups, yours is a 2003 model, which would tend to indicate it is possibly not new.....hence not much point going to the dealer and "insisting" on an instruction booklet.

Now, have you got a multi meter? If not, it'd be a wise way to spend $20- or so.

Now, take your multimeter and check the voltage at the battery as follows:

1. At rest, with nothing running off it, after it's been like that for about 24 hours. Should show between 12.6 and 12.8 volts.

2. Plug van into 240 volts and see what (if anything) happens to the voltage. If the charger is working, the voltage should increase.

3. Similarly, after leaving dormant for 24 hours, connect your vehcile's electrical connection and leave car running. Check multimeter; voltage should rise from 12.6 to anywhere up to 14.*

If the 240 volt charger doesn't seem to put any charge in, check what voltage is coming off the 12 v wires (at the black box you mentioned).

You may have to unscrew the black box to see what wires go where. I would suggest you should have the switch set to "CAR" when travelling with car connected and the "BAT" when you have the 240 volts connected.

You may think it's all too hard and decide to go to an auto electrician. However, you will be better off in the long run if you can sort it out for yourself.....if something goes wrong when you're out of town, you'll be better off knowing all about how everything works.

Cheers

Roachie