12v light in caravan

I am sure there is a master switch somewhere. Does the van have a battery?

Julie
I reackon the problem would be in the wiring , 2 scenarios , 1 the socket on the car has no 12 volt live from the battery, 2 it's there but wired wrong , get a 12 v tester and check all the terminals in the car socket , turn all lights off on the car before the test, if the car does have a 12v live at the socket it should light up the tester , make a note of the pin number and change the caravan plug to suit, or vice versa.

Trailer Plug guide

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Hi,
I've used the diagrams in the link that Doug T supplied and re wired car & caravan without problems.

Also in my van (bought it second hand) it has a battery in the boot and located near the battery is a couple of switches (similar to white household light switches) and I can isolate the 12 volt lights from there. There is also a number of 12volt fuses in a fuse box. If you can find any or all of these things it may be worth checking if all is ok.

Cheers

Most caravans do not have reverse lights therfore pin 2 becomes an aux but it is lightwieght, much better to get a 12 pin plug or add an anderson plug alongside a 7 pin.

Julie, is there a 240v light switch inside the front boot of the van?

Hi Julie - we owned a Coromal, and they are brilliant vans.
(You are right about the manual.)
I do not remember any master 12V switch in the van.
Sounds likely the 12V supply from the car is missing.
They do have a fuse bank - worth checking for a blown fuse.


One simple thing you can do - plug in the 240V lead, and try the lights. They fit a transformer in the Coromals -(Usually a Zig X70 http://www.zig-electronics.co.uk/products.htm) so it provides 12V when connected to 240 (in a Cvan park - or at home). If they work when plugged into 240V, you know it is the car supply. If they do not, then you need to look for a fuse or switch. nb - our fuse box was next to the Zig, under one of the seats.

There are always small teething problems when you buy a van, but you have a great unit there.

If you intend camping in National parks etc away from 240V, it is fairly simple to get a deep cycle battery fitted, connected to the car by an Anderson plug, to keep it charged...............Keith

I'm with boobook2 on this...Please check to see if the Van has a battery as I have seen other people with similar setups...but NO BATTERY so you cannot use the 12v system.

I haven't really seen anyway that uses their vehicles battery for their van lighting...a bit dangerous me thinks...fall asleep with something left on and flat battery in the morning !!!