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nottmhornet
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Hi and wondering if anyone can help with my battery charging issues.
I Bought two new batteries (fitted) from the VW Van dealer in Nottingham (I know this is the expensive options but wanted it done properly!). Long story but having had the van for a week and fitted them, they told me that the cube fuse on the rear battery was blown and they couldn’t replace it (one day before my holiday and after I’d asked them to look at that first). I managed to get a fuse fitted (in line on the lead as the motor electrician didn’t have a cube fuse) and thought all ok.
Drove to Glasgow (6 hours) and the leisure battery % charge dropped from 80% to 50% with only the fridge working set to 5C. Fridge turned off automatically and the voltage down to 12.3v. Most of the time on the road the readings showed a draw on the battery rather than any charge going into them.
I’m actually at the start of 10 days camping and the lack of fridge and heater is a major issue. Mainly wild camping too as most campsites are booked up and little to no chance of boosting the batteries with hook up. Things I’ve checked include;
New fuse on the rear leisure battery,
Fuse under the front passenger seat (both the 80 amp one and the 30 amp one thats for the leisure battery charger),
Both batteries (to make sure they had fitted the right ones).
Below is a picture of the control panels while driving (it has got the charger sign up but nothing going into the battery if my understanding of the readings is correct).
Has anyone any idea what could be going wrong? Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
I Bought two new batteries (fitted) from the VW Van dealer in Nottingham (I know this is the expensive options but wanted it done properly!). Long story but having had the van for a week and fitted them, they told me that the cube fuse on the rear battery was blown and they couldn’t replace it (one day before my holiday and after I’d asked them to look at that first). I managed to get a fuse fitted (in line on the lead as the motor electrician didn’t have a cube fuse) and thought all ok.
Drove to Glasgow (6 hours) and the leisure battery % charge dropped from 80% to 50% with only the fridge working set to 5C. Fridge turned off automatically and the voltage down to 12.3v. Most of the time on the road the readings showed a draw on the battery rather than any charge going into them.
I’m actually at the start of 10 days camping and the lack of fridge and heater is a major issue. Mainly wild camping too as most campsites are booked up and little to no chance of boosting the batteries with hook up. Things I’ve checked include;
New fuse on the rear leisure battery,
Fuse under the front passenger seat (both the 80 amp one and the 30 amp one thats for the leisure battery charger),
Both batteries (to make sure they had fitted the right ones).
Below is a picture of the control panels while driving (it has got the charger sign up but nothing going into the battery if my understanding of the readings is correct).
Has anyone any idea what could be going wrong? Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
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