normanandsue
Free Member
Stick with me guys this will sound more complicated than perhaps it is.
The Facts - Last week we were away in our mh and were not connected to ehu so ran our Webasto (Diesel) heater, the fridge and lights for a wee while in the evening.
After 4 nights the leisure battery had run out of power. I was not surprised
The Problem - I have 3 leisure batteries and when I test them with the meter on the control panel it shows them all to be full at 13.5 volts. Now it is clear from the above one of the batteries has run out of charge, but the meter shows the other battery is full.
How do I change from battery 1 to battery 2 to battery 3? In my ignorance I would have thought they would have been connected to provide 3 times the length of a single battery life.
OR
They would automatically switch from one battery to another as the charge fades.
There must be a way of changing them over so can anyone tell me what sort of switch or "gismo" I should be looking for to affect the change.
PS the discharged battery is now back to full charge after 24 hours on the ehu and the heater and lights all work perfectly from the previously discharged battery.
Norman
The Facts - Last week we were away in our mh and were not connected to ehu so ran our Webasto (Diesel) heater, the fridge and lights for a wee while in the evening.
After 4 nights the leisure battery had run out of power. I was not surprised
The Problem - I have 3 leisure batteries and when I test them with the meter on the control panel it shows them all to be full at 13.5 volts. Now it is clear from the above one of the batteries has run out of charge, but the meter shows the other battery is full.
How do I change from battery 1 to battery 2 to battery 3? In my ignorance I would have thought they would have been connected to provide 3 times the length of a single battery life.
OR
They would automatically switch from one battery to another as the charge fades.
There must be a way of changing them over so can anyone tell me what sort of switch or "gismo" I should be looking for to affect the change.
PS the discharged battery is now back to full charge after 24 hours on the ehu and the heater and lights all work perfectly from the previously discharged battery.
Norman