kelpbeds
Free Member
I posted a week ago or so about problems with my Webasto heater not lasting too long due to low voltage issues.
I have now decided to go ahead with traction batteries to solve this.
Since then I was looking at the van (Chausson flash 14 on transit 59 plate) and noticed another battery under passenger seat that I didn't know was there,( in addition to the starter battery under the drivers seat and the leisure batteries under dining area seat). This other battery had a sticker next to it saying 'auxillary battery'. I wondered if this was a back up to the starter battery or another leisure battery. So I figured I would see what it was wired to.
I made a circuit with a bulb, battery and wire and connected one end to aux battery postivie terminal and one to the starter battery pos terminal. It lit up, therefore showing me they were connected. I then did pos of aux battery to pos of leisure batteries, again it lit up. And then pos of starter battery to pos of leisure batteries, again it lit up.
Telling me that all the batteries are connected together (this was with engine off) Now my understanding was that the split charge relay should ensure that the leisure battery side of things is not connected to the starter battery/s when the engine is off or am I not understanding something correctly?
Thanks
Tim :Blush:
I have now decided to go ahead with traction batteries to solve this.
Since then I was looking at the van (Chausson flash 14 on transit 59 plate) and noticed another battery under passenger seat that I didn't know was there,( in addition to the starter battery under the drivers seat and the leisure batteries under dining area seat). This other battery had a sticker next to it saying 'auxillary battery'. I wondered if this was a back up to the starter battery or another leisure battery. So I figured I would see what it was wired to.
I made a circuit with a bulb, battery and wire and connected one end to aux battery postivie terminal and one to the starter battery pos terminal. It lit up, therefore showing me they were connected. I then did pos of aux battery to pos of leisure batteries, again it lit up. And then pos of starter battery to pos of leisure batteries, again it lit up.
Telling me that all the batteries are connected together (this was with engine off) Now my understanding was that the split charge relay should ensure that the leisure battery side of things is not connected to the starter battery/s when the engine is off or am I not understanding something correctly?
Thanks
Tim :Blush: