Does anyone know if mains hookup charges the vehicle battery or just the leisure? Just tried to start the AA745 after 6 weeks standing on drive while plugged in but battery is just click clicking. Battery was bought new in June of this year!
Bailey Autograph AA745 - does mains charge vehicle battery?
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lunarman
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No the charger only charges the Leisure battery in standard form (our 740 was the same). You can add a Battery Master to keep the vehicle battery charged as long as you keep the van on hook up when not used. If you don't I would suggest you need to add a solar panel as well.
I have the vanbitz battery back up fantastic !
As a Bailey dealer I will confirm that that model year won't.
Like the guys have suggested, give Vanbitz a call and get a battery master fitted.
Like the guys have suggested, give Vanbitz a call and get a battery master fitted.
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Wow, I cant believe that it doesnt so it as standard. I suppose they mainly do caravans do dont know what motorhomers need. Buy British! Not.
Why not buy British? Not all continental vans charge leisure batteries as standard and my British van has covered 35000 in two years with no problems apart from the continental made blinds !
This had made me wonder about my own new motorhome. I've previously had the battery master. Anyone know if new dethleffs charge engine battery as well?
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Our Rapido is currently on EHU on the driveway. Battery Monitor (above the door) shows B1=13.5v :: B2=13.6v. So it looks as if the EHU / Charger unit is set up to charge Both?. I havent seen any separate B2B unit?.
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Thanks all, I guess we've learnt the hard way - even though the battery was only bought in June, the people we bought it from won't honour the warranty as they say it was totally drained - it does say in the small print that this is an exclusion. Have to buy another new battery new and yes we will indeed check out the Battery Master, sounds good and cheaper in the long run!
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I've found an option in User Settings to charge the vehicle battery and it's set to On - ours is a 2016 model, does that make a difference?
125BEER
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Can you charge a Leisure battery with a battery charger? MH been left for 6 weeks and solar hasn't kept battery up(not enough sun I suspect) any answers welcome.
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You can connect a mains-powered smart charger direct to the leisure battery, without having to disconnect any of the other charging devices. They all have diodes (electrical one-way valves) that stop any back-feeding of electric current.
PeteH
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Depends on the charger, and the battery. I have a CeTek. which will charge and maintain batteries. In use for my Classic Car. It does however (being a first generation one) state that it ONLY charges Lead Acid Batteries. If like a lot of Motorhomes your house batteries are GEL you will need to source one which is specific.
Totally in agreement with this. However if you're stuck in a situation with a flat battery and only a standard lead-acid charger, I think it's better to put it on charge. The standard charger will bring it up to at least 80%, then stop. That's better than leaving it flat for a long time, while you get hold of a charger with the correct profile.
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