Leisure Battery not charging

[Matrix1]

Hi

looking for ideas into why my leisure battery is not charging. Adria Matrix SL 670, Plugged into mains and getting power, battery Reading 11.3V and not increasing. Was planning on leaving it plugged in overnight until I found a fuse in the main Electrobloc fairly well melted. It’s a 25 amp fuse in a slot marked F7 (25A) int. charger.
One side of the fuse has the plastic around it melted but the fuse was is not blown.
The side of fuse holder that was in contact with the melted side of the fuse is slightly darker in colour I assume from heat and the Electrobloc unit is riveted together so can’t check for loose connection underneath.
The fuse was also very difficult to remove and definitely inserted fully.

 

[TheBig1]

That means the charger has likely died and will need repairing. If it melted plastic and not blown the fuse, it is a little worrying, like corrosion causing a high resistance

The only answer is to get it repaired by a specialist like www.apuljackengineering.co.uk who will repair by return post

 

[Matrix1]

Thanks for the response and the link. It is less than 2 years old so I will see if it is covered under warranty first and if not maybe try the link.

 

[Stealaway]

Try another fuse and make sure its a good tight connection and is hard in.
It's obviously been hot

 

[Pausim]

That doesn’t look like a Schaudt Elektroblock. Other systems may have a separate charger rather than a built in one. I could be wrong but it might make a difference to what needs sending off.

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[Lenny HB]

Battery has probably died overloading the EBL.

Edit:
That's not an EBL but same theory applies.

 

[Lenny HB]

That doesn’t look like a Schaudt Elektroblock. Other systems may have a separate charger rather than a built in one. I could be wrong but it might make a difference to what needs sending off.

With EBL's everything is in the single unit, 12v distribution, charger, split charge & fridge relays.
If it was out of warranty it would be easy to fit a separate mains charger.

 

[Pausim]

With EBL's everything is in the single unit, 12v distribution, charger, split charge & fridge relays.
If it was out of warranty it would be easy to fit a separate mains charger.

Does that look like an EBL to you? It doesn’t look like one I have seen before and usually the markings are in German not English.

 

[Lenny HB]

Does that look like an EBL to you? It doesn’t look like one I have seen before and usually the markings are in German not English.

Didn't look at that pic (it's a bit early for me)
No that's not an EBL, friends Adria has a similar one.

 

[Pausim]

Hi Matrix1 Having established it is not an Elektroblock some of the advice may need updating. Sometimes the name Elektroblock gets used as a generic term like they used to call all vacuum cleaners Hoovers. Perhaps you could post a wider view picture of your electrical system to see if anyone can add something helpful.

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[Matrix1]

Hi all

I only took ownership or the camper last week And when I first posted the issue I did not know what type of unit it is.

I used the word EBL because all previous campers I’ve had were German built and had Schaudt Elektroblock units. I now know it is a Nordelettronica NE237 unit which I believe were made only for Adria campers so LennyHB is spot on.

The NE237 works like a Schaudt EBL and does have the charger inside it. This charger appears to stop working a lot because after spending many hours looking into it online I have found a lot of similar cases.

I have been in touch with Apauljackengineering and they do a fixed price repair on these units for a competitive price. It also has a few months of the warranty left but I’m afraid the repair will take twice as long and also resulting as LennyHB says above that they blame misuse. It looks like an easy repair but I can’t use the campervan once I take it out.

Thanks

 

[Pausim]

Hi all

I only took ownership or the camper last week And when I first posted the issue I did not know what type of unit it is.

I used the word EBL because all previous campers I’ve had were German built and had Schaudt Elektroblock units. I now know it is a Nordelettronica NE237 unit which I believe were made only for Adria campers so LennyHB is spot on.

The NE237 works like a Schaudt EBL and does have the charger inside it. This charger appears to stop working a lot because after spending many hours looking into it online I have found a lot of similar cases.

I have been in touch with Apauljackengineering and they do a fixed price repair on these units for a competitive price. It also has a few months of the warranty left but I’m afraid the repair will take twice as long and also resulting as LennyHB says above that they blame misuse. It looks like an easy repair but I can’t use the campervan once I take it out.

Thanks

If you want to keep your camper in use you could do what Lenny HB suggested at #7 above and fit a new separate mains charger. I can see advantages if the Nordelettronica NE237 charger has a bad reputation. You could also future proof your charging by getting one with Lithium profiles. Not a difficult job.

 

[Adriaadventure]

Hi, Is the leisure battery a Leoch model LPL-100, if so look at my recent posts about B2B problems. I posted a reply telling of a possible batch of incorrect type of battery fitted to 2017/2018 Adrias including my Matrix

 

[Matrix1]

It actually is a Leoch battery and I am not certain of the size because the van is in storage but it think it is a LPL-110.

I will check out your posts.

Thanks