sealski
Free Member
Appologies if I have posted this question in the wrong place, but I am at the end of my tether trying to sort out a problem I am having with my Leisure Battery.
We purchased a CI Carioca 644 (2005) last September from a chap that had not used it for more than a year and we decided to do one overnight stop to get used to our new van, however we lost all 12volts that night despite being on hookup. we assumed that the battery could be old and replaced it a month ago as the Van was put into storage for the winter.
This Easter weekend just gone, we again was on hookup and the battery was showing as 2/3rds full when we arrived on site, after the second day it was only showing 1/3rd full and I borrowed a test meter which was showing the leisure battery at only 11.7 volts. To complete the weekend we did not use the water pump or 12 volt lights. After the drive home, the battery on the control panel was now showing 2/3rds full again.
I am not a technician by any stretch, but logically this was telling me that the leisure battery charged ok, whilst driving, but on hookup was not charging. I cannot find any switch to change to charge whilst on hookup, other than under the sink there is a switch that changes from 110v to 230v.
The control panel has no switches and is a Nordelttronica KIT NE101.
Any help on getting the leisure battery to charge whilst on hookup will be greatly appreciated as we are travelling down France in the July.
I have attached a photo of the control panel
We purchased a CI Carioca 644 (2005) last September from a chap that had not used it for more than a year and we decided to do one overnight stop to get used to our new van, however we lost all 12volts that night despite being on hookup. we assumed that the battery could be old and replaced it a month ago as the Van was put into storage for the winter.
This Easter weekend just gone, we again was on hookup and the battery was showing as 2/3rds full when we arrived on site, after the second day it was only showing 1/3rd full and I borrowed a test meter which was showing the leisure battery at only 11.7 volts. To complete the weekend we did not use the water pump or 12 volt lights. After the drive home, the battery on the control panel was now showing 2/3rds full again.
I am not a technician by any stretch, but logically this was telling me that the leisure battery charged ok, whilst driving, but on hookup was not charging. I cannot find any switch to change to charge whilst on hookup, other than under the sink there is a switch that changes from 110v to 230v.
The control panel has no switches and is a Nordelttronica KIT NE101.
Any help on getting the leisure battery to charge whilst on hookup will be greatly appreciated as we are travelling down France in the July.
I have attached a photo of the control panel