Hi all knowledgable Motorhomers,
We are first timers and have a 1996 imported (2007) A cass Hymer b644 sitting outside. We have only spent 2 nights in it, ever, so are real newbies. Firstly, its an import so all the built-in stuff is in German, and this isn't in the manual. So our first tester night away was on hook up. All fine. Before the journey there, we didn't kill the leisure battery and the warning light started flashing. We noticed it at the half way point and turned it off and before we arrived it stopped flashing. We only noticed it was flashing again once we arrived at our second night's booked no EHU site. Then drove it for about 40 miles, still flashing, and now reads about 10. This didn''t change all the way home and is still the same. We still had power in the led lights, water pump etc but we didn't know how long that would last. At home we plugged it back in and the light stopped flashing, but as soon as it is unplugged the flashing started again.
We know nothing about anything and can barely change a tyre, so don't know where to turn. We intend to go off for 12 months so need Aires and wild camping often, possibly holing up in Morocco in Winter. We think the battery is at the end of its life but don't actually know how to replace it. It has been like this now for a couple of weeks. The battery has a vent but we can't see the label and don't know what type it is.
Should we try to remove it now? Is it dangerous? It is in the cab accessible under the floor and from outside. We tried to book a habitation service, but are in South East London and many mobile servicers a) won't come near and b) are booked up for months. We have no driveway and can't keep it plugged in across the pavement!
Is there anywhere we can drive to near-ish South or West London to get them to test and replace it while we wait prior to our habitation service in 6 weeks time? If its not dangerous should we wait till then?
If we have to remove it ourselves, what do we need to 'disconnect' first? Can't seem to find any actual instructions anywhere about this. If it needs to be isolated from the starter battery first, can we get a normal mechanic to do this or is it so simple we can attempt it? Some people say remove the positive first and others the negative. Should we remove any fuses from the 'Schaudt Electroblok' or from the fusebox that looks like our house fusebox in the Hymer's garage. Blimey. And this is only one of our 5 questions we have!
Hope you can understand this. Any advice appreciated. We think we might get solar panels for our trip, but what does anybody think? But forst - changing the battery!
Thanks all.
We are first timers and have a 1996 imported (2007) A cass Hymer b644 sitting outside. We have only spent 2 nights in it, ever, so are real newbies. Firstly, its an import so all the built-in stuff is in German, and this isn't in the manual. So our first tester night away was on hook up. All fine. Before the journey there, we didn't kill the leisure battery and the warning light started flashing. We noticed it at the half way point and turned it off and before we arrived it stopped flashing. We only noticed it was flashing again once we arrived at our second night's booked no EHU site. Then drove it for about 40 miles, still flashing, and now reads about 10. This didn''t change all the way home and is still the same. We still had power in the led lights, water pump etc but we didn't know how long that would last. At home we plugged it back in and the light stopped flashing, but as soon as it is unplugged the flashing started again.
We know nothing about anything and can barely change a tyre, so don't know where to turn. We intend to go off for 12 months so need Aires and wild camping often, possibly holing up in Morocco in Winter. We think the battery is at the end of its life but don't actually know how to replace it. It has been like this now for a couple of weeks. The battery has a vent but we can't see the label and don't know what type it is.
Should we try to remove it now? Is it dangerous? It is in the cab accessible under the floor and from outside. We tried to book a habitation service, but are in South East London and many mobile servicers a) won't come near and b) are booked up for months. We have no driveway and can't keep it plugged in across the pavement!
Is there anywhere we can drive to near-ish South or West London to get them to test and replace it while we wait prior to our habitation service in 6 weeks time? If its not dangerous should we wait till then?
If we have to remove it ourselves, what do we need to 'disconnect' first? Can't seem to find any actual instructions anywhere about this. If it needs to be isolated from the starter battery first, can we get a normal mechanic to do this or is it so simple we can attempt it? Some people say remove the positive first and others the negative. Should we remove any fuses from the 'Schaudt Electroblok' or from the fusebox that looks like our house fusebox in the Hymer's garage. Blimey. And this is only one of our 5 questions we have!
Hope you can understand this. Any advice appreciated. We think we might get solar panels for our trip, but what does anybody think? But forst - changing the battery!
Thanks all.
