Leisure Battery not charging

[stark]

In Brief

Bongo Fitted out by 123away a few years back and has been faultless.

This summer the Leisure Battery went bye bye and gassed off. Bought a new one and fitted it and everything works lovely again.

But now the battery needs charging after about a month or so despite the van being used, so i'm wondering if there is an issue with the charging but have no idea how to check this.

any ideas?

[janie]

Hi,

Is it a split charge relay - if so there should be an in-line fuse that might be a good starting point

[stark]

Trouble is i literally have no idea where to look for that . eg engine compartment/dash/somewhere else??

[wonkanoby]

follow wires from l/b back

[Mark.T]

I spent a while going from zero knowledge to finding the problem on mine (a fuse!). I found it by searching the internet and comparing what I found with that under the bonnet and I managed to track down the problem with the help of a multimeter/voltmeter (essential). Try this for starters ..




.. and then carry on through these .. (< click)

A little vague, but a split charge system can done in different ways and wires can be routed in many different ways, so without photos of yours it's difficult to pinpoint.

Hope that helps.

[stark]

cheers guys.
i'll have a rummage around this weekend to see if I can track down what is amiss

[Dodgey]

Do you have a zig unit with a switch that says towing and on site? If so then make sure its on towing when you want the lb to charge whilst driving.