Bongo Fury

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?

Hi,

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

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

follow wires from l/b back

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.

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

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.