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hi just bought a t25 and the leisure battery is shot been told i would be better getting a good heavy duty car batery instead of a leisure battery could anyone help me out cheers I'm using a starter battery as a leisure battery. Bin told by them who know that it will last a year or two longer. Tone

MrMet wrote:

How long did the huge pineapple on your roof last you?

Tone

Its the blue wire going into the back of the alternator, down at the bottom of it on the back. Make sure its not corroded or broken. Pull on it slightly to make sure its not just hanging on by a thread. I had this very same problem, reconnected the blue wire and I was away. You're a genius, Airhead...

Simon Baxter wrote:I was just sumaraising it, and embelishing it with the correct terms.

Does that make it go faster?

Yeah, thanks Simon. If you read the rest of the thread you'll find we're well past that stage.

I am now favouring the bad earth theory..... or elves.

After a longish, but successful trip up to the Wigan area and back, the battery is now charging, But, occasionally, before starting, the charging light does not come on straight away. However it will, then immediately go out, once the engine is revved up. Also, I note that when the battery is fully ...

The elves are quiet at the moment (touch wood). Having survived a trip to Eastbourne, I am now picking up a friend in central London, and taking her up to Middlewich, then on to Abram in the van. Keep yer fingers crossed for me...... charging light is working at the mo......

And yet the following morning it was OK again!

It's been fine throughout a three day trip down to Eastbourne too.

Weird!

And now its failed again already!

It was the alternator regulator.

Thanks for all your good advice chaps.

Its the blue wire going into the back of the alternator, down at the bottom of it on the back. Make sure its not corroded or broken. Pull on it slightly to make sure its not just hanging on by a thread. I had this very same problem, reconnected the blue wire and I was away. Cheers mate. I'll check ...

Its not the 'ignition' LED. Changed it. Its not the wiring. Checked it. Have changed and charged the battery and started the van. It runs, but doesn't charge. Have now booked the van into our local auto electrician, who reckons its probably the alternator. He rebuilds them.

Cheers Kev. Will check Monday

I drove my rustbucket campervan down from Midddlewich to Camberley today. The battery was flattened by use of lights and windscreen wipers. Obviously the alternator was not charging, but strangely the dashboard warning light was not on either. It was only when I turned off the engine that I realised...

I drove my rustbucket campervan down from Midddlewich to Camberley today. The battery was flattened by use of lights and windscreen wipers. Obviously the alternator was not charging, but strangely the dashboard warning light was not on either. It was only when I turned off the engine that I realised...