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Zig charging
my leisure battery charges fine with mains but does'nt charge from engine! But the van battery does! Checked all fuses! Checked battery
Help any idea's!
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If you leave everything conected and put your meter on the battery with the engine off you should get 12/13 volts. Turn the engine on and this should go up, perhaps 14v.
You could then futz with switches until the battery voltage does go up.
It sounds to my like something has blown, either a fuse you didn't see or a relay somewhere. It's more tricky with these proper Zig type systems running the charging.
You could then futz with switches until the battery voltage does go up.
It sounds to my like something has blown, either a fuse you didn't see or a relay somewhere. It's more tricky with these proper Zig type systems running the charging.
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Do your 12v services in the van; lights, pump, etc. work with the switch in onsite position? If so then the battery is still conected to the Zig. Above Willoughby says terms 3 and 4. Plug it into the mains and see what you get on those terminals and is it diferent to what you get with the engine running.
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the charging from the engine is by switching in the van battery via the touring switch it puts the leisure battery in parallel so both batteries are charged from the alternator. switch the on site touring switch to on site and check you have 12v on the terminals for the van battery on the back of the zig if its not there check the line fuse from the van battery if its been wired correctly there should be one. if it is there then switch it back to touring with the leisure battery disconnected and check you have 12v on the leisure bat terminal leads, if its not check the leisure bat terminals for 12v on the back of the zig if its not there then the switch is faulty. if it is there the leisure bat should have a line fuse. if there are no fuses there must be a break in one of the cables or bad connector. hope that make sense
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