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Hi,

New to the camper world,

When I got my van it has two batteries and apparently a split charge system under the passenger seat.

It also has a plug on the side for am240 hook up.

Just few questions I have,

How do I know if the split charge is working..... How can I test it i know how to test a normal car battery I.e across the terminals.... Is it the same
Does it charge the main battery and then the second.

I have a new leak sure battery from a friend can, use thins the camper on its own and swap it to the split charge to charge it .

Does the 240 hook up charge the batteries also ?

Any help appreciated

biker1981 wrote:How do I know if the split charge is working..... How can I test it i know how to test a normal car battery I.e across the terminals.... Is it the same

Yes. Start it up, you might need to give it a brief rev to get the light to go out, then a multimeter across the terminals. If it's charging, you'll get ~14v.

Does it charge the main battery and then the second.

It just connects the two, so both are charged simultaneously.

I have a new leak sure battery from a friend can, use thins the camper on its own and swap it to the split charge to charge it .

Yes.

Does the 240 hook up charge the batteries also ?

Depends. It will almost certainly charge the leisure battery. The starter battery's less likely, unless it's a Westy with the original buzzing black box still fitted under the bed, in which case it will.