Autosleeper Trooper Thermal Fuse/Trip Location?
Posted: 25 Jul 2011, 21:14
We purchased our van back in May and are now preparing to head out for the summer. The previous owner said that they'd never used a leisure battery and always used the hook up. Not an issue I thought as I'll be able to find a battery and get it all working...hmm famous last words?!
The issues are:
1. I'm unable to get my fridge, water pump or internal lights working when the van is connected to the hook up, although the sockets do work (all RCCB's are 'on'). The leisure battery is also connected.
2. Nothing happens when I try to run the fridge or the lights off the leisure battery (with the engine running). The zig panel shows no sign of life whatsoever.
Circuits are being formed from the battery to the panel and also to the propex heater as I have been able to trace these (no cut wires). So this evening I thought I would check and clean all the earths on the fridge. While doing this I hot-wired the fridge (at the ignition side) from the battery, which turned the fridge ignition, water pump & interior lights on! So I ran a wire to the fridge switch selector (mains, off or 12v) instead and the zig panel showed that the fridge is running on 12 volt! First time I had seen any lights on the zig panel!!
So obviously I have an issue with the link between the battery and the zig panel, and also the hook up to the panel. Looking at the wiring diagram for the Trident (https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Au ... ng_diagram) I was wondering where I would be able to find the 'BC 125 B' unit? I have found everything else and checked all the fuses in the system (including the split charging system), and they are all fine. However I am unsure where I can find the Thermal Trip - anybody have any ideas? Is there something I've missed?
Many thanks in advance, Nathan
The issues are:
1. I'm unable to get my fridge, water pump or internal lights working when the van is connected to the hook up, although the sockets do work (all RCCB's are 'on'). The leisure battery is also connected.
2. Nothing happens when I try to run the fridge or the lights off the leisure battery (with the engine running). The zig panel shows no sign of life whatsoever.
Circuits are being formed from the battery to the panel and also to the propex heater as I have been able to trace these (no cut wires). So this evening I thought I would check and clean all the earths on the fridge. While doing this I hot-wired the fridge (at the ignition side) from the battery, which turned the fridge ignition, water pump & interior lights on! So I ran a wire to the fridge switch selector (mains, off or 12v) instead and the zig panel showed that the fridge is running on 12 volt! First time I had seen any lights on the zig panel!!
So obviously I have an issue with the link between the battery and the zig panel, and also the hook up to the panel. Looking at the wiring diagram for the Trident (https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Au ... ng_diagram) I was wondering where I would be able to find the 'BC 125 B' unit? I have found everything else and checked all the fuses in the system (including the split charging system), and they are all fine. However I am unsure where I can find the Thermal Trip - anybody have any ideas? Is there something I've missed?
Many thanks in advance, Nathan