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16th October 2014, 17:17 | #1 |
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I have a new caravan. I'm a total novice.
I have been doing some work in it today, with a cable from the van to my house. Everything has been working fine. But now the lights won't work. They won't work on the mains or the battery? The plugs work fine, I currently have a battery charger plugged into one of the plugs charging the van battery. There is a fuse board with a large and 2 smaller breakers (all in the on position) then there is a Zig board. The rocker switch is the central position at the moment, the pump lights and aux are all in the off position, but nothing happens if I switch the lights on. Each light has its own switch, but again nothing happens when I switch them? Please help!
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AImageUploadedByTapatalk1413482334.837335.jpgt the moment it is on the van battery position, but I'm using mains supply. I have a light plugged into a socket.
Nothing changes, whatever position I put the switch in. Nothing lights up
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Yes, all in intact
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When you say you have a battery charger plugged in charging the battery,have you not got a built in charger in the van?
It should charge automatically whilst you have power attached to the van via the hook up cable. Most ceiling lights run via 12 volt battery so have you got the battery connected to the van,it needs to be connect to complete the circuit. Thats a starter for 10
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mmm right have you checked that you have 240 volts at the caravan end of the cable from the house?
have you checked that the battery is good or is it so duff that there is no power in it to run anything? is the transformer under the seat where the power lead from the house connects, have you checked that? |
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Thanks for your replies.
I have the caravan battery plugged in, I have another battery on charge. Using an extra charger. So I know the plugs are working from the house mains. I also have a light plugged in. The fridge is working from the house mains. At the moment the zig thingy is switched to "caravan battery" all the other switches are off. (Although nothing happens if I switch them on.) neither the red nor the green light are on. Likewise there is a switch just as you walk in, nothing happens whichever way I switch that. The inbuilt battery charger is on. Both breakers are on. I believe the battery is good, but I don't have any means to test it, especially as the lights arn't coming on.
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Double check your glass fuses, that's the most likely cause.
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