Anyone in Ardmore at the moment any good with lesiure battery stuff? Or anyone got an amp metre? My battery is draining within hours and don't know why! Any help online or in person really appreciated! Thanks. Colin.
big LIam
Love's the Craic
Gender: Location: belfast Age: 63 Posts: 201 Registered: 08 / 2016 My Motorhome: d55 Dreamer Veronica Base Vehicle: Fiat Ducato 2.3 130 bhp
Quick check you don't need a amp metre get a 21 or 5 w 12v bulb sngle contact take the negative lead of put the casing of the bulb onto the battery post touch the lead onto the bulb contact if it lights up bright you have a drain + if it's a serviceable battery check the water level
Thorn123
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Gender: Location: Laois Age: 48 Posts: 2589 Registered: 07 / 2016 My Motorhome: Chasson flash 03 Base Vehicle: Ford transit 2.2
Tomorrow take the van for a 30 minutes drive. As soon as you return, take the earth lead off the leisure battery for a few hours. It may be painful to live without power for the few hours.
After the few hours reconnect the earth lead onto the leisure battery. If your power is gone the battery is busted but if power disappears slowly afterwards, something electrical is draining it.
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Gender: Location: Co Wicklow Age: 92 Posts: 7388 Registered: 01 / 2015 My Motorhome: Matilda 2 Pilote 703FP Explorateur Base Vehicle: 3ltr 318 Sprinter Automatic
Thanks all for tips and advice. Somehow it's sorted out now. Don't know how but it's all back in action. Think I had a switch on although it was for the extractor fan that wasn't working, it may have been drawing power regardless. All sorted now anyway. Solar panel and inverter back on and charge is actually climbing now with the nice weather. Hurrah! Thanks again.
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