I recently noticed that the alternator in my camper isn't charging the leisure battery at all. Likewise when I choose the option to "parallel charge" the vehicle and leisure batteries on the habitation control panel, the vehicle battery isn't charging from the onboard charger. The fridge isn't working when the vehicle is running either.
I have done a bit of research and my understanding of how a typical motorhome charging system works is as follows:
The alternator should charge both the vehicle and leisure battery once the engine is running, the split charge relay controls this, and when the engine isn't running and the vehicle battery drops below a certain voltage the split charge relay separates the battery's to avoid flattening the vehicle battery. Is my understanding correct, is there another really to control the fridge?
I have checked all the fuses I can find with a multimeter so I am hoping it is just the relay stuck or faulty, problem is I can't locate it, and don't really know what it looks like if I did, can anyone shed some light on it please?
I have done a bit of research and my understanding of how a typical motorhome charging system works is as follows:
The alternator should charge both the vehicle and leisure battery once the engine is running, the split charge relay controls this, and when the engine isn't running and the vehicle battery drops below a certain voltage the split charge relay separates the battery's to avoid flattening the vehicle battery. Is my understanding correct, is there another really to control the fridge?
I have checked all the fuses I can find with a multimeter so I am hoping it is just the relay stuck or faulty, problem is I can't locate it, and don't really know what it looks like if I did, can anyone shed some light on it please?