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Measure the battery voltage when you have the charger on , use a multi-meter , i would be expecting around 13.5 volts , if it's round 12 volts then your charger isn't working .
Or run your lights just on the battery and then turn on the charger , if the lights get brighter i would assume your charger is working .
If you'd like the zig manual send me a email ( address below ) and i'll email it to you .

atb

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Having looked a bit further last night, I think that the previous owner decided to remove whatever transformer/charger was in place prior to us picking up the van.

Under the seat where the RCD and Carver are there is a lead that appears to come off the RCD and terminate in a plug cimilar to those you use in garden extension leads - three pins horizontal with the middle one out of line, there is also a pair of female spade terminals on a length of two core (black/red). There is nothing anywhere near the two leads that could be connections, and a few screw holes in the seat framework as if something has been removed... A volt meter on the spades gave me 11.3v.... direct to the battery???

So, if this is the case could I just put a trickle charger in between the two connections to charge the battery, or does it need to be something a little cleverer...?

S

Just looking through Lawrence's 94 Bailey pages I saw this:

http://www.bailey94.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/user/image/c00736.JPG

Is the black box the X2 as ours is a 94 Bailey, having the same RCD and the black cable with the spades and the white cable with the black plug connector, the only difference is ours doesn't have the black box! 

DaleR - your confirmation is very helpful, thanks.

HAving seen lawrence's photo, and having the wires on either side of the unit, I bought one at lunchtime from a caravan breakers in Tiverton for £22 - he hooked it up there and then to show it putting 13.5v into the battery.

All I need now is the time to wire it in - tonight maybe...

Thanks all for the assistance.

It works - well almost, a couple of the male spade connectors are loose, so aren't a secure joint, so it will put out 13+v one minute then nothing, waggle them and it's back to 13v - so time to take it apart and resolder the joints.

Getting there slowly.