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 Topic: PlugInSystems PMS5V Charger help required
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25/3/2015 at 9:56am
Location: West Yorks
Outfit: Lunar Clubman 475-EK
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Yes, they do have an internal fuse. In my case the internal fuse blew quite dramatically the instant power was switched on and I sourced a replacement main board from a place I found after a bit of Googling CLICK HERE I'm not sure of the exact model charger I had - it was definitely by Plug-In-Systems and it was in a 1995 Abbey caravan so similar vintage to yours. Anyway, I still have the faulty board. If you are anywhere near me in West Yorkshire you are welcome to call round and have a look.
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25/3/2015 at 5:52pm
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The nature of the beast is in the name.. plug in systems, everything plugs in the back so easy to disconnect the unit to work on.
You need a 3.5mm drill to remove rivets from the cover side of the box and the wiring is then plain and simple enough to see. The charger pcb can will be one of two types and generally the faults are simple enough to trace.
There is a 25A in-line blade fuse on output wire of the power source/charger which will blow if battery is reversed by accident perhaps?
First problem with the power source is a blown T3.15amp fuse, this works in conjunction with a thermistor and a varistor to prevent fire and it's common for the varistor to be become permanently short, so check before replacing fuse.
From memory you want to see around 650k ohms across live and neutral
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