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Subject Topic: Onboard Battery charger Post Reply Post New Topic
Personchrisseaking
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Hi all, we have an Elddis crusader tornado 2010 touring van. Could anyone please tell me where the battery charger is located. Also has the battery lead got an in-line fuse because the battery is not charging. The battery is fine. Thanks in advance! Chris


Personbarry915
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Try and see where the cables from the battery go to, they will connect to the battery charger.
The battery charger is also usually near the fuse/ trip switches

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Ok thank you will try! Has the red cable from the battery got a fuse?


PersonColin21
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Quote: Originally posted by chrisseaking on 06/3/2020
Ok thank you will try! Has the red cable from the battery got a fuse?


Not sure about your particular caravan, but there is usually a main battery fuse which would normally be in the positive side.


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Persontango55
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The onboard battery charger is operated by a 240 volt mains supply so the circuit protection is via the MCB mains trip switches only which is usually connected to other appliances as well. The onboard battery charger MCB on our caravan is connected to the mains wall lights and hot water heater. However, if you suspect that the onboard charger is defective, all you have to do is remove the battery and connect up a voltmeter to the two terminal connectors, switch on the power and see what the current is. If it's working effectively you should receive around 14 volts and anything less proves that it's defective. That's how I checked mine on my previous caravan which was found to be less than 1 volt so I knew the charger needed replacing. Once the new one was installed I did a check first and the reading was 14 volts so problem sorted.


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If I want to check whether a charger is working I would leave the battery connected. I would then put a voltmeter across the battery terminals with the mains switched off and check the voltage of the battery, then switch the mains on. The battery voltage should show a rise. If there is no change in the voltage the charger is probably faulty.

The reason I would do it this way is because some chargers may have no-load protection. If there is no battery connected they will not show a voltage, or they may show a voltage much less than charging voltage, without a battery in circuit.


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Thank you,


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