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Personwelshboy
03/6/2010 at 10:00am
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Hi all, this might sound like a really dumb question but I'm not sure if I have a charger fitted to my caravan. Whats the best way to find out?

I have a second lead (grey) to connect to the car but cant see any thing obvious screaming "im a charger"

Looking inside the caravan at the battery compartment I can see 2 leads going to the battery terminals. 1 is the main red/black lead and the other looks like small cables which i think then go to the voltage gauge.

I'm thinking I havnt got one but would like to know for sure so I can look into getting one.

Thx


Personcorpogreen
03/6/2010 at 10:11am
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What is the year and make of your van ?

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PersonTKMAXX
03/6/2010 at 10:11am
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Hi Welshboy.

What van have you got?



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Personwelshboy
03/6/2010 at 10:16am
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Avondale sport 410. Cant be sure but I think its around 1995.


Personkanno
03/6/2010 at 11:36am
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this may be silly but follow the leads from the battery these will lead you to the charger ( a WEE black or grey box). I think this year of Van will have one.


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Personbeefysmum
03/6/2010 at 12:10pm
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I have a charger in my avondale corfu 1995.


It doesnt charge the battery up if its flat, though, just keeps a full battery topped up when on the ehu.



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Personwelshboy
03/6/2010 at 12:21pm
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Where is the charger situated please beefysmum?


Personwelshboy
03/6/2010 at 12:31pm
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Kanno, i've followed the wires from the battery. The red and black leads split off, 1 pair goes to the fuse box and 1 pair goes back under the floor. Could the charger be bolted under the floor outside the caravan?


Personwelshboy
03/6/2010 at 2:00pm
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Ok, just been underneath the caravan where theres a plastic cover covering something. Theres a sticker on the side which reads

POWERPART
type PB8
Power supply 240v - 50hz

Could this be a charger?


Personbeefysmum
03/6/2010 at 2:08pm
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I've no idea where ours is tbh welshboy , I left all that to OH , but will ask son or hubby later .



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Personbeefysmum
03/6/2010 at 2:20pm
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Oh says ours is under the seat , next to the fusebox . its a black box with an on/off switch.

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Personwelshboy
03/6/2010 at 2:27pm
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Ok I'm pretty sure now I havnt got one. The unit under the van is a transformer I think. Any one suggest a good place to buy one?


PersonRune Caster
03/6/2010 at 2:36pm
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The transformer is what will charge your battery and supply a 12v feed to your caravan - possibly

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Personmatty2303
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Quote: Originally posted by welshboy on 03/6/2010
Ok, just been underneath the caravan where theres a plastic cover covering something. Theres a sticker on the side which reads

POWERPART
type PB8
Power supply 240v - 50hz

Could this be a charger?
that will be the charger , or at least the transformer part of it , there should be a switch inside the van somewhere to turn it on and off


PersonDave+Maria
03/6/2010 at 6:34pm
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Does your van have a wardrobe/storage closet over the axle, as my sted dads van (Lunar Clubman 1986) and ours (1994) have it in there, see if you can spot an old needle type voltmeter, I think the on/off switch might have a light bulb behind it that light's up one when switched on, dont know if most caravans are like this but worth having a look for.

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Personbeefysmum
03/6/2010 at 7:19pm
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Or have you got a switch with the word zig on it ? or trickle ?I think our other old van we had before this one had something like that on the switch.

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