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Subject Topic: Abbey gts vogue 416 1999 electric problem Post Reply Post New Topic
02/10/2018 at 4:33pm
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Hi

I have a Abbey 416 1999 and last time I took it away (2 months ago) the electrics worked perfectly.

I am going away this Sunday, so I had it drawn out of storage and it was connected up to the mains (battery level full). However, my wife and her father could not lift the mains button to power up the mains.
I went over today to check the van and the mains turned on fine, but only the centre mcb actually worked, which is the plug sockets and two front lights (others were not working, maybe another mcb?)

I tried two new and working power cables, it was the same

Three different sockets

Fuses including beneath the seats and board itself

Released the board and checked for loose wiring, all were fine.

Any smells of burning or any blackened parts, nothing

There are no lights on the board at all, but the centre mcb works

Everything seems to be working fine on the battery, but I am unsure about the fridge as the light indication doesn't come on

I disconnected the heater cable and there was power there, but not much, I didn't have any tools to test the current, but It wasn't even enough to give much of a shock and the board didn't trip as I accidently shorted it! (Come on, awkward position).

So kind of at a loss. I live in the country and 6 out of 6 calls all said they don't travel to the area!

Lights that work off both mains and 12v do not work (on main) but my two 240v frnot lights that are mains only do work.

The toilet flush, pump, heater, fridge, 12v and mains lights all not working

Please could you help? I'm hoping to still go on holiday with a 2 year old and an 19 month old!

It is a power modular system pms 2000
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Thanks in advance



03/10/2018 at 8:02am
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yeah try taking your battery off the caravan and charging properly, I suspect that is the cause of your issues


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03/10/2018 at 9:40am
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Sounds like the power supply unit may be faulty.

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03/10/2018 at 10:15am
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Thanks guys

I have a guy coming out this morning, hopefully it is something simple and I can still take it away!

The battery is less than 12 months old, proper sealed caravan battery. It shows up almost fully charged when I haven't used used it for a while, and everything works off the battery (maybe the fridge doesn't) but I do have a spare if it is worth testing?


05/10/2018 at 8:57am
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Hi

For anybody who happens to encounter the same problem, it was indeed an mcb

Because they are bridged, currents are still sent to the non-working appliances

The unit was also sealed so he had to drill out the rivets to access the mcb's

He tested the charger as he could not figure out what was wrong, and that was fine

Running perfectly now and I can go away the weekend!


Happy caravaning ladies and gentlemen


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05/10/2018 at 2:02pm
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Good news enjoy your break

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