I recently got my Bailey Indiana out after a month stored away. The previous trip involved quite a bit of running on the battery with no hook up. The battery in the van was flat (only 3.3 volts showing) although it had been plugged into the mains the whole time is was stored. I charged it up using a car battery charger, disconnected the car charger and waited. The battery has shown 12.3 volts for a week so there would appear to be no fault there. I disconnected the battery leads, plugged the mains in and connected a voltmeter to the battery leads. No voltage showing.
To my mind, this shows no output from the caravan charger but have I tested it correctly? Is there any other way to test it? Is there a fuse hidden away anywhere (all the fuses in the fuseboard are ok). In the short term, could I use the car charger to keep the battery topped up or is the correct caravan charger the only one to use?
To my mind, this shows no output from the caravan charger but have I tested it correctly? Is there any other way to test it? Is there a fuse hidden away anywhere (all the fuses in the fuseboard are ok). In the short term, could I use the car charger to keep the battery topped up or is the correct caravan charger the only one to use?