battery charger

[sharatoni]

sorry if this has been asked before
i have a logic 1 charger in my wee van, never intended to get it fixed but noticed the 2amp fuse holder bit is missing so i thot i would give it a try first, bought 2 from maplins as they a a few to choose from, ...tried both bits in none of which fited properly...fuse blew with both, now i know it is kind of working i want to get the right part.
so is it a push in twist or screwin? just the bit that the fuse is in i need the rest is there i think
or am i better with a charger to use seprately? can i use the mains supply to van with it ?
i have no clue as to what im doing
sorry if that dosent make sense
thanks
shara

 

[Damian]

If it is blowing fuses, it is NOT "kind of working".

As you say you have no idea what you are doing with electrics I strongly suggest that you get a mobile engineer to check it out.

It may "only be 12v" but that can and does cause enormous damage if treated wrongly.

 

[sharatoni]

thanks i have no intention of touching it but havin the right holder would help, can i use a charger pluged into the mains?

 

[durtlocker]

B) yes you can use a charger which plugs into the mains but it is highly recommended you spend a bit and get your self an intelligent charger from the likes of halfrauds they do one made by Ring which would do the job ,also cetek make intelligent chargers too .
With respect to your caravans own charger it is blowing fuses which tells me it has a serious problem ,this is usually caused by bad mains taking out a varistor which in turn will take out a fuse every time to ensure nothing gets hot enough to catch your caravan alight :S the way to cure this is quite a job and will require a lot of experience with electrics and electronic engineering simple as the job seems :blink: just replacing one small component its very deep in the workings so you got to know what you are up to in order to take this job on ,

 

[sharatoni]

i had no intention of using the charger , as it didnt work, was taking a photo of it to send to a friend when i noticed the glass fuse holder wasnt there, so just thot i would replace it to see if that would get it going, none of them fitted, i dont want to spend any more on fixing it as van is very old and spent a lot on it already, just thot i it was the right holder it would probably help, anyway, it is on a seasonal pitch , which i dont relay need the battery at the moment well so for, but just thot about using another charger to top it up would be handy in an emergency, i think ill just stick to bringing it home thanks