Hi All,
After some advice regarding the electrics of our caravan and our tow vehicle. Our 2008 Ace Supreme has the fridge wired up directly to a constant live feed from the tow car battery. Should this feed be controlled by an ignition or voltage sensitive relay? I'm concerned that the direct feed will drain the car battery and it appears the caravan does not have a relay of some sort that protects the car battery from being drained. Any thoughts on this?
Also, when the caravan is hooked up to the tow vehicle, it appears that the habitation relay has kicked in as I'm unable to use any of the 12v lighting or water pump? My understanding was that this only occurs when the ignition is on or the car is running? Is that correct?
I'm unable to switch off the car battery connection via the caravan control panel when the car is connected to the caravan and power 12v from the caravan battery unless I've disconnected the caravan from the car.
Any help on this greatly appreciated!
Thanks
After some advice regarding the electrics of our caravan and our tow vehicle. Our 2008 Ace Supreme has the fridge wired up directly to a constant live feed from the tow car battery. Should this feed be controlled by an ignition or voltage sensitive relay? I'm concerned that the direct feed will drain the car battery and it appears the caravan does not have a relay of some sort that protects the car battery from being drained. Any thoughts on this?
Also, when the caravan is hooked up to the tow vehicle, it appears that the habitation relay has kicked in as I'm unable to use any of the 12v lighting or water pump? My understanding was that this only occurs when the ignition is on or the car is running? Is that correct?
I'm unable to switch off the car battery connection via the caravan control panel when the car is connected to the caravan and power 12v from the caravan battery unless I've disconnected the caravan from the car.
Any help on this greatly appreciated!
Thanks