hi everyone i have an ABI Viceroy I have just fitted a zig dcu 15 charging unit when the connect the battery after about 1 minute the wiring gets very hot so I disconnected it I tried the mains connection and the lights do not work but do when I do connect the battery evrerything works I have followed all instructions regarding the fitting ane wiring but can not phathom what could be causing the problem the battery is a new battery and I have used it once before in my last caravan need to get this sorted a.s.a.p. as going away in a couple of weeks but don't know which way to turn all advice will be greatfully received many thanks
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When was the battery last fully charged ?
Also have you checked the battery voltage with a multimeter ?
Also have you checked the battery voltage with a multimeter ?
Damian
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no i have not as yet tried a multi meter as being a new battery I thought that it would be ok seeing as had used it on my old caravan so do you think that it could it be too strong for my caravan it is a car battery as I was told by caravan club that it was ok to use
do you know what I would be looking at price wise to call a caravan engineer in to take a look could I get a free quotation if anyone knows
Damian
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Quote " do you know what I would be looking at price wise to call a caravan engineer "
A lot less than a new caravan if yours catches fire.
A lot less than a new caravan if yours catches fire.
Is the Zig dcu 15 unit new or 2nd hand.
Do as Damien says and avoid a fire.
cables are not supposed to get hot unless something very serious is wrong.
Do as Damien says and avoid a fire.
cables are not supposed to get hot unless something very serious is wrong.
Damian-Moderator said:
I think you've read this the wrong way - I think the OP was asking if anyone had any idea how much an engineer would cost.
..........I would double check the charger 12 volt output in respect to polarity.
Is the charger output correctly wired to the caravan?
Do not make any assumptions as to colours of wires or their polarity as fitted in a caravan!
The connection must be positive to positive and negative to negative.
Are the output wires of the correct gauge (thickness) ?.......this should have been recommended by the charger manufacturer.
Why are you fitting a new charger?.........is there a wiring fault in the caravan that caused the old charger to fail?
Could that be the problem?
Is the charger output correctly wired to the caravan?
Do not make any assumptions as to colours of wires or their polarity as fitted in a caravan!
The connection must be positive to positive and negative to negative.
Are the output wires of the correct gauge (thickness) ?.......this should have been recommended by the charger manufacturer.
Why are you fitting a new charger?.........is there a wiring fault in the caravan that caused the old charger to fail?
Could that be the problem?
Cables should not get hot at all!
If there is a fault, there's usually a fuse which should protect against excess current. If a fuse hasn't blown, it raises the possibility something has been wired incorrectly, or has gone faulty.
If there is a fault, there's usually a fuse which should protect against excess current. If a fuse hasn't blown, it raises the possibility something has been wired incorrectly, or has gone faulty.
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