failed battery charger

[norman_5111905]

I had my Abbey 214gts 1991 fully serviced in May this year, inc. all electrics. also had new 85amp leisure batt. fitted. I used the van 3 or 4 times during this season,always on "hook up sites". I also bought a new SELMAR 5led battery charger to use on the new battery. having removed the battery for the winter, I placed it on charge and the SELMAR would not function. Returned the battery to my service man, having been informed by SELMAR it could be a faulty battery. On checking the battery, it was flat. the battery was put on a heavy duty charger, but would not hold a charge. The SELMAR was tried on my car battery and found to work perfectly. The onboard charger has 2 10amp fuses, these were ok. but a third fuse )0.8amp had blown. Questions,1 what may have blown this fuse,2 if a new fuse is fitted, and blows,would it be prudent to pay £100 approx for a much more modern battery charger. Would be grateful for any help or advice.

 

[JeremyClarksson]

0.8 amps would suggest that this fuse in the input (mains supply) circuit.

I would try another fuse if that blows, try removing the 2 other (output) fuses and put a new 0.8A fuse in.

If it blows now there is a problem with the charger, if it does not put the other fuses in one at a time to see which circuit might be overloading the input - it could still be one of these because the other fuses may take longer to blow, letting the supply fuse blow first (sometimes you can see evidence of heat or burning on the unblown fuse).

If this is the case you might need to get more technical.

 

[norman_5111905]

0.8 amps would suggest that this fuse in the input (mains supply) circuit.

I would try another fuse if that blows, try removing the 2 other (output) fuses and put a new 0.8A fuse in.

If it blows now there is a problem with the charger, if it does not put the other fuses in one at a time to see which circuit might be overloading the input - it could still be one of these because the other fuses may take longer to blow, letting the supply fuse blow first (sometimes you can see evidence of heat or burning on the unblown fuse).

If this is the case you might need to get more technical.

Hi Garry, thanks for your comments re failed battery charger.

My service guy has just informed me that the coil has gone in the old charger. He is now fitting a new modern charger and a new leisure battery, the latter being free of charge. Now looking forward to a trouble free season next year. Well from that direction anyway. All the best----Norman