Checked fusses -OK. Green charger light not illuminated when on battery for use of internal lights.
Works OK on mains
Works OK on mains
SWIFT CONQUER 630 2014
- Thread starter Dave Bradley
- Start date
Internal lights not working off battery has I noticed the green charger light does not appear illuminated. Hence, I think problem with wiring. All fuse appear OK.
Works off mains perfect.
Hi Dave , are you meaning the caravan is not charging from a solar panel.
Some internal lights are 240 volts , so need EHU electric hook up, so will not run off of the 12 volt battery.
Some internal lights are 240 volts , so need EHU electric hook up, so will not run off of the 12 volt battery.
Thanks for looking at my posting.
However, if I am out and not on EHU hook up. I should have lighting available on the lights that run off the battery. The spotlights are electric only, but lights around the roof area should work off the battery.
However, if I am out and not on EHU hook up. I should have lighting available on the lights that run off the battery. The spotlights are electric only, but lights around the roof area should work off the battery.
Swift have a habit of engineering a very confusing 12 volt light switching system! I can’t remember what the 2014 control panel over the door is like but understanding what switch controls which lights is a lottery.
Try posting on Caravan Talk, one of the moderators (Martin) is an encyclopaedia on all things gadgetry on Swift caravans and might at least be able to rule out operator-problems.
Try posting on Caravan Talk, one of the moderators (Martin) is an encyclopaedia on all things gadgetry on Swift caravans and might at least be able to rule out operator-problems.
Thanks to everyone who replied to my internal lights not working from battery source.
Took it back to dealer who magically identified 20 amp fuse not working. Problem over.
I could have been told where to look, but hey! that's life.
If anybody is interested. It is underneath right hand bench seat and between battery box and
inboard water tank.
Took it back to dealer who magically identified 20 amp fuse not working. Problem over.
I could have been told where to look, but hey! that's life.
If anybody is interested. It is underneath right hand bench seat and between battery box and
inboard water tank.
This is the third recent post where the problem seems to be traced back the main 20A battery fuse. I wonder why this seems to be happening so much?.
There is no reason for the fuse to blow if the battery is connected correctly, so I do wonder if all these have had the battery accidentally connected incorrectly by the user?
There is no reason for the fuse to blow if the battery is connected correctly, so I do wonder if all these have had the battery accidentally connected incorrectly by the user?
Another possibility could be that after winter storage, the caravan battery is very low and the initial recharge current is high enough to blow the 20 amp fuse.
The old grey cells are forgetting , is this possible?
Without knowing the specifications of the supply/charger I couldn't say for certain, but most caravan PSU's these days are Switch mode units, and they usually have fairly good maximum current controls and I can't recall seeing any supply with more than 20A capability. Besides which a typical 20A fuse would need a sustained current of 1.5 to 2x its rated value to cause it to rupture. Where as most caravan chargers have some sort of "crowbar" feature which will try to blow the fuse if the battery is reverse connected to protect the system.
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