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Hi There

I have had a Dandy Discovery for ages and have run the pump and interior lights several different ways.

If you want to go off your S type (grey/white) socket you can do. Just need a plug and length of cable (keep it short and with a thick cross section - 3m of 240 volt power will do). Make sure you get positive negative the right way round. I used this and a box with a set of 12 volt sockets and plugs to make a unit I can plug my lights and water pump into. Works a treat.

I then changed it to run off a cigar lighter socket and also used it with an adapter to connect straight on to a battery. (Used the Dandy with several different cars.)

If you are not to happy about making up a S type plug Towsure do a 3m S-Type Extension (Live & Earth Only) cable for £6.95. This has both a 7 pin plug and socket (its designed for powering the lights and pump in a caravan). You can just cut off the socket and connect to your pump.

Hope it all works.

Cheers

Bob

Huloooooo,

As far as I am aware Dandy's so not come fitted with a battery and the manufacturer conected the water pump to the electrics via a charger on recent models.  (ignoring the recommendation that battery must be fitted to the charger)

As the original charger packed up last year (while on holiday) I fitted a CTEK 7200 and that has a setting to power a12 Volt circuit without a battery.  Having said that We have had a110amp batttery on board for the last 3 years for all the reasons that Doit described.

Regards Bob.