My MH is now 6 years old, and the cab battery is totally dead. We are going to replace it (obviously) but could that be the reason why we have no electric in the habitation area also?
I have this idea in my head from something I've read in the past, that when charging, the vehicle battery gets topped up first, then the habitation battery. If the cab battery is dead or not in place, would that affect the habitation battery too?
Many thanks!
Sara
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a) when on hook up the charger gives priority to the leisure battery then charges the engine battery
b) when the engine is running it gives priority to the engine battery & then charges the leisure battery
if the vehicle has not been used & not connected to the electric hook up it is possible that both battery's are flat The usual advice is to disconnect both batteries or leave the vehicle on mains hook up if it is to be unused for more than a fortnight as batteries tend to self discharge over a period of time
this is the reason many folk have a solar panel to keep the engine battery charged ,& remove the leisure battery to put it on trickle charge at home or have a duel battery solar charger fitted
Hmmmm....Well we know for sure that the vehicle battery is dead, not just flat, as we jump started the vehicle and drove for over an hour, but when we turned it off, it wouldn't re-start, and had to be jump started to get home. We are going to replace that battery. The habitation battery was only replaced last year, and was working on the way home as one of our passengers was using a reading light. Turned the engine off when we pulled into the drive and everything was totally dead
Guess it's time to call out the expert!
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Topic: Cab & Habitation Batteries Question
