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Hi everyone

Some advice needed please: -  Does the liesure battery charge up direct from the house electric supply when the orange lead is plugged into input on Motorhome connection, or do I have to remove the liesure battery and charge it up as you do with a car battery?? How does the liesure battery obtain its charge whilst on site, does the vehicle engine have to be running??  Sorry for confusion. hope someone understands what I am on about   

Newbie.

Agreed, that is if you have some sort of charger fitted and it is switched on. Not all vans have a means of charging on board. The leisure battery as well as the starter battery should charge when driving.

Phil.

Ivor

According to your information you own a Peugeot Talbot motorhome. Can you give any further details, i.e. what model, conversion and someone may be able to give you more assistance. Generally speaking, motorhome battery charging occurs in three seperate ways.

1. Whilst the engine is running.

2. While on EHU on site or at home.

3. By disconnecting the leisure battery and remove to bench top charging, say in your garage, during a long period of inactivity, e.g. winter time.

Hope this helps.

Don 

Quote: Originally posted by Don M on 27/2/2006

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Ivor

According to your information you own a Peugeot Talbot motorhome. Can you give any further details, i.e. what model, conversion and someone may be able to give you more assistance. Generally speaking, motorhome battery charging occurs in three seperate ways.

1. Whilst the engine is running.

2. While on EHU on site or at home.

3. By disconnecting the leisure battery and remove to bench top charging, say in your garage, during a long period of inactivity, e.g. winter time.

Hope this helps.

Don 

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Hi Don

The Motorhome I have is a Peugeot Talbot Express 1994 Coach build 2.litre petrol engine based on Elddis body work Model Voyager 3.

On the switch control panel are various switches for water pump and a switch to convert liesure battery to car battery to work interior lights,but to know if the switch is on or off is very confusing, and whether the interior lights when static are working off the leisure or car battery 

Anyhow I'll try and see how I get on by trying to charge the leisure battery with EHU orange cable from the house supply.

Many thanks to all who replied

Ivor

Ivor

I think Brenda has given you more info than I have. She seems to have a similar set up to you. I did  a search on the net for info on your model and the electric panel without success. I hope hooking it up will help to solve your problem

Don

Trial and error will hopefully solve the problem

Thanks Ivor