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 hello again kind people

 i have today picked my van from the service man he done chassis service

replaced hitch damper

greased everything  checked lights ?

checked fridge , needed replacement electronic ignitor switch apparently wrong polarity was the fault it blew the switch?

im nearly 300 quid lighter but .... i have peace of mind and confidence to tow with precious cargo on friday( wife and three dogs) cheers all

Hi Jim

needed replacement electronic ignitor switch apparently wrong polarity was the fault it blew the switch?

Never heard such a crock, piezo clacker sets its own polarity, as it requires no external power source, cannot think what he was talking about.

JJ

http://www.vdubs.freeuk.com/downloads/RM212Elect.pdf

Jim please find enclosed details of the aforementioned item tis not  a piezo 

That's great news Jim , got that fridge sorted at last

Have a great holiday m8

atb

Wizard

Hi Jim

Sorry Mate, my mistake

I thought you had mixed the numbers up !! I was looking at the RM122 which is exactly the same as in my Old caravan, should not have assumed.

JJ

i believe i am doomed to fail oops i mean (deferred success)  lol

got in van tonight to load and would you believe it the brand new battery has only 5 volts, lights not working ,wife huffin and puffin , please tell me im gonna have fun lol

 anyone tell me in laymans terms how to check whats wrong ??? bad earth ???

thank you i was lookin forward to tomorrow

Sounds like a light has been left on and drained the battery , fully charge the battery and see if any lights are on when you reconnect it .

atb

Wizard

i have put power to battery and charging overnight   i wonder if when i changed plug i put it back wrong ??

see if fridge is working too on mains so its nice and cold to go full of beer

wishful thinkin

 cheers wizard 

could i have put 12s plug inner part into housing wrong therefore wires are transposed ?i could nt see any numbers on plug so .......  maybe ill take me tools wiv me 2morrow and have a look and hope the battery lasts  

bugger bugger bugger

 cheers all catch you after the weekend if i survive lol

Hi Jim , have a look at this http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/towbar_electrics.shtml it shows the view when looking directly at the sockets on the car , from this you should be able to work out if you've wired the plugs correctly . Note the differences between the 1998 Pin Allocation and the 1999 Pin Allocation , you'll need to know which way your 12s car socket is wired before checking the plugs.

atb

Wizard