Wooie1958
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I have a 2006 model Compass Castaway 500LL on the Peugeot Boxer X244 chassis with a Electronic Battery Charger CB516, 12v Distribution Board DS520 EX, PC-200 Control Panel and a generic ( no name ) RCB box.
Does anyone know where the Split Charge Relay is please ?
I think it may be built into the DS520 EX Distribution Board because i cannot find it anywhere and have traced the cables from the engine battery to the distribution board and then to the leisure batteries which i moved and re-cabled many years back and there`s no sign of it what so ever.
Whilst away last week on the Melrose CAMC site i noticed that the EHU symbol on the PC-200 panel had gone out but i knew the electric was on because we had a small mains powered electric heater running.
I checked the EHU RCB`s and they were fine and i also checked the RCB`s in the motorhome and they were fine as well so i switched off the CB516 charger which was still lit and back on again which put the EHU symbol back on the PC-200 panel so i thought it was one of those things as everything seemed to be working.
Strangely though the solar charge controller which is connected directly to the batteries showed no charge at all not even solar but as soon as i restarted CB516 charger it returned to normal showing full batteries.
All the fuses in the distribution board were and still are ok including the 3 amp split charge relay fuse.
Coincidentally just after this happened i saw the site warden going back to reception with the electrical tester so he`d obviously been to someone on a pitch who thought they`d had a problem with their electric supply.
On the way to the next site i had to stop quick and nip into the bathroom, i saw the lights were on but i`d left the engine running which used to disable all the 12v systems through the split charge system on engine start up.
I also noticed that the twin battery split charge symbol was not lit on the PC-200 control panel and the green 12v light was not on the fridge either even though the engine was running.
When the engine is running the PC-200 panel shows a full charge 14.4v going to the engine battery but nothing going to the leisure batteries which used to show 14.4v as well.
Can anyone help please ?
Does anyone know where the Split Charge Relay is please ?
I think it may be built into the DS520 EX Distribution Board because i cannot find it anywhere and have traced the cables from the engine battery to the distribution board and then to the leisure batteries which i moved and re-cabled many years back and there`s no sign of it what so ever.
Whilst away last week on the Melrose CAMC site i noticed that the EHU symbol on the PC-200 panel had gone out but i knew the electric was on because we had a small mains powered electric heater running.
I checked the EHU RCB`s and they were fine and i also checked the RCB`s in the motorhome and they were fine as well so i switched off the CB516 charger which was still lit and back on again which put the EHU symbol back on the PC-200 panel so i thought it was one of those things as everything seemed to be working.
Strangely though the solar charge controller which is connected directly to the batteries showed no charge at all not even solar but as soon as i restarted CB516 charger it returned to normal showing full batteries.
All the fuses in the distribution board were and still are ok including the 3 amp split charge relay fuse.
Coincidentally just after this happened i saw the site warden going back to reception with the electrical tester so he`d obviously been to someone on a pitch who thought they`d had a problem with their electric supply.
On the way to the next site i had to stop quick and nip into the bathroom, i saw the lights were on but i`d left the engine running which used to disable all the 12v systems through the split charge system on engine start up.
I also noticed that the twin battery split charge symbol was not lit on the PC-200 control panel and the green 12v light was not on the fridge either even though the engine was running.
When the engine is running the PC-200 panel shows a full charge 14.4v going to the engine battery but nothing going to the leisure batteries which used to show 14.4v as well.
Can anyone help please ?
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