Split Charger ?

[Deleted member 61691]

A couple of questions to put my mind at rest
1 is the little box with the red (sometimes green) light a split charger ?
2 what does it mean when its illuminated red , and when its green ?
thanks

 

[Wooie1958]

Firstly, it would help if you gave some more information about your motorhome i.e. make, model, year etc. etc.

 

[argoose]

Looks more like a temp sensor for battery or state of charge indicator . Maybe wrong but there doesn't look like enough supply wires to be split charge

 

[colinm]

A split charge relay normally has 4 connections, a trigger wire from alternator, main power in, main power out, and earth.
What ever that is looks to have 3 wires, and the case looks to be plastic.

 

[mfw]

You need to trace wires back to source if poss or ignore and live with it ( if it's not broken dont touch ) or find the cover that is missing - could be part of an alarm system i suppose - and i cant do electrics so i'm guessing

 

[Nabsim]

and here's me thinking it looked like a rectifier/regulator off a 70's 2 stroke yamaha

 

[wildebus]

You need to trace wires back to source if poss or ignore and live with it ( if it's not broken dont touch ) or find the cover that is missing - could be part of an alarm system i suppose - and i cant do electrics so i'm guessing

Looks old and dirty and not hefty enough for any kind of usable charging setup.
mfw's comment about maybe part of an alarm system sounds pretty plausible to me.

 

[mfw]

and here's me thinking it looked like a rectifier/regulator off a 70's 2 stroke yamaha

You can get a waterproof potting for electronics does look more a DIY job to me and i'm clueless with electrics

 

[Nabsim]

You can get a waterproof potting for electronics does look more a DIY job to me and i'm clueless with electrics

Yes, i remember seeing similar on old alarm systems

 

[harrow]

Grey water detector

 

[Deleted member 61691]

Looks old and dirty and not hefty enough for any kind of usable charging setup.
mfw's comment about maybe part of an alarm system sounds pretty plausible to me.

I think your right , the motorhome did have an alarm on for a previous owner , thanks

 

[Deleted member 61691]

Yes, i remember seeing similar on old alarm systems

that makes sense looking at the old redundant sensors on doors etc , thanks

 

[maingate]

If I found it on mine I would send for the bomb squad.

Can you determine under what conditions the light changes colour? It is obviously still getting power from somewhere.

 

[Harryw]

If I found it on mine I would send for the bomb squad.

Can you determine under what conditions the light changes colour? It is obviously still getting power from somewhere.

What wire do you cut first..,.

 

[wildebus]

What wire do you cut first..,.

The green obviously! Duh!!!

No green you say? Oh well, on your own, matey