Pugs wrote:Hi all,
Typically with a week to go before our hols in the camper, the battery light comes on after 5 minutes of driving and remains on. Stop\Start appears not be an option to turn on or off manually and the aux battery for the cmaper appears not be being charged (uses CTEK - Solar\Alternator\trickle charge). The van starts ok at the moment but I'm thinking that the alternator has given up the ghost, any opinions?
Thanks
The Banner leisure batteries fitted by Wellhouse are not maintenence free. Recently discovered this and on checking mine the plates in every cell were exposed (van 2.5 years old). Although the battery seemed fine topped up decided to replace it with a Varta maintenence free one .A. because it a pain to try and access to regularly maintain .B. if it is on the way out it will do the alternator no good.
Also the solar panel, mines duff. Contacted Wellhouse who seemed to know the Amporer panels are cr##. An easy way to see if your panel is working. Take van into sunshine, turn engine off, allow a couple of minutes, peer under passenger seat, you should now see three lights, one green two amber. Hope this helps.