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What is this wire (Split charge)

Postby suffolkboi » Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:10 pm

Is the blue wire for a charging light?
Comes from the back of the van and into the engine bay - then goes off to the split relay. Brown and yellow go to the leisure battery.

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Re: What is this wire (Split charge)

Postby suffolkboi » Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:41 am

anyone..?
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Re: What is this wire (Split charge)

Postby captain hook » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:11 pm

The only person to know would be the person that fitted that wire.

It's not standard from Ford :wink:
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Re: What is this wire (Split charge)

Postby suffolkboi » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:24 pm

Yeah i know its not standard. But there is some very knowledgeable people on here who surely will know..

Its only a simple power take off from the leisure battery - but the blue wire is connect to the Split Charge relay.
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Re: What is this wire (Split charge)

Postby tonylem » Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:03 pm

Power for a fridge perhaps, or other high drain appliance, so the power is only on when engine running.
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Re: What is this wire (Split charge)

Postby barabas » Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:54 pm

tonylem wrote:Power for a fridge perhaps, or other high drain appliance, so the power is only on when engine running.

Thats what I'd guess too, put a meter on it and if nothing then start the engine and try again?
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Re: What is this wire (Split charge)

Postby suffolkboi » Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:20 pm

Yes i will be getting the meter on it. How will i know if thats not just a charging indicator as oppose to high driain feed?
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Re: What is this wire (Split charge)

Postby tonylem » Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:31 am

You may not be able to, it may have had some extra voltage sensing circuitry on the end, or it may simply have operated a relay. Without knowing what was plugged into it, you can only guess.
Get a multimeter on them, and see what happens with engine off/running.
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Re: What is this wire (Split charge)

Postby AlanN » Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:58 pm

Most leisure split charge relays have the fridge power too, cools fridge down ready for when you change to gas or hook-up :wink:
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