MOBY GOES TO TURKEY. A tam and pups adventure.

[Northernraider]

WhAts it showing at the leisure battery?

13.1v as usual

 

[chaser]

13.1v as usual

I mean when the engine is running.

 

[Lenny HB]

I mean when the engine is running.

Irrelavant as the B2B is charging the leisure battery see post #943

 

[Just smiffy]

That's how I thought too because that's been the case with every vehicle I've ever worked on.

But I know nothing about this sulphating thing uncle lenny and bigtwin are talking about

But they say that if the battery is doing that then it won't show the charge.

My brain can't comprehend that so I'm just confuses by the whole bloody thing.

To look at the battery it's normal ,it doesn't look that old. There's no bulges , damage to it anywhere. It doesn't get hot , it doesn't smell , there's no corrosion on terminals or anything. I've no battery warning light coming on . When it went flat yesterday the alternator had still charged my leisure battery from 85ah to full 105ah , it had also powered the lights wipers heater, stereo , 2 satnavs , reverse camera , fridge 12v etc . For the 3/4 hours I was driving. The ONLY thing it hadn't done was charge the starter battery. That makes zero sense to me. Especially as the cables for the b2b etc are all attached to the same terminals on the starter battery that the cables from alternator are. So why would the power come up the cables from alternator and through all the other cables but not go in to the starter battery unless there was something wrong with the starter battery .

And that’s why electrics confuse the life out of me….️

 

[chaser]

Irrelavant as the B2B is charging the leisure battery see post #943

And where is the b2b getting it's electric from?

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[Northernraider]

I mean when the engine is running.

Well normally it would be over 14v . But I have b2b etc disconnected this morning till I get this problem sorted.

The leisure battery is charging fine.

That's why it's confusing

 

[Northernraider]

And that’s why electrics confuse the life out of me….️

And me lol

 

[Lenny HB]

I guess if they jack up the van and go underneath and put tester on the alternator itself and it's putting out 13.8 -14.2v then they'll rule out the alternator.

It will still read the same as the on the battery and they will say the alternator is faulty, fecking ejits.

 

[chaser]

Well normally it would be over 14v . But I have b2b etc disconnected this morning till I get this problem sorted.

The leisure battery is charging fine.

That's why it's confusing

So if the alternator is charging the leisure battery it must be working.

 

[Northernraider]

So if the alternator is charging the leisure battery it must be working.

Thats my logic too.

The alternator must be working . But then the old alternator was doing the same .

So I may have changed the alternator for nothing .

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[chaser]

So everything is working apart from the starter battery.

 

[Lenny HB]

So everything is working apart from the starter battery.

Yes.

 

[Lenny HB]

After what Tam has just told me I might have to crawl into a hole.

 

[Just smiffy]

After what Tam has just told me I might have to crawl into a hole.

Uh oh…..

 

[Al n Val]

I think the starter battery has a disconnected lead between that and the alternator and the only thing charging it is the ablemail balancer

I’m reading that everything else has been checked

But that’s only my opinion

Fingers crossed it gets sorted asap and Tams able to carry on without all this stress

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[Ditcha]

I think the starter battery has a disconnected lead between that and the alternator and the only thing charging it is the ablemail balancer

I’m reading that everything else has been checked

But that’s only my opinion

Fingers crossed it gets sorted asap and Tams able to carry on without all this stress

That's what a jump lead from the battery to earth point on engine would rule out.

 

[Al n Val]

That's what a jump lead from the battery to earth point on engine would rule out.

unless it’s the + lead that’s disconnected Dave

 

[Just smiffy]

I’m beginning to think this is a simple solution of just a missing cable or fuse…

 

[Lenny HB]

That's what a jump lead from the battery to earth point on engine would rule out.

I did suggest that to him yesterday he may have forgotten with the panic & stress.

 

[Lenny HB]

OK I'll tell you, it was a loose earth bolt, the guy who found it is looking very smug apparently. Tam said he wire brushed everything before putting it back together.

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[Manic]

I was going to suggest this place for a battery, but Lenny HB last post suggests he doesn’t need on now

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[Al n Val]

Hurrah!!!!

simple things can lead to much more difficult scenarios

Well done Alfonso and Tam can continue on his way

 

[Phill D]

So it’s

 

[Langtoftlad]

So, is it likely that
a) the starter battery is or isn't knackered
b) a new alternator wasn't necessary - I've sort of lost track of the timeline

 

[Littlewheels]

It’s all gone quiet! Has everyone gone into hiding

At least its sorted,finally.

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[gus-lopez]

Take both cables off the battery. Test with meter. If less than 12v it is u/s and not holding a charge.

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Glad it's sorted (hopefully) must admit I'd have changed the battery long ago and still be in the poop!

 

[intokenny]

Joy at last, i hope!!!!

 

[Boldly]

Maybe the man who changed the alternator forgot to tighten it and the alternator was faulty originally

 

[chaser]

Glad it's sorted (hopefully) must admit I'd have changed the battery long ago and still be in the poop!

And me, but hey onward and upward to that ferry now

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