Jockyboy
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Hello to all . I have a 2005 Swift Kontiki 610 Low Profile and just been doing my usual pre winter check. I should say at the outset we are still amateurs re van electrics despite having driven around Europe and the Middle East over the past decade or so. Anyway ,to my surprise, the leisure battery reading was very low and hardly any power when turning the pump on. I suspected the leisure battery/ batteries having died but just to make sure we gave it a 12 hour on board charge and the readings rose again to around the usual 13.4 .
We have a solar panel and 2 Trojan 27TMX leisure batteries . The Remote meter display showed battery 2 was completely dead and had a red light .We disconnected the oldest battery suspecting this to be the culprit. However this made no change to the 13.4 reading we were getting on the ECU.We reconnected said battery and then disconnected the 2nd battery but again the ECU reading remained 13.4 . When we subsequently turned on the taps , there was insufficient power from the pump to provide more than a trickle. 10 mins later, the pump was firing up as normal with a strong flow from the taps.
Finally, we disconnected and reconnected the ECU in case this was the cause of the problem. This was because the readings on the ECU were shifting up and down .
So we are at a loss as to the root of the problem . A battery load capacity test was recommended but I havent a clue as to the process for this ! I could gamble and just buy a replacement cheaper option than the Trojan or even been pondering buying 2 replacement 95ah batteries to reduce cost. Am hoping someone on here can suggest what is happening here or suggest what else we should be trying to diagnose the cause of the problem. Thank you in anticipation
We have a solar panel and 2 Trojan 27TMX leisure batteries . The Remote meter display showed battery 2 was completely dead and had a red light .We disconnected the oldest battery suspecting this to be the culprit. However this made no change to the 13.4 reading we were getting on the ECU.We reconnected said battery and then disconnected the 2nd battery but again the ECU reading remained 13.4 . When we subsequently turned on the taps , there was insufficient power from the pump to provide more than a trickle. 10 mins later, the pump was firing up as normal with a strong flow from the taps.
Finally, we disconnected and reconnected the ECU in case this was the cause of the problem. This was because the readings on the ECU were shifting up and down .
So we are at a loss as to the root of the problem . A battery load capacity test was recommended but I havent a clue as to the process for this ! I could gamble and just buy a replacement cheaper option than the Trojan or even been pondering buying 2 replacement 95ah batteries to reduce cost. Am hoping someone on here can suggest what is happening here or suggest what else we should be trying to diagnose the cause of the problem. Thank you in anticipation