Mover not working - battery?

BorisSnowhead
BorisSnowhead Forum Participant Posts: 50
edited August 2016 in Caravans #1

On way back from a really nice 2 weeks in Italy, only slightly marred by mover packing up when we tried to get van off a tight pitch! 

The van is only 2 months old, however battery is 4 years and was transferred from old van. The LED status on mover would seem to indicate low battery as well. 

Will try and borrow a battery from friends to test but is a battery dying after 4 years abnormal or possible? 

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  • bandgirl
    bandgirl Forum Participant Posts: 440
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    edited August 2016 #2

    That happened to us and, yes, that's about the limit for leisure batteries apparently. The caravan would move a few feet and stop, then I switched the mover on again, the van would move an inch, then stop.  A new battery solved the problem.

  • Pippah45
    Pippah45 Forum Participant Posts: 2,452
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    edited August 2016 #3

    Are you sure the mover hasn't "tripped" the switch?  My last one had a bad habit of tripping the switch - if it thought it was overworked.  Just needed a biro or something to reset.  I don't recall anyone telling me about the re-set button but it was very
    useful to know - shame it was under the bed bit!

  • DougS
    DougS Forum Participant Posts: 327
    edited August 2016 #4

    I suggest you test the battery (section near the end) before replacing it to be sure:

    https://sargentltd.co.uk/tech-support/article/Leisure-Battery-Testing/28

  • kentman
    kentman Forum Participant Posts: 147
    edited August 2016 #5

    Have you checked the battery in the handset?

  • johndailey
    johndailey Forum Participant Posts: 520
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    edited August 2016 #6

    As above - check the battery in the handset and ensure that the terminals are rust free.

  • BorisSnowhead
    BorisSnowhead Forum Participant Posts: 50
    edited August 2016 #7

    Handset and batter are fine, is all a little over month old apart from leisure battery! Will try reset but performs as described above moves then cuta out. The led status indicates low voltage 

     

     

  • Wildwood
    Wildwood Club Member Posts: 3,585 ✭
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    edited August 2016 #8

    If the caravans battery check indicates alow battery then it probably is. The life of the battery depends to some extent the make and how it is looked after but many do go after four years.

  • BorisSnowhead
    BorisSnowhead Forum Participant Posts: 50
    edited August 2016 #9

    Had a play with this yesterday as had more time. Can get one mover to work at a time, with the other not engaged (should have said is twin axle).

    engaging both it cuts out

    my view is the extra load of both trying to work is too much for a (potentially) failing battery. So will swap and see, worse case I end up with spare battery! 

    With hindsight would probably have been fine with one mover, didn't really think it through. In excitement of changing vans! 

  • bigkev2000
    bigkev2000 Forum Participant Posts: 29
    edited August 2016 #10

    I purchesed a high-power automobile emergency mobile power supply, do a search you will find them on eBay there is loads of diffrent ones,I would go for the high output, reason why I purchesed one is for the same reason as op,and also my Touareg failed started that no problem also loads of other things you can power up

  • Bluemalaga
    Bluemalaga Forum Participant Posts: 936
    edited September 2016 #11

    We had no end of problems with our Powretouch mover similar to comments above. Powretouch came out on three occassions and found no fault. Changed the battery with no improvement, so had a good look myself.

    The problem was several connectors had not been securely fitted to the cables. New ones of the correct size were fitted and,touch wood, no further issues for 2 years to date.

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