Mains/battery lights both on

Vaddi
Vaddi Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited August 2016 in Caravans #1

Last trip I noticed that Power display panel was showing that the mains power light was on, as normal, but the battery light was on as well!!!!!!, for the duration of the trip, 5 days. Came home & connected to mains, same issue with lights, any ideas.
  

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  • jennyc
    jennyc Forum Participant Posts: 957
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    edited August 2016 #2

    None of the vans which we have owned has had a specific battery light on the main control box (where the mains light is likely to be) but they have had a battery charger switch and light - is this the light that you are referring to? If yes, then it's appropriate
    that it should be on when on EHU.

  • Vaddi
    Vaddi Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited August 2016 #3

    No its not, that light is on the battery itself, thanks for reply.

  • EasyT
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    edited August 2016 #4

    Might help if you gave make, model and year as somebody may have more idea then

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2016 #5

    A light on the battery?

  • KjellNN
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    edited August 2016 #6

    Since several things in the van use 12v power, I would not necessarily think that it was wrong for a "battery light" to be on, but it would depend on what the light being on means.

    As ET said, make, model and model year are needed to give proper help.

    Do you have the handbook?

  • young thomas
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    edited August 2016 #7

    i suppose it might be possible for the 'mains' light to be on, if on EHU, yet (for some reason) the charger had not been working and the battery 'low warning'. light was on.....?

    normally, once on ehu and the charger working ok, you would not see any lights for the battery?

  • KjellNN
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    edited August 2016 #8

    Yes, we really have no idea what this light means.

    On our previous van there was a light on the panel to show the charger was on, but not on this van.

    We also have little lights that come on to show either caravan or car battery has been selected, but they go off again after a few seconds.

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