Isolator Key

bob1955
bob1955 Forum Participant Posts: 6
edited July 2018 in Parts & Accessories #1

Hi all, Club member for 15 years but new on "Club Together".

My problem is that I have mislaid my battery isolator and we are off on Friday, I hope to get one somewhere tomorrow, but Glasgow is not awash with Caravan parts stockists, in the event that I do not get one, is there a way round this apart from dismantling everything in the van..ie: is there another household device/tool that would adapt to turning the battery on to the mover...tia.

 

      Bob. 

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  • Cornersteady
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    edited July 2018 #2

    Any large dealer should some in stock, otherwise you could order one off amazon? I notice the have them on prime?

    here

     

    Sorry can't help with the work around

  • bob1955
    bob1955 Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited July 2018 #3

    Thanks CS, I have already ordered 2 from ebay but I kinda need one before Friday, there is only one Caravan shop in Glasgow as far as I know and the item is not listed on their web page, I will phone them tomorrow tho, we only got the mover fitted last year and were only given one key...for a year now I kept saying I must buy a spare...lol... I can and often do misplace things, but I would have bet my Caravan that I could put my hand on the key...it is next to the mover control handset...ALWAYS....well apart from this time 🤔, the remote is there...but nooooo key 😯

  • cyberyacht
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    edited July 2018 #4

    Might be worth trying a yacht chandlers.

  • bob1955
    bob1955 Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited July 2018 #5

    Thanks CY...i am having no luck yet and have ran out of places to phone, are the keys for certain movers specific ?, I thought they were industry standard...but van dealer says no.

  • lornalou1
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    edited July 2018 #6

    out of curiosity, have you checked the battery compartment as I have done this once, left the key in the switch and looked everywhere before having a look where I used it last and there it was laughing at me.  

  • bob1955
    bob1955 Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited July 2018 #7

    Got one...from Duncans Chandlers, 10 mins away, used to use them when I had a boat 👍

  • Whittakerr
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    edited July 2018 #8

    Should have got 2. surprisedwink ~Glad you got sorted

  • Cornersteady
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    edited July 2018 #9

    good, and you'll find the original quite soon now

  • ABM
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    edited July 2018 #10

    Glad  you're  all  good  to  go  now,  but  you  really  should  have  done  as  Whittakerr  says  &  bought  two  --  one  to  use  and  one  to  lose.

    Oh,  yeah  you've  already  lost  one   ooops  surprised

  • bob1955
    bob1955 Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited July 2018 #11

    Already ordered 2 from ebay but won't arrive till Wed, so now I will have 3 😁

     

     

    Bob

  • Navigateur
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    edited July 2018 #12

    These isolator switches are widely used in industry.  Anyone else needing one can add to caravan and boat shops any automobile parts retailer - even larger branches of Halfords.

  • robsail
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    edited July 2018 #13

    Seen them in Go outdoors !

  • lornalou1
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    edited July 2018 #14

    why does the manufacturer not supply 2 keys. everything comes with 2 keys. ( I await all examples of thing coming with only 1 key ).foot-in-mouth

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2018 #15

    I have had two different types

  • squip
    squip Forum Participant Posts: 42
    edited July 2018 #16

    In the compartment with the MM isolator and the mains plug-in there are 4 (I think) screws with just the heads showing. I removed one of these screws and then replaced it  first passing it through the hole on one of the handles of a "bulldog" clip. When not in use I clip the red key into the bulldog clip where it is always ready for use as needed. It also does not rattle around as it would if attached to a tether in the compartment.

    squip

  • Whittakerr
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    edited July 2018 #17

    On the same theme I thought the best place to keep the isolator key would be in the battery locker where the switch is. However on the first trip with the key in the locker the extra vibration caused the small metal pin in the key to work loose and fall out. Luckily I found the pin and all was good but the key now travels in a draw in the caravan.

  • scoobs308
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    edited July 2018 #18

    Corned Beef tin. laughing

  • EmilysDad
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    edited July 2018 #19

    I have no reason to remove my mover key & it lives day in day out in the switch

  • lornalou1
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    edited July 2018 #20

    HAHA. nice one. love it.wink

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    edited July 2018 #21
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