flat battery

cabbiemick
cabbiemick Forum Participant Posts: 297
edited January 2019 in Caravans #1

hi can anyone help we have a new bailey pampolana we had a new battery as our old one would not fit in battery box we have a solar panel on the roof we got a message from tracker saying our battery was going flat its only been six weeks since we used the van all our other vans the battery lasted i was wondering if somthing is draining the battery

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  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
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    edited January 2019 #2

    did you turn everything off via the main switch on the cpu. I remove my battery during winter as never enough sunlight for the solar panel to do it's job. mind i do live up north.

  • Wildwood
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    edited January 2019 #3

    What size is the solar panel. Very small ones may not be up to the job.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited January 2019 #4

    Did you turn the fridge off on its own control panel? Otherwise, that panel will continue to draw power from the battery as it is a permanent live feed.

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  • Shuckford
    Shuckford Forum Participant Posts: 63
    edited January 2019 #6

    Cabbiemick, I have a 2015 Bailey U3 my understanding is that the Tracker as fitted (unless yours is an upgrade) is independent of the leisure battery. It may be this integral battery that is depleted! Have you tested the leisure battery voltage at the vans control panel should show at least 13.8 volts on the fixed solar panel. Could contact Tracker direct and take advice...S

  • Boff
    Boff Forum Participant Posts: 1,742
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    edited January 2019 #7

    It could be as simple as a loose connection; from the solar panel.  Got that particular T shirtfrown

    Edit and now I come think about it the leaving the fridge on T shirt has a place in my wardrobe as well. 

  • Shuckford
    Shuckford Forum Participant Posts: 63
    edited January 2019 #8

    Just checked my Bailey U3 owners manual...p32 states Tracker Retrieve is totally independent of the vans power source. As it has its own 5 year life battery fitted. Tracker cannot monitor the leisure battery voltage. Therefore I am assuming (we all know what that means) that they are alerting the OP that the Tracker power source has depleted and not the main battery.

    All it needs is a simple check on the leisure battery voltage, if that is down then look elsewhere...

  • cabbiemick
    cabbiemick Forum Participant Posts: 297
    edited January 2019 #9

    hi we have 100 watt solar panel we turn 12 v off on the pdu the bailey 4 tracker draws the power from main battery when that goes flat it as a back up battery  tracker said that it whould no draw much power from the battery thanks everyone

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