Hello all,
Well I'm now the new owner of a 2004 T1N.
Ex St John Ambulance vehicle (and before that a State Ambulance vehicle)
Vehicle is totally complete apart from one top light bar.
Though I did have to rejoin 37 wires for the control box....So my soldering skills have improved.
The plan is to strip out the internal stretcher rack and chair and fit a bed and sink for a very simple weekender when we travel around the state.
One thing has me perplexed however.
The vehicle has an auxiliary battery which when the engine is running does charge (according to the multimeter).
The vehicle also has an external 240v inlet (see image), which runs down to an RCD which is labelled as 'Battery Charger'. There is also a 240v outlet in the oxygen compartment.
When I connect power to the outlet their is power at the outlet and a light on the RCD.
BUT.... even if I leave this connected all night it doesn't seem to charge the battery.
The Battery Charger meter in the dash does not change.
I would have thought a trickle charger would have been attached via the 240v outlet but there is no wires where it would have hooked in. And the boys at St John are adamant they haven't removed a charger.
Any ideas of anything I have overlooked or should be checking???
I really want to be able to plug in and keep the batteries charged.
Phil
Well I'm now the new owner of a 2004 T1N.
Ex St John Ambulance vehicle (and before that a State Ambulance vehicle)
Vehicle is totally complete apart from one top light bar.
Though I did have to rejoin 37 wires for the control box....So my soldering skills have improved.
The plan is to strip out the internal stretcher rack and chair and fit a bed and sink for a very simple weekender when we travel around the state.
One thing has me perplexed however.
The vehicle has an auxiliary battery which when the engine is running does charge (according to the multimeter).
The vehicle also has an external 240v inlet (see image), which runs down to an RCD which is labelled as 'Battery Charger'. There is also a 240v outlet in the oxygen compartment.
When I connect power to the outlet their is power at the outlet and a light on the RCD.
BUT.... even if I leave this connected all night it doesn't seem to charge the battery.
The Battery Charger meter in the dash does not change.
I would have thought a trickle charger would have been attached via the 240v outlet but there is no wires where it would have hooked in. And the boys at St John are adamant they haven't removed a charger.
Any ideas of anything I have overlooked or should be checking???
I really want to be able to plug in and keep the batteries charged.
Phil
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