Nuevo Classic 2010 Battery charging

Check ~all~ of the fuses. If - for example - you replace the engine battery and you start the van before the leisure battery is replaced, a fuse will blow somewhere, and then charging will be compromised/halted.

I have been through every fuse and I am now going to try to change the charger. Has anyone ever done this on a Nuevo?
There are screws around the edge of the wardrobe base ando. The left it is cut around wiring leading up to the circuit breaker unit.
At the back there is vertical boxing which appears to be over the back edge so it doesn’t look as though the base will just lift out because of this. Seems a daft place to put the charger!

Any ideas?

If everything on the 12V habitation side works perfectly, and the battery charges while you're driving along as it should, but the 12V leisure battery slowly goes down and down while you're parked up and on EHU, then it certainly sounds as though the 12V charger/power supply may be at fault.

Unfortunately there are several makes of power control system that ~might~ have been fitted to a Nuevo in 2010. If you say what make/model of power control system you have, it may make it easier for people to make helpful suggestions. It would not be unusual for A/S to install a power supply/charger under a wardrobe floor.

The charger is a PX300 which I believe is a Sergeant. It all depends on whether I can get Uber the wardrobe floor myself. To change it.

Roopert wrote:If everything on the 12V habitation side works perfectly, and the battery charges while you're driving along as it should, but the 12V leisure battery slowly goes down and down while you're parked up and on EHU, then it certainly sounds as though the 12V charger/power supply may be at fault.

Unfortunately there are several makes of power control system that ~might~ have been fitted to a Nuevo in 2010. If you say what make/model of power control system you have, it may make it easier for people to make helpful suggestions. It would not be unusual for A/S to install a power supply/charger under a wardrobe floor.

Th PX300 didn't appear until circa 2014 with the EC500. The previous Sargent systems (EC328, EC325, PSU 2007, etc all had integrated chargers. Circa 2010 you cold have an MES system that would have a separate charger but not the Sargent. Do you know the full history of the van?

Agreed - the Sargent unit is likely to be a retro-fit, I would think.

Normally I would expect that to have been a good choice - seems to be a reliable unit overall, so I would be a bit surprised if it's failed. But of course not impossible.

Thanks all.
The charger is a Volta which I can’t find anywhere online and I thought the PX300 was a likely replacement unless anyone has other suggestions.
Thanks for the replies
John

The PX300 works fine for me.

Just one more question.
The Volta unit is receiving power and everything is working on electric hookup but there is no apparent feed to the batteries.
Is it possible that the 12v side of the unit has stopped working?
I’ve been through all the fuses.

I'm not 100% sure what the symptoms are so:

When all is normal and the leisure battery is fully charged the charger should go onto float mode at about 13.7v. In that mode the charger is acting as a power supply for the habitation 12v electrics but also compensating for any self discharge of the leisure battery.

If the charger is disconnected from the leisure battery for any reason (eg blown fuse or broken wire), the charger when energised will still power the 12v habitation electrics but not charge the battery. If the charger is de-energised (no EHU) none of the 12v habitation circuits will work (including the 12v permanent supply to the fridge that is necessary for the fridge control circuitry to switch between different energy sources).

So, if the 12v circuits work when on hookup with the leisure battery disconnected then their is no fault with the charger - obviously the opposite applies if they don't work.

Thanks for that reply Peter.
What happened originally was the fridge went off whilst we were away and on EHU. When we got home discovered that the fuse for the fridge had blown. Discovered that the leisure battery was kaput so installed a new one. All seemed ok again but both vehicle and leisure batteries went flat after about a week with only the vehicle alarm active. Charged both back up and at present everything seems to be working except that is no difference in voltage at the battery with the charger on or off. I will try disconnecting the leisure battery and see if the 12v still works as per you reply.

The next instalment
On EHU everything works fine no matter whether the charger is switched on or off.
With the leisure battery disconnected the 12volt doesn’t work but the mains does
Without EHU the 12v works fine off the leisure battery.

Thank you for your help Peter.
I have fitted PX300 and everything is now working.