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Switch up or down?

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:03 pm
by Markeriba •

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I haven't used our Troll for a couple of years, but now our restoration work on the frame is finished we're getting it ready for use again. I noticed the other day that the two switches on the consumer box were both switched up. I know the one on the left should be up, as it's the main breaker, but I seem to remember that the one on the right used to be down. The owners manual refers to the switch as a single pole switch for the charger, but doesn't say in which position it should be.
I cannot manouver into the locker to look properly, and the photo doesn't show much.
Can anyone help?

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RE: Switch up or down?

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Mar 28, 2016 6:00 pm
by Aaron Calder •

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As general rule, the switches are up for on and down for off.

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RE: Switch up or down?

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:15 am
by Aaron Calder •

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Quote: Markeriba wrote in post #1
I noticed the other day that the two switches on the consumer box were both switched up. I know the one on the left should be up, as it's the main breaker, but I seem to remember that the one on the right used to be down. The owners manual refers to the switch as a single pole switch for the charger, but doesn't say in which position it should be.

I've been thinking about this, Mark, and, for what it's worth, there may be another explanation regarding the switch.

I don't know how old your caravan is or whether or not it was built to UK spec with leisure battery and Schaudt booster or imported from the Continent with mains only but on my UK spec 2003 Triton the switch on the BIP (marked GZ N32) had a different function.

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On Continental spec vans with mains electricity only and no leisure battery, the switch is to allow owners to run their 12V circuits (taps, heater fan and Bosch sockets) from their tow vehicle battery while parked overnight without a mains hook-up, at an aire for example.

For most UK owners with a leisure battery, this facility is not required so the switch is redundant and should be left permanently in the down position.

On my own system the previously unused switch has been modified so as to isolate the taps and heater circulation fan allowing me to leave the taps open while overwintering as an added frost precaution. For details see this thread: Updating the electrics

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RE: Switch up or down?

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:37 am
by Keith and Sue •

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When we had our 2005 Triton, we made the mistake of leaving the switches in the up (on) position between holidays. In a couple of weeks the van battery was completely discharged.

Keith

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RE: Switch up or down?

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Mar 29, 2016 1:34 pm
by Pepé Le Pew •

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Quote: Keith and Sue wrote in post #4
When we had our 2005 Triton, we made the mistake of leaving the switches in the up (on) position between holidays. In a couple of weeks the van battery was completely discharged.

Keith

What d'you reckon flattened it, Keith? Assuming everything was off, what is there left to drain the current?

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RE: Switch up or down?

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:29 pm
by Keith and Sue •

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We'd left it in the ON position, reasoning that the "up" position would be off. Goodness knows what drains the battery in that situation but it certainly flattens. Happened several times over a few months before we read on a forum that the switches should be left down when the van was not being used.

We notice the same sort of thing in the Troll. We have a switch which turns the 12v system off. When we left it in the on position during a lay-up the battery drained.

Keith

2012 Troll 540 - Yeti 2.0 tdi
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RE: Switch up or down?

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:33 pm
by Frantone (deleted)

Hi Keith and Sue.
The 12v isolation switch should be preventing any 12v usage at all so if the battery is being flattened then either the switch is faulty or there is some circuitry not being isolated. Alternatively the battery may be not holding a charge but 12v is being provided by the charger to drive the lights and pump etc.

Troll gently nudging up against Galaxy.

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RE: Switch up or down?

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:09 pm
by Markeriba •

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Thank you all for your answers.

The van was bought from Lechlade in 2006, so is the English spec. I shall assume therefore that the switch is redundant, and put it in the 'down' position, as that's where I seem to remember it being in the past.
The only times I've ever fiddled with the two switches, is when periodically the Remoska would take down several pitches in a flash. I had it in my head that the switches were opposite ways.

If there is some other purpose for the switch, which does drain the battery, then again it looks like the problem occurs when the switch is up.

Down it is then!

Cheers all