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Title: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: Oakley Windows on January 25, 2009, 06:06:29 pm
Has anyone driven off in their van with the battery charger still plugged into the wall?


Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: russ_clark on January 25, 2009, 06:07:55 pm
Oh yes
On a couple of occasions- normally a Monday Morning
Got away with it without damage so far- lol not
 ::)
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: NWH on January 25, 2009, 06:08:35 pm
No i don`t think so Matt we are not that stupid lol. ;D    
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: Oakley Windows on January 25, 2009, 06:10:32 pm
Quote from: NWH on January 25, 2009, 06:08:35 pm
No i don`t think so Matt we are not that stupid lol. ;D    

You dont have to use that tab when you reply you know. I asked as I was wondering what damage it might do, Im thinking of wiring in a small wiring block from a lighting circuit on the plug lead out the wall so that gives first before the wires are pulled out the charger
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: Slash on January 25, 2009, 06:11:13 pm
I take my battery out and charge it.
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: Nathanael Jones on January 25, 2009, 06:15:47 pm
I use a split charge relay,... easiest option by far!
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: Slash on January 25, 2009, 06:17:14 pm
Quote from: Nathanael Jones on January 25, 2009, 06:15:47 pm
I use a split charge relay,... easiest option by far!
I have one too but I don't travel really far to get the benifit of it!
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: peter holley on January 25, 2009, 06:19:39 pm
mine is pluged into the same extension lead as the tumble dryer, and i pulled the tumble dryer down the drive as i drove off :o   lol
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: luther1 on January 25, 2009, 06:28:50 pm
Did drive off years ago without tying ladders on!
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: jonisondell on January 25, 2009, 06:56:39 pm
dont understasnd why people waste money buying and charging a 2nd battery for their pump when there is one already in the van, got my pump hooked up to the vans battery no problems with charging

if connecting to a circuit a problem, buy a ciggy plug, centre positive outside negative, just make sure fuse is min 6 amp simple, no more messing round with batterys
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: Slash on January 25, 2009, 07:11:09 pm
I knew a chap who had his pump wired to the van battery and the whole van went up in flames! :o
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: Oakley Windows on January 25, 2009, 07:16:16 pm
Quote from: jonisondell on January 25, 2009, 06:56:39 pm
dont understasnd why people waste money buying and charging a 2nd battery for their pump when there is one already in the van, got my pump hooked up to the vans battery no problems with charging

if connecting to a circuit a problem, buy a ciggy plug, centre positive outside negative, just make sure fuse is min 6 amp simple, no more messing round with batterys

One very good reason why is that if your work is predominantly local then the battery wont get charged sufficiently.
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: jonisondell on January 25, 2009, 07:18:16 pm
must have wired it up wrong red positive black negative, i once had a renault 5, parked it at work got a call 20 minuits later it had burst into flames.
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: peter holley on January 25, 2009, 07:25:49 pm
and on large jobs you have to start the engine every hour or so, otherwise your battery WILL go flat.
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: jonisondell on January 25, 2009, 07:32:51 pm
no load of rubbish, i do on average 10 jobs a day wfp no problems in the past 6 months, i eaven use another pump to filter 100 l of water on the go, remember van betterys are large,

if your getting flat batterys, the battery is probably on the way out or an altonator fault, sureflow current when pressure switch operated is about 6 amps, normal flow probably under an amp

your van lights probably use more current than the pump
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: peter holley on January 25, 2009, 07:41:13 pm
no, it  was a new van, and im talking about BIG jobs....6 months isnt long enough for u to find out, in a year from now u will have a different opinion. it will gradually drain your battery.
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: Klean07 on January 25, 2009, 07:48:14 pm
Quote from: Slash on January 25, 2009, 06:11:13 pm
I take my battery out and charge it.
Same here.
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: scud on January 25, 2009, 07:53:31 pm
  I drove off the other Saturday afternoon with the heater in the back of the van still plugged into the extension lead.
  It pulled the extension lead out of the ocket in the garage, I didn't realise and when I parked up in town to go shopping had 40ft of cable dragging behind me, had been about a mile like that!!
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: Oakley Windows on January 25, 2009, 07:54:25 pm
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: ftp on January 25, 2009, 09:03:23 pm
In theory you shouldn't charge it in the van - poor ventilation one spark and poof! I have a tube running from the battery vent outside the van hopefully to take the gasses outside.  :)
Title: Re: Battery Charger in Van Charging ~~~~ Driving Off!!
Post by: windowwashers on January 26, 2009, 08:42:54 am
Quote from: p holley on January 25, 2009, 06:19:39 pm
mine is pluged into the same extension lead as the tumble dryer, and i pulled the tumble dryer down the drive as i drove off :o   lol
I would be morer worried that your using an extention lead for a tumble dryer, I did that once and it melted the extention lead ::).

Can you not just take the battery out ?