[Oakley Windows]

Has anyone driven off in their van with the battery charger still plugged into the wall?

[russ_clark]

Oh yes
On a couple of occasions- normally a Monday Morning
Got away with it without damage so far- lol not
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[NWH]

No i don`t think so Matt we are not that stupid lol.    

[Oakley Windows]

No i don`t think so Matt we are not that stupid lol.    

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

[Slash]

I take my battery out and charge it.

[Nathanael Jones]

I use a split charge relay,... easiest option by far!

[Slash]

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!

[peter holley]

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    lol

[luther1]

Did drive off years ago without tying ladders on!

[jonisondell]

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

[Slash]

I knew a chap who had his pump wired to the van battery and the whole van went up in flames!

[Oakley Windows]

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.

[jonisondell]

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.

[peter holley]

and on large jobs you have to start the engine every hour or so, otherwise your battery WILL go flat.

[jonisondell]

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

[peter holley]

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.

[Klean07]

I take my battery out and charge it.

Same here.

[scud]

  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!!

[Oakley Windows]

 

[ftp]

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.