Atlas tipping trailer battery not charging

[firewood]

As title

 

anyone else had this?

 

 

how do i cure the problem? where should i look?

 

I have already replaced the ground and positive leads.

 

 

battery is only a year old.

[Stephen Blair]

is it your vehicle electrics ok? i take it you have the caravan plug to charge it.

[firewood]

is it your vehicle electrics ok? i take it you have the caravan plug to charge it.

 

 

vehicle electrics ok. had this problem towing with two different vehicles.

 

 

caravan socket? I have twin electrics on the towbar but assumed that it should charge just on the normal socket. is thi not the case?

[armchairarborist]

it'll only charge up if the socket with the grey cap is plugged in, the other one only does the lights:001_smile:

[ukminch]

Not always the case, on some setups it uses the lights to trickle charge it. Not the best way admittedly but I think the problem would have arisen sooner if the battery's a year old??

[Stephen Blair]

you get about 30 tips with the battery if it is only light loads then a lot more. Depends how much you use it.

The battery will only charge if their is a charging lead on the trailer, an extra with Atlas, i got 1 fitted to mine. It will look the same as your normal one.

So to summerise, your trailer should have 2 plugs and so should your Vehicle.

[Steve Bullman]

i had the extra lead fitted to charge the battery. unfortunately it turns out that due to the size of the battery in the trailer, you need to be looking at doing at least 50 miles before it ever starts to put charge in. sorry for the bad news...im in the same boat myself!

[firewood]

is it your vehicle electrics ok? i take it you have the caravan plug to charge it.

 

 

so if i plug the trailer into the caravan socket will it then charge say overnight (with ignition on towing vehicle off)?

 

 

I cannot believe that you need a separate charging socket to charge the battery!!

 

 

that was never mentioned when i bought it.

 

VERY POOR IMHO. verging on not fit for purpose!

 

Stevie, who fitted your 2nd socket? how much did it cost?

[Andy Collins]

Dont forget this cold weather will knock down the efficiency of batteries too. Personally, I would trickle charge batteries on vehicles and trailers if they are out of use for a few days too.

[armchairarborist]

sounds a bit poor to me, don't forget batteries don't like sitting on cold hard surfaces, treat them to a handy bit of board for insulation,