Battery; Habitation Relay; Generator Guidelines - Swift caravan Owner's Handbook Manual

Electrics

BATTERY

It is recommended that a good quality
leisure battery is always in circuit when the
system is in use.
A deep cycling heavy duty 12v battery
should be purchased to provide power for
lights and other electrical appliances. A
proprietary brand leisure battery with either a
60 or 90amp capacity is recommended.
Note: 90 amp batteries and above should be
checked dimensionally before purchasing, to
ensure fitment within the battery
compartment, as brands vary in size.
It should be remembered that batteries
suitable for the electrical demands of a
caravan differ in design from those for use
with a car, and whilst the system may
operate with a car battery it is strongly
recommended that only a leisure type
battery, maintained in good condition is
used. The battery should be kept topped up
at all times.
The battery should be positioned in a
compartment vented to the outside and
should be properly secured.
WARNING: Do not block battery box
vents.
WARNING: When connecting the battery,
ensure that the correct polarity is
observed (black is negative and red is
positive) and that the terminals are
securely fastened.
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Under normal circumstances it should not be
necessary to remove the battery other than
for routine inspection of terminals and
"topping up".
WARNING: Explosive gases may be
present at the battery. Take care to
prevent flames and sparks in the vicinity.
Your caravan has been fitted with an in-line
fuse between the battery terminal and strip
connector. It is recommended that the fuse
rating fitted in this location does not exceed
20 amps.
WARNING: Switch off all appliances
and lamps before disconnecting the
battery.
Smoking is prohibited around the
battery compartment.
To preserve the life of your leisure battery
and charger please observe the following:
i) Do not leave all 12v lights powered at the
same time as this will drain your leisure
battery more rapidly.
ii) If all 12v lights must be powered together,
ensure the battery is 'in-circuit' i.e.
selector switch in the 'van' position and
that the battery charger is turned on.
iii) For optimum performance use the
transformer/charger unit with a leisure
battery attached.
SUPPORT SERVICE
PLUG-IN SYSTEMS LIMITED PROVIDE AN
ON-CALL SERVICE FOR WARRANTY OR
NON-WARRANTY REPAIRS.
IF YOU WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS SERVICE FOR PLUG-IN-SYSTEMS
ONLY
Telephone (01482) 652523 and ask for
PRODUCT SUPPORT SERVICE.

HABITATION RELAY

To conform with European Safety Standards
(EMC) all caravans have been equipped with
a habitation relay.
This relay is actuated when the 12N/12S
plugs are connected to the car's sockets and
the car ignition is turned on.
The relay automatically isolates all 12V
equipment within the caravan, excluding the
fridge's 12V power supply, from the car.

GENERATOR GUIDELINES

• Lack of regular servicing can be the
cause of most generator problems,
gensets under 2kW are mainly dependent
on engine speed for output frequency
and voltage, poor or no servicing may
cause the engine speed governor to run
the genset engine too fast. Therefore
frequency and output voltage can rise
above the specification of the machine
data plate i.e. 230V at 50Hz, this may