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Cheers will give it a try

Hi Alan, thanks for your input, it may well be that the system is incorrectly wired but I’m afraid my knowledge of how it should look is limited; I probably know more about rocket science than how my electrical system should look like at the battery, hopefully someone will come along and clarify. Regards Phil

Hi Keith unfortunately haven’t got my multi-meter with me but I have attached screenshots of Phantom monitor; 30 days, 7 days and 3 days which may help you diagnose the issue. As you can see clearly on the 3 day pic that I’m on hook-up and all looks well but I know it isn’t although it will allow me to travel to another site.

Thanks for the response, I’m actually thinking of doing the same, that is having a new battery installed, purely to eliminate the battery as an issue. It’s an expensive elimination but I’m not in the best position right now. Did you fit the battery yourself? Thanks Phil

Thanks but it all looks sound

Hi John thanks for the info I’ve attached a couple of pics of the battery could you advise what I should unplug from the pics or better still mark it up. Thank you Phil

Thanks for your response Keith. Purchased end of June this year, Burstner ixeo 680 g, first Reg Sept 2020. Can’t honestly say it’s an old issue it maybe but I think it’s a new manifestation. No slow cranking at all, no dimming of the lights on the dashboard, even when the engine battery isn’t fully charged. The vehicle has start stop technology which I have turned off. Simple split charge B2B I will attach pic of battery. Very small solar which I understand charges the lithium hab battery which is installed. Fridge: 3 way Dometic absorption fridge no idea how it’s wired. Re battery monitoring: Not really while driving but can see engine battery on Phantom tracker online monitor. Can see KS Energy lithium hab battery on their app Phil

To all electrical and technical experts, help and advice required please. 2020 Motorhome on Fiat Ducato 2.3, 160bhp, currently traveling in Europe or trying to. After driving two hours we called to re-fuel with diesel, after we filled up, the motorhome would not start. We then called emergency breakdown (AA equivalent) to get us going. When I checked the engine battery condition, it was in the red and was showing 11.8v on my system. No warning lights were showing on the dashboard. After a hour the battery voltage had risen a small amount, I tried to vehicle and it started. So I was able to drive away from the petrol pump to the carpark where the breakdown guy met us. He checked what the alternator was delivering to the battery and he said it was 11.8v which was far too low however we were able to drive off to a campsite to charge on mains hook-up, by coincidence a Renault mechanic was on site complete with test equipment 👍🏼, after testing he said if he had to chose the between alternator or battery he thought it was the battery that was at fault. So I drove directly to a Fiat Professional garage near Metz; they spent a day testing both, after which they said the smart alternator was functioning perfectly and the battery tested to be fine also; a clean bill of health but a hefty bill for me. But after driving into Germany it happened again when we pulled over for a break after a 2/3 hour drive. The battery was showing 11.2v however after around an hour it had risen enough to start we are now on another campsite and the engine battery is now charged 12.5v. Would appreciate any advice from knowledgeable technical people as to what I should do next apart from jump into the Rhine. Sorry it’s a long one.