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AB, that makes sense. I don't know if TBH's Dad was running the fridge on batteries on purpose. I think he forgot to turn the LPG on a couple of times. Old retirees and their camper vans :rolleyes:

actually yes. racq came out and couldn't do much. so auto electrician came today and said the two batteries were basically stuffed and had been boiling. the regulators and other bits were all ok according to him. the batteries were 4 years old even though the van was only bought new ~2...

thanks battler. I've got a good multimeter at work, but will leave everything off until we've spoken to the manufacturer.....TBH's dad thinks it's still under some kind of warranty. will report back what the issue was after it's been fixed.

It would be an on board charger. A 240 volt extension lead just plugs from a socket on teh side of the van to any 240v outlet. I thought the alternator/regulator of the van might have done most of the damage to the batteries on the 4 hour drive yesterday. Or I guess it could be an onboard...

TBH's father is visiting at the moment in his 2 yr old diesel powered campervan. We had it connected up to our mains to run the lights and charge the onboard batteries. This morning, I noted a really strong rotten egg gas smell in a 3 metre radius around the battery compartment. I didn't...