Split charge relay

http://thelatebay.com/index.php?topic=886.0

 

See, I knew it was matty

 

Trouble is by the time I am ready to sort the split charge out I ll of lost this thread to lol

 

just got my relay kit fitted but how do you know if its charging leisure battery or not

 

measure volts on battery (12.6v-ish)
start engine
measure volts on battery - should be another volt with engine running.

 

so i need a volt meter wired in

 

You can measure the leisure battery voltage with a multimeter. When the engines not running it should be around 12.5v, if healthy.

Also measure the voltage on the main battery. If it's slightly different then you know that the two batteries are isolated from each other.

When the engines running both batteries should go up by a couple of volts. If only the main battery voltage goes up when the engines running, then the split relay isn't working.

 

No, multimeter like sydney says.

 

Like zed said. Just measure the voltage supplied to both batteries directly. No need to wire in a meter.