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by G0NQE
Sun Jul 23, 2017 7:41 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Newbie with a wiring puzzle
Replies: 14
Views: 5473

Re: Newbie with a wiring puzzle

Hi Peter,
Thanks for your input, and yes it is the radio. I'll just leave that alone as i think its more than likely the cheapo radio that's been fitted and the remedy will more than likely to be fit a better radio.
The problem i had at the beginning of the post has not reoccurred which is a bit of ...
by G0NQE
Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:41 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Newbie with a wiring puzzle
Replies: 14
Views: 5473

Re: Newbie with a wiring puzzle

Hi Geoff,
I agree there shouldn't be any voltage with no supply connected but there is so as you say its got to be feed through from something else. i did notice that when we were away and parked up with ignition key out i had left a usb charger in the cigar lighter socket and the led in the ...
by G0NQE
Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:10 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Newbie with a wiring puzzle
Replies: 14
Views: 5473

Re: Newbie with a wiring puzzle

Sorry there is a typo in the last post, it should read "and without a 12 volt feed to the fuse box" not the relay :oops:
by G0NQE
Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:05 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Newbie with a wiring puzzle
Replies: 14
Views: 5473

Re: Newbie with a wiring puzzle

Thanks for all the feedback, I wired the VSR up as per manufacturers instructions which is exactly the same as your diagram Geoff.
I took some voltage readings this afternoon and without a 12 volt feed to the relay I installed under the bonnet, with the ignition off the wire that comes from fuse 8 ...
by G0NQE
Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:06 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Newbie with a wiring puzzle
Replies: 14
Views: 5473

Re: Newbie with a wiring puzzle

Hi Pixies,
Thanks for your input, the earth on the leisure battery is fine. today i removed the fuse from the leisure battery to the VSR and sure enough everything works fine now when connected to the leisure battery, it looks like the PPT140 VSR is faulty or maybe just a poor circuit design, i can ...
by G0NQE
Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:20 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Newbie with a wiring puzzle
Replies: 14
Views: 5473

Re: Newbie with a wiring puzzle

Hi Geoff,
Thanks for the reply, The problem isn't with with how i wired it up to the fuse box below the steering wheel, i took out fuses 6 7 and 8 and made a lead up that plugs into the non live side of the 3 fuses, the other end of the lead goes to a new fuse box i fitted under the bonnet, the ...
by G0NQE
Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:08 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Newbie with a wiring puzzle
Replies: 14
Views: 5473

Newbie with a wiring puzzle

Hello everyone from a quite old but very new Bongonaut.
My wife and I are now proud owners of a Blue and Silver 1997 Bongo friendee 2.5 ltr Diesel with AFT and side conversion + rock n roll bed.
After our first outing when we returned i forget to set the Zig unit switch to the on site position and ...

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