Flat battery after weekend away

[T6oldgits]

First weekend away had a great time until I tried starting the van 2016 t6 automatic called the breakdown man out he jumped me of, by the time I got home van battery fully charged and after two days of short journey to work it still holding 12.7 v??

 

[Spaghetti]

Were you camping in the van at all? Do you have a leisure battery?

 

[Dellmassive]

have a look at getting yourself a jump pack so you can start the van yourself if it goes flat :

Which Jump Starter?

Advice required. Hi guys - I thought it would be prudent to carry one of those small JumpStarter powerpacks about with me as I have an electric lift seat installed for my better half and am a little concerned that with the extra demands on the van battery I might get caught out one wintery...

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look at getting a battery monitor so you can see whats going on with your batteries :

Battery Monitoring -- How I Done It --

Battery Monitoring -- How I Done It -- Part #1 Battery monitoring is a very important part of your 12v system . . . . whether its just the vans starter battery or your leisure setup keeping an eye on the power in your battery bank will keep you from breaking down and make sure your weekends...

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look at getting a decent battery charger :

Battery Chargers - How I Did It -

Battery Chargers - How I Did It - So its that time of year again, cold, rainy. . . . . . . flat battery =[ This time we look at Battery Chargers. Our vans will most likely come with a AGM style starter battery, for this type of battery we need a "Smart Charger" . . . . but what does this...

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also batteries are rated to last for 3-5yrs . . . so if you gave a MY16 on the originakl battery you have done well. :



see here : Upgrading Starter Battery - how to guide


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[T6oldgits]

Were you camping in the van at all? Do you have a leisure battery?

Yes and was hooked up to site electrics I have a charger in the van that you can switch from leisure to vehicle battery I think I must have been doing something incorrectly

 

[Spaghetti]

Worth checking and noting what runs off
what battery. My control panel isn’t very clear so I added labels to clarify after testing current drains with a DC clamp meter.

 

[T6oldgits]

Good idea thanks for that, and thanks for replying I'm very new to the forum and still working it all out.