Thread: Is my rear power socket broken? or is it meant to be this way?

Quite normal. No power unless ignition is at least on Acc.

Designed to stop you draining the battery. Get a Taxside system and second battery, you can wire it to the rear socket.

I remember reading about this last year on this forum. On RAVE find the relay that controls the power feed to the outlet. Remove the relay and fit a jumper wire from terminal 30 to terminal 87. Keep the relay handy so you just plug it back in for standard.

Hi bee utey,
There are no RAVE manuals for D3/D4.

Dorko,
Look in the manuals that came with your vehicle.

Best Wishes,
Peter

Yeh the manual says bugga all about the power sockets.

I spoke to LR this arvo and they said the same thing, it design that why as it a proper 4WD....(I think he was hinting my FL2 was not) and i should get a second battery fitted to the D4....

I was like sure but i thought it couldnt fit, but LR confirmed that ARB is in vibrating testing with a new bracket and should be here next month.

Hopefully this is true I miss my cold drinks in the back....

Dorko

Dorko,
I think that you are wise to consider fitting an auxiliary battery. The trouble is that LR in their wisdom have decided to use what was the aux battery spot in the D3 for other items in the D4.

I have heard of others shifting this "stuff" around in the D4 in order to make space (but I must admit that I'd hesitate to do that while under warranty.

Drivesafe (Traxide) has investigated fitting the aux battery in front of the starting battery, but (IIRC) concluded that it was too hot for the battery. He has instead designed a system where the aux battery is in the rear of the D4. Look here:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/verandah/9...ery-kit-2.html
From it, you can see how new this system is.

HTH,
Peter

Originally Posted by Bushwanderer

Hi bee utey,
There are no RAVE manuals for D3/D4.
Peter

Live and learn, thanks for that.
Can't be too hard to find a way to charge a sealed battery pack off the socket while running, then run the fridge off that. I'm sure I have seen a setup like that. Similar to one of those jump starter devices.

Apartently ARB is makign this bracket to go in the engine bay, next to the wiper filler.

I just open my bonnet and yes there is a big-ish gap.

Am i missing something?

Dorko

Hi Dorko, I have had my second battery in for 11,000Klm's now and haven't had a problem. My auto electrician left the original 12 volt socket where it is and put another beside it that runs to the second battery.
Will send photos through soon