Thread: camper trailer questions...

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Originally Posted by Muddy Diver

But dont the latest on board chargers negate the need for big heavy cabling? and isnt the battery feed fused at 30A? Its the ignition wire thats fused at 15A and this isued only to send a signal to the onboard charger to apply charging current to the trailer battery. The actual charging current should be connected to the pin for battery feed whicj on my disco4 is rated at 30A more than sufficient for battery charging. Am I mistaking something here because everyone is ripping out this socket in favour of a much less capable Anderson plug and perhaos they don't need to?

I need to correct my comment above.


I have found an error in the manual for the LR4. Mine states that the permanent 12V Positive (battery feed) at the 12s socket is 30A (hence my 25A charger should be well matched). When I blew my first fuse I discovered that a 15A fuse was fitted and that the fuse "map" on the back of the fusebox cover states that it was 15A. I have been to Landrover to check whether the wiring is rated at 15A or 30A (if 30A I could refuse to 30A) but they have confirmed that it wired to 15A only). So like many others I am forced to run some cable and fit an Anderson plug in order to power my charger.