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SOLAR PANEL CONNECTION /
ACCESSORY HARNESSING
amount of load placed on the system and the Accessory harnessing ELECTRICS
amount of power being generated by the solar
panel at that time. Alarm Power Supply
Battery charging
If a leisure battery is fitted and requires A connection exists within the motorhome
charging the Charge Status LED will illuminate. harness, which can be used as a power
Depending on the state of charge of the supply for an alarm or tracking system. For
battery this LED will illuminate red for bulk security reasons, information regarding this is
charge (14.4V output) or green for float charge not published; please contact your dealer for
(13.6V output). It may take a few hours to further information.
several days to charge the battery depending
on its state of charge. When the battery is fully Satellite Power Supply
charged the regulator will turn off to prevent
overcharging of the battery. If the mains Dependant on specification, in many
charger is turned on to charge the leisure motorhomes a power supply harness is
battery this can also cause the solar panel included for use with roof mounted satellite
regulator is to tun off. systems. This power supply is terminated in
a 4-way connector marked ‘SATELLITE’, and
Note: This image is of a typical solar carries 12v positive, 12v negative, and a signal
regulator, the appearance my vary which can be used to detect when the vehicle
engine is running. (The engine run signal is
Power Supply Unit required by some systems to automatically
The PSU does not need to be switched on retract satellite dishes.
(shutdown button in) for the solar panel to
charge the battery, but if the PSU has an In addition, on Kon-Tiki models which have a
LCD display then this can be used to see the decoder / receiver position. At this position an
increase in battery voltage as the solar panel additional 230v socket is present for use with a
charges the battery. During storage the PSU decoder / receiver, and a 12v supply is present
should be shutdown (shutdown button out). (2-way connector, 12v positive and 12v
Maintenance and cleaning negative), which can be used with an inverter
The solar panel will require cleaning periodically (not supplied) to power a decoder/receiver
in order to maintain the performance of the when a mains supply is not available.
panel. A caravan, car shampoo or simple soap
can be used, but do not use abrasive cleaners. Tow Bar Connection
The addition of a tow bar requires an
electronic interface to ensure compatibility
between the combined road lighting on the
motorhome and the trailer, and the road light
monitoring system on the Fiat base vehicle.
Your motorhome already features an interface
which enables the use of LED road lighting on
the motorhome body, and there is connectivity
on this device for the addition of a tow bar.
It is important that the correct tow bar
electrical harness is used, and your Swift
Group dealer can order and fit this part for
you.
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