Wonder if anyone can assist in this one. I've got a 2002 heritage cruiser, which has both 12 volt & 230 volt electrics. This last weekend in a bid to conserve battery consumption I back fed 12 volts dc from an external power supply unit, on to the 12 volt +ve & -ve rail of the fuse board. I've done this many times on my previous boat with no problem, it feeds the boat 12 volt electrics & charges the battery, when in a marina.
However on this latest boat, when I disconnected the external 12 volt supply I was left with no battery voltage on the fuse board 12 volt rails. I've check all batteries starter & leisure & the battery voltages are fine, it's just that no voltage is getting from the battery's to the fuse board. Interestingly the fridge works fine as this is fed (via a fuse) directly from the leisure batteries, indicating supplies are healthy. Just wondered if I'm missing something obvious with this latest boat, is there a cut out / relay etc inline with the batteries that I've missed? Any pointers appreciated>>
Ps it's a 2002 heritage cruiser>>
Pps yes - both battery isolators so were on>>