zig unit charger operation

HI, on my ford duetto(1995)the zig unit control panel has the words charger with a little green light (wich has never been illuminated) ,ive studied the manual & cannot find any reference to how it works ,i would presume it would be lit up when hooked up ,has anyone any info on this ?

There is a switch to turn the charger on in the drop down cupboard beneath the oven

I have heard of some people having the charger unit replaced by specialist fitters (and also AS incidentaly) and the green LED light never worked after. I changed mine myself and there is just one tiny connecter that drives the LED light. You may find that your charger does work but the LED isnt connected

Hi Flyingdoc.

Firstly which light are we talking about. On mine there is the green neon to the right (ish) on the control panel that should come on if the EHU is connected and the electrical system is switched on (the switch is in the cupboard under the sink).
The LED for the battery status is to the middle/left of the control panel but only comes on if you press the button next to it ( green if the battery is OK and red if it’s flat).

Tommy-Darcy wrote:There is a switch to turn the charger on in the drop down cupboard beneath the oven

If you have checked this and the EHU light is on and the battery light is not working you’ll need to check the charger output with a voltmeter (or get a garage to do it for you).
Post the results and somebody may well have some more ideas/advise.

Now doc can we discuss me haemorrhoids!

Brod.

Harper22 wrote:I have heard of some people having the charger unit replaced by specialist fitters (and also AS incidentaly) and the green LED light never worked after. I changed mine myself and there is just one tiny connecter that drives the LED light. You may find that your charger does work but the LED isnt connected

I forgot to say that the led light im refering too is the one on the controll panel not on the charger itself. If the one on the charger isnt on its probably not working or not switched on whereas the one on controll panel may not be conected but your charger may still be working.

You usually find that the light isn't connected at the charger. There is nothing complicated about it - it takes a 12v feed from the charger and lights up when the charger is on. Some replacement chargers don't have the separate 12v output that allows this to work. (You can't just connect it to the charger output because it will pick up the 12v from the battery even if the charger is off)