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4. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4.1 General information
Your FRANKIA motorhome is equipped with a 230 V AC and a 12 V DC system. The connection to the 230 V mains is
established in the case of Selection floor plans using the plug located in the central supply compartment, or in all other
motorhomes using the cable reel located in the central supply compartment and the associated plug with the vehicle
connection cable.
The 230 V circuit breaker and the residual current circuit breaker are located in the electrical board. Vehicles with an
inverter have two 230V automatic circuit breakers installed (for inverters and shore power).
The 12 volt supply is provided by 2 batteries: the vehicle battery and the body batteries. All electrical parts that are
assigned to the chassis are supplied by the vehicle battery. The body battery supplies the electrical system in the living
area and the radio. (Exception Mercedes-Benz original radio)
If the 230 V supply is not possible when parking, we advise you not to use the vehicle battery to be sure that it remains
charged enough and that the motorhome is always ready to start.
For your own safety, it is recommended to have the 230/12V system checked regularly by an electrician.
No connection to the 230V electrical system may be established on ferries because the voltage fluctuati-
ons on ships can damage the electrical system due to overvoltage.
Shore power connection (230V/50Hz) Power supply flap:
The cable reel with automatic reel is located under a sepa-
rate flap next to the central supply compartment. Unplug the
power cord. After gently pulling the cable again, it automati-
cally rolls up again.
• Connect the cable of the cable reel to a 230V/50Hz
socket.
• The control symbol for the 230V charge must light
up on the control panel above the entrance door.
To minimise the risk of overheating, always unroll the cable
reel completely.
Should the overload protection still trigger,
reduce the number of consumers below the permissible value
and then press the red button on the cable reel. (Access de-
pending on the floor plan either directly via the central supply
compartment or to an adjacent storage compartment or rear
storage compartment with an access hole in the side wall)
The maximum connected load of the electrical system when connected to the mains via a cable reel is
3500 watts when rolled out, and only 1000 watts when rolled up.
• Always unroll the cable reel completely - risk of overheating!
• Please start by disconnecting the mains connection at the mains socket in order to avoid unnecessary
handling of the live parts (cables)
• The load capacity of the 230V system is limited by the fuse of the power column at the place of stay
(e.g. campsite):
With 230V, 6A power column: Max. load capacity 1250W
With 230V, 10A power column: Max. load capacity 2070W
With 230V, 13A power column: Max. load capacity 2690W
With 230V, 16A power column: Max. load capacity 3300W
Power consumption above this value can lead to a technical defect (triggering the 230V fuses on the power column or
in the vehicle or overheating the system - risk of fire).
In order to prevent possible overloading, it is advisable not to operate the ALDE heating in 230V operation at the
maximum level if you intend to operate additional consumers (e.g. coffee machine, vacuum cleaner, hair dryer with a
combined total of 2kW). Especially for this case, ALDE offers a load monitor (ALDE No. 301015) as an accessory.
The sum of the consumers in operation must not exceed the connected load of the power column for error-free operation!
The following table provides an indication, average values of electrical consumers:
Consumers: Note: Power consumption (watt):
Battery charger (1 on-board battery) 320W
Battery charger (2 on-board batteries) 640W
Heating TRUMA Combi 6 E Level 1 900W
Level 2 1800W
Heating ALDE Compact3020HE Level 1 1050W
Level 2 2100W
Level 3 3150W
Coffee machine (device dependent) approx. 1000W
Fully automatic coffee machine (device dependent) approx. 1800W
Capsule / pad machine (device dependent) approx. 1500W
Hair dryer (device dependent) 1200-2300W
Kettle (device dependent) 1000-3000W
Vacuum cleaner (device dependent) 700-1200W
Notebook charger (device dependent) 60-100W
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