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Help me jimmyboots (or somebody else clever lol)... i've killed my homemade trolley :(

Sounds like the pump is no good do check it's not under pressure from the hose Thomas it may have a cut out at certain pressure so maybe under pressure and won't pump until needed

 
I did wonder about that bit it would do the brief clicking on and off thing wouldn't it? Like it does when you turn the water off at the pole?

 
I've just realised I used the wrong fuse.... a 5amp instead of a 4amp..... is that enough to have fried the pump instead of blowing the fuse?

 
No, nothing at all /emoticons/sad.png
Do you still have your trailer system, it had a Shurflo on it if I remember. Try that pump on your trolley system. If it works, then you have your answer and get a refund on the cheapo.

 
No burning smell that I can notice. I have a multimeter, but not sure if that can test for continuity.

Will try the shuffle tomorrow.

 
Thanks for that D-D I've done it and it failed /emoticons/sad.png

So that answers that then! Knackered pump /emoticons/sad.png

 
Thanks for that D-D I've done it and it failed /emoticons/sad.png
So that answers that then! Knackered pump /emoticons/sad.png
At least you have a spare one :thumbsup:. I bought a spare one just for these eventualities. Brand new, never used, sat in the garage. I know one day I will need one, so it's there ready, saving me lost days waiting for one to come through the post.

 
I don't have a spare... the shurflo is on my bike trailer and my trolley one is dead /emoticons/sad.png will order a replacement first thing tomorrow.

 
I don't have a spare... the shurflo is on my bike trailer and my trolley one is dead /emoticons/sad.png will order a replacement first thing tomorrow.
Yeah, I meant you have another one you can use if you're in the :turd:

 
So I take it the reason for the pump failing it was left running all night long?/emoticons/sad.png

My own kids have cost me dearly over the years doing things without me knowing until it's to late. Bless em /emoticons/biggrin.png

 
Yeah, I meant you have another one you can use if you're in the :turd:
Ah, I see /emoticons/smile.png

So I take it the reason for the pump failing it was left running all night long?/emoticons/sad.png
My own kids have cost me dearly over the years doing things without me knowing until it's to late. Bless em /emoticons/biggrin.png
I hadn't actually thought of that, I was still presuming I'd fried it by having made a mistake wiring up the charger and socket. I suppose all night trying to pump at a dead end stop wouldn't be good for it!

Just in case the charger is at fault, is there a way I can check that I did it right?

It's like this:

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And I wired + to the longer prongs on each part and - to the shorter ones. Which seemed logical to me in the absence of any instructions.

The charger itself has wire that is 2 black wires running together, one of them has a white line on. I googled to find out what that meant and apparently the side with the white line is the +. I'm hoping that's true!

 
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