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Leisure battery

Postby gatecrasha » Sat May 13, 2017 3:25 pm

Need advice / diagram preferably
For wiring 2 identical leisure batteries.
Have a split charge relay.
Just need to know how is best to wire battery to battery to give 12v but have batteries equally balanced
Cheers
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Re: Leisure battery

Postby dumper » Sat May 13, 2017 4:00 pm

Both negatives on battery's to earth and both positive together. then for the split charger positive to positive battery terminals and negative to negative battery terminals
MK 8 L4 H3 Motorsport campervan
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1974 mk1 v4 with 2.0 pinto fitted
1986 mk3 2.5 di swb
1990 190 lwb 2.5 di
1998 100 lwb 2.5 di
2006 350 jumbo 135 tdci
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Re: Leisure battery

Postby gatecrasha » Sat May 13, 2017 4:19 pm

Found it.
Positives:-
Battery 1 positive goes to battery 2 positive with system positive feed from battery 2
Negatives:-
Battery 2 negative goes to battery 1 negative
Vehicle ground goes from battery 1.
Both batteries are used equally an balanced
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Re: Leisure battery

Postby dumper » Sat May 13, 2017 8:49 pm

You got it
MK 8 L4 H3 Motorsport campervan
Past camper vans
1974 mk1 v4 with 2.0 pinto fitted
1986 mk3 2.5 di swb
1990 190 lwb 2.5 di
1998 100 lwb 2.5 di
2006 350 jumbo 135 tdci
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