Leisure Battery

[AlanN]

I cant get the link to open, but I have heard about them being used on the Winnebago.

youll have to tell me what i need to get,apart from another battery of course

Battery, two you mean!!! Go for it... Oh and battery boxes, that remnds me I must get some myself.

[MrMPuk]

I cant get the link to open, but I have heard about them being used on the Winnebago.

youll have to tell me what i need to get,apart from another battery of course

Battery, two you mean!!! Go for it... Oh and battery boxes, that remnds me I must get some myself.

Why would he need two? The van already has one!

[catdaddy]

its gonna be dear enough without buying two batterys

[AlanN]

I suppose it depends on what you want to run... I often park the van for the weekend and use the lights and a TV which I found run it down after one night, but with two, so far so good, although I havent been 3 days yet.
If its for amps etc then one larger one will do the job easily.
The engine has got 2 already

[MrMPuk]

If you get one decent leisure battery then it souldn't be a problem.

[catdaddy]

one decent leisure battery it is then

[AlanN]

Ive already done-in one leisure battery, my fault, kept using a cigar lighter on the curcit which buckled the plates. Can't afford another at the moment



How about one of these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Solar-Panel-12V-14W-battery-charger-leisure-car-boat_W0QQitemZ320080574589QQihZ011QQcategoryZ41981QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[MrMPuk]

You posted a link to one of them on the page before this.

[AlanN]

So I did, I having such a good time on here, I can't keep up.
I won't post anymore

[transitgeoff]

This is a topic i need to investigate further, i used a split charging relay in my van and the fridge drained the battery, when i started the van,i think my alternator (110 amp) shoved so much charge through the fuse went first(10amp) so then i put in 30 amp fuse and the relay melted how do you know what amp relay to fit and why did the split charge relay melt??

[Guy88]

I have been told to fit a relay the same as the alternator so for you would be 110a

Then even if all the charge whent through it it would still work and not burn the relay out. Id probably fit a 30a fuse in mine

Sounds like the relay wernt rated high enough or was faulty inside

[AlanN]

I have a 30A fuse in mine which does get a little hot at times and has to be replaced. Its the same old story, poor connections, causes high resistance = heat.

[gemini]

bit of info here

http://www.adverc.co.uk/technical/techn ... tvsvsr.asp

[zaphod79]

Hoping to fit my leisure battery next week, if work doesn't get in the way! Found a reasonable relay at

http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product/177 much cheaper than the £60 previous ally.

The landrover wire diagram was of great use, i have also found another diagram

http://www.kampenwagen.co.uk/images/Spl ... _relay.gif

I have also seen a cut off switch mentioned previously on this thread. Does any one know where abouts i would fit that, so that i could switch off each battery independently.

[OxtonyxO]

dont forget to fuse both ends of the cable run as you have a battery at each end