Leisure \battery

Post by **jamesc76** » 27 Jun 2008, 18:18

pedro100 wrote:I should make is that the alternator will charge the Standard battery FULLY whereas it would not do the same to the leisure

It wil charge a leisure battery fully if evcerything is ok why wouldnt it ?????

Post by **Mocki** » 27 Jun 2008, 18:27

it wont charge either fully unless you are driving for 5 hours or more constantly....... it will almost fully charge them, but not totally........ always best to charge up fully on a mains charger every now and agaiin....

oh, and the fridge should NOT be connected to the leisure battery, it should be connected the same as the leisure battery, via a relay working the same way as the leisure battery from the main battery........

Post by **dublicious** » 09 Aug 2008, 15:53

well I have spent most of the day driving about trying to find a battery that will fit with no luck

Code 096 batteries all seem to be 190mm high which is probably about 5/10 mm to high and terminals will touch the metal lid! If all 096 batteries are 190mm then I may as well get a Elecsol 100 ah leisure battery being the same height and cope with having the lid slightly raised and putt some protection across the terminals.

Motor factors, caravan shops etc all suck around here

Post by **AngeloEvs** » 09 Aug 2008, 16:04

Buy a proper leisure battery and put it somewhere else. Plenty of space and you can stick your tools and bits'n'bobs in the vacant battery box!

Post by **dublicious** » 09 Aug 2008, 16:37

You are right I could, but to be honest I am lazy and don't want to have to re-route all the cables or lose valuable cupboard space

Post by **AngeloEvs** » 09 Aug 2008, 16:52

I used to be like that.....still am sometimes..... Haven't you got that battery sorted yet.....got three 17A/hr ones here......fit in your pocket let alone your bat. compartment!

erm....3x17 = 51, hell

, I'm gonna fit them too....

Post by **hightower** » 09 Aug 2008, 21:17

dublicious wrote:well I have spent most of the day driving about trying to find a battery that will fit with no luck

Code 096 batteries all seem to be 190mm high which is probably about 5/10 mm to high and terminals will touch the metal lid! If all 096 batteries are 190mm then I may as well get a Elecsol 100 ah leisure battery being the same height and cope with having the lid slightly raised and putt some protection across the terminals.

Motor factors, caravan shops etc all suck around here

Have you checked out Tanya batteries online, i got a Varta 096 from them a few weeks ago and it fits fine 175mm high - http://www.tayna.co.uk/Type-096-Varta-B ... P3197.html

Website says Varta blue but they seem to be sending out a higher spec varta silver at the moment.

Post by **mud** » 10 Aug 2008, 08:27

Anyone know if there's a dual cycle battery which would fit?

It would be ideal for both leisure use and emergency starting

Post by **dublicious** » 10 Aug 2008, 13:33

Looks like a varta battery is the simple answer, shame its not a larger capacity but hey. Many thanks

hightower wrote:
Have you checked out Tanya batteries online, i got a Varta 096 from them a few weeks ago and it fits fine 175mm high - http://www.tayna.co.uk/Type-096-Varta-B ... P3197.html

Website says Varta blue but they seem to be sending out a higher spec varta silver at the moment.

Post by **dublicious** » 10 Aug 2008, 13:40

nope, no luck at any motor factors

Goin to order that varta, not a leisure battery but hey.

AngeloEvs wrote:I used to be like that.....still am sometimes..... Haven't you got that battery sorted yet.....got three 17A/hr ones here......fit in your pocket let alone your bat. compartment!

erm....3x17 = 51, hell , I'm gonna fit them too....

Post by **1664** » 10 Aug 2008, 14:11

It doesn't have to be a 'leisure' battery in a camper as you're not likely to be parked up in one spot for a week or so. Just fit the same type of battery that's already under the driver's seat. That's plenty of capacity for a camper that is constantly charging it when on the move.