leisure battery recomendations

[djhammy]

Hi peeps it's Vanfest time so my leisure battery decides to fail me. Well 2 cells are duff so time to buy a new one. Can any one recommend a good replacement. 85 ah is fine and fits nicely under my rock and roll bed. Only run at most a couple of lights, poss a portable dvd player and that's a rarity. are sealed units any good. the one i have you have to top up with de ionised water just like the old days. managed to ruin one pair of jeans getting acid on them.

Cheers and see some of you hopefully in Malvern on Friday.

Dave/Hammy

[kevtherev]

might as well get a normal starter for that sort of usage.. Code 096 is the biggest that fits. (75 a/h)

[jamesc76]

if its under the rock and roll bed and you dont really use it get a good diesel one should hold up ok ?

[djhammy]

Thanks chaps. it basically runs 2-3 lights and is rigged to a relay to charge it. The lights are wired with fuses to the battery and there's 1 cigar socket attached as well.

More than happy to get a normal starter battery as they are cheaper and i can use it if the main ever went flat, though the relay should stop that. would it be ok to still use the split charge to recharge if i do replace with a normal battery?

[CovKid]

Yes. I ran like that for over two years before a leisure came my way. For what you use it for, a meaty starter battery should be perfect.

[rustytop]

I bought the Alpha 80AH battery recommended in the thread here. Fits neatly under the passenger seat and gives plenty of flexibility if you end up doing any longer trips:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=71179&p=7507829&hilit=80AH#p7507829


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