Leisure battery advice

[California Dreamin]

2 of these

http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/p ... ategory/62" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

3 of these (602....1 for spare)
http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product/291" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

one of these

http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/p ... ategory/36" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

2 - 3metres of this (108)
5 - 6m of (102)

http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/p ... ategory/11" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Terminals to suit (depends on battery clamps etc) but eyelets for the relay.

Under £30.00 all in ....better than £85.00 for almost the same thing.

Martin

[lloydy]

perfecto

[bmouthboyo]

Martin thankyou very much, that is perfect. I also found a good guide here:

http://www.freewebs.com/vwgoatboy/leisu ... nstall.htm

If that helps anyone reading this.

I have not noticed it before but I must have some sort of relay for my fridge as it only runs when engine running so I shall use the alternator trigger for a relay to my leisure battery. I will also get a 6 way fusebox for bits in the back and run one of them too the stereo at the front. I assume I can straight swap the autosleeper control panel over to the leisure battery as it has its own fuse box for lights and water pump.

Great help thankyou

[lloydy]

I found this really helpful, very simple diagrams http://www.marcleleisure.co.uk/Sund001/ ... arge01.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
it's a nice job to do, as you really see the the benefits. I went from nothing, to twin leisures, sterling charger, loads of power points and i'm just about to wire in a mains charger. The little ciggie lighter thing you mentioned, might be a euro power point (Hella) does it look like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FUSED-12v-Acc ... 2a06cd8ee3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bmouthboyo]

Is it ok to use the existing green wire from the alternator for both the fridge relay and a new split charge relay? Could i literally just splice into it or woukd i have issues?

Cheers

[Mocki]

Is it ok to use the existing green wire from the alternator for both the fridge relay and a new split charge relay? Could i literally just splice into it or woukd i have issues?

Cheers

yes just "piggy back" the green (which should really be blue!)
BUT check to make sure it is not switched first as switching the alternator signal is a favorite way of switching the 12v part of the fridge off !

[ghost123uk]

for cooling beers at a festival.

I bet you can drink the beers faster than the fridge can cool them, at least that is what we have found !

Tip = get a non powered cool box as big as you can afford, buy the ice packs and fill box with cans of beer

[CovKid]

I'm with you there. I accept theres a band of people who see the fridge as a 'must have' but I can't see the point in carting around something that, when you work it out, is seldom used during a whole year and a cool box will do 3-4 days quite easily. At the very least I'd be looking for a fridge I could take out when not needed and the space given over to something else.