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Some people just use a regular car battery but the problem with those is that they don't take kindly to being run down and recharged all the time so ideally you need a battery that can cope with deep discharge cycles. If you're running a radio with a CD it will discharge a normal battery after a number of hours so you'd be better off with a proper leisure battery. Id suggest going for the biggest capacity you can afford and will fit – any of the batteries mentioned here will be fine. The Platinum looks good for the size.

nodding scooby wrote:hi. was looking at putting in leisure battery. everything is wired but what size Ah battery should i be looking at getting. is only going to run radio and lights

uniB wrote:Actually, just found the specs and it's much better than the Platinum battery and has a 5 year guarantee: http://www.outdoorbits.com/elecsol-100- ... p-732.html

It is a good battery, I had one in my Autohomes, but wouldnt fit under seat so had to rewire and put in cupboard

nodding scooby wrote:hi. was looking at putting in leisure battery. everything is wired but what size Ah battery should i be looking at getting. is only going to run radio and lights

Bigger isnt always better, but in this case it is,

Humm was it the height that was a problem? Did it not fit by much?

BigTam wrote: It is a good battery, I had one in my Autohomes, but wouldnt fit under seat so had to rewire and put in cupboard

I recall this thread where Grumpy OG posted some pics of his Elecsol under hs captains passenger seat

https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... 2#p7373152" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I still have my 2 100 aH Elecsols both going strong - and one still fits under the passenger seat !

uniB wrote:Humm was it the height that was a problem? Did it not fit by much?

BigTam wrote: It is a good battery, I had one in my Autohomes, but wouldnt fit under seat so had to rewire and put in cupboard

It was the height, wouldnt fit under passenger seat.

Great, thanks for the link to the pictures, same as my main van battery then, I'll be making a custom lid for that. If only they'd made those battery bays 10mm deeper. I s'pose batteries were smaller 30 years ago!