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Re: Leisure battery problem - solved (a newby being a dope :-))
Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 17:16
by pi quattro
kevtherev wrote:pi quattro wrote:
not unknown if you know how much gas the propex uses when it's running...
I wasnt meaning gas, I meant that I don't know how long the leisure battery would run the propex fan
They cost
£15 from Lidl called a
TRONIC and you could fit it yourself it's not rocket science, simply wire it to you mains RCD in the van. It's a phased charger for leisure batteries, nowt technical or expert needed
I sell the C-tek version (same) and it's £49.99
Lidl just get them cheaper as they bulk buy.
Sounds good, I'll look into it. Not to sure about the connecting it up. Would this allow the battery to power the propex as well as being charged?
Re: Leisure battery problem - solved (a newby being a dope :-))
Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 17:40
by kevtherev
yes it would allow your battery to be used.
same goes for the power to the propex... it uses X amps and your battery can supply y amps for z amount of hours... you do the math
Re: Leisure battery problem - solved (a newby being a dope :-))
Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 20:15
by pi quattro
Cheers Kev
The sticker on the battery has been worn at bits and I can't tell how many "x"s there are. Not too sure how to work out the propex rate of consumption either, but I get what you are saying!
Thanks
Also my van has 2 rcd's, one for the socket, one for the fridge, which one should it be connected to? Doesn't it need one of its own?
Re: Leisure battery problem - solved (a newby being a dope :-))
Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 20:34
by kevtherev
the plug point
it's a trickle charger and draws very little..
Re: Leisure battery problem - solved (a newby being a dope :-))
Posted: 25 Feb 2012, 18:14
by LittleMissSunshine
Made a discovery... our leisure battery is actually a 45 amp car battery
So, need to source a decent leisure battery.
Re: Leisure battery problem - solved (a newby being a dope :-))
Posted: 25 Feb 2012, 19:03
by kevtherev
I used a car battery for three years as a leisure or auxilliary battery.
It really depends on your camping requirements.
just for lights and a laptop over the weekend it's fine
Re: Leisure battery problem - solved (a newby being a dope :-))
Posted: 25 Feb 2012, 19:15
by jamesc76
LittleMissSunshine wrote:Made a discovery... our leisure battery is actually a 45 amp car battery
So, need to source a decent leisure battery.
even for a car battery thats very low!
Re: Leisure battery problem - solved (a newby being a dope :-))
Posted: 25 Feb 2012, 19:16
by LittleMissSunshine
Cheers Kev, it is not urgent, something we will probably change when this one dies. Learning loads!!
Re: Leisure battery problem - solved (a newby being a dope :-))
Posted: 26 Feb 2012, 11:44
by Cruz
pi quattro wrote: Not too sure how to work out the propex rate of consumption either, but I get what you are saying!
propex have done it for you. Find your propex manual on the propexheatsource website