leisure battery

[dumbo]

hi all ....leisure batterys which would be a good battery to buy.... but not cheap and would like a good named one and a choice of some please thanks
simon

[Titus A Duxass]

Think about using a starter battery instead, cheap as chips, they fit in the box.
Perfectly fine as long as you don't run them totally flat.

Just saying.

[lloydy]

bosch silver S5007 fits in the standard place, and is 74AH. I have just fitted a Bosch silver S5008 which is 77AH but is slightly to tall at 190mm, I've squeezed it in though.
I have one of the 007's as a starter battery and 2 of the 008's as leisures.
Before this i had Alpha batteries, they were cheaper and lasted around 3 years. I had no issues with them during that time, though i doubt they are the true 80AH that the say they are.

[dumbo]

yes got a bosch on van for about 5/6 years now so getting on any more thanks

[CovKid]

Or move the leisure into a cupboard and fit whatever battery you want. I got fed up with being stuck with fixed dimensions and limited power capacity under seats (and the potential for shorts) and it clips/unclips easily with quick-release clamps. A lot less messing and if you carry a spare for long jaunts, easy to swap out. The old battery space soon gets used for more useful things.

Once you've made the cable mods, you wonder why you didn't do it before.