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Dale, I can't see why you'd need to switch over. Have one for starting only and the other for internal use. If worst comes to worst just swap them over but heres what you need:

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Most good motor accessury shops sell 4/6/8 way add-on fuse boxes. Think they start at around £7. Simply connect one side of the fuse box (linking one terminal to the next) to positive wire from leisure. Then other side of f/box to each appliance respectively. Your appliances can still use the chassis as earth to make the circuit. You can also get cigar socket extensions, even in £1/$1 shops nowadays. Just a case of hacking these up to suit your needs if you want plugs in the back.

Oh, and don't forget to run your stereo from the leisure too. Doing that put an end to a spate of flat battery problems I was having.

Well it might but as discussed a few times on here, wiring to that side needs to be capable of handling high current and that being used for the fridge may fall well short of that. Photos would be useful. I fitted 100amp cable and 80 amp relays - chunky stuff.

Can I suggest you carry a set of jump leads in the van, that way you can use either battery to jump start, should the need arise.
Just a thought.

Jim.

On an overnight stop I'm a belt and braces guy. Starter battery, another car batt as a leisure and another in the back, fully charged just in case!

And before you ask you will be wanting to know what leisure battery fits...

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Ca ... s_that_fit

This battery fits like a glove in the box under the driveers seat of our diesel camper, it was £59.99 next day courieur delivery and the seller was extremely helpful;
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At 90AH its also bigger than any of the ones in the Wiki and it has a four year warranty.

Cafnod wrote:This battery fits like a glove in the box under the driveers seat of our diesel camper, it was £59.99 next day courieur delivery and the seller was extremely helpful;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0472838615" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
At 90AH its also bigger than any of the ones in the Wiki and it has a four year warranty.

I believe I have the same battry in my van it is a shade too high but I have had it in there for a few years now and it seems OK.

Can anyone tell me - is there realy adifference between an ordinary van battery and a "leisure battery"?
I thought a lead acid battery was just a lead acid battery?