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Thinking of buying this battery for the van

Link to aplha batteries

I was going to go for the Traction battery route, but this seems a good price for a single 12v - yes I know its heavy and large.

Pros, cons, opinions please

Wow that's a beast! Are you powering your van via electric motor??

50kg - that's like a whole person that is.

Not sure what the issues are for charging it? ie will you ever be able to fully charge it via engine alternator if it is run down? Then again, will you ever run it down?!

Rustytop

Oh my, thats a big one.

rustytop wrote:Wow that's a beast! Are you powering your van via electric motor??

50kg - that's like a whole person that is.

Not sure what the issues are for charging it? ie will you ever be able to fully charge it via engine alternator if it is run down? Then again, will you ever run it down?!

Rustytop

That's the thing, I want a battery that I won't run down. I might be fitting a Sterling Charger and not just recharge off the alternator - another decision I need to make.

if you buy a batt from these guys let us know as i've a 5 pounds off
lee

As you are building from scratch and the chances are that you are going to use mostly if not all LED lighting inside, what other load have you got?

ebber.

I would go for a good quality 110A battery - bosch are my recommendation, even with out moving it will last a few days, and then there's always solar for top ups, nice big 85W panel on the roof would let you camp for weeks on end without moving!

I'll be going the full LED light route, yep the eber, the pump for the sinks and I think the toilet has an electric flush (posh stuff )

I was thinking of adding a solar panel next year so I'll get your advice on that later Dave, thanks.
What about 2 110ah batteries to be sure??

rustytop wrote: 50kg - that's like a whole person that is.

Perhaps a Southern semi-slimmed person, not many Northerners that 'delicate'.

Leon, I'd back up what Dave said

Ian

a whole 3 year old person, its not even half a proper sized person...... ffs!!

ill third what dave says.....

whole people do weigh 50kgs if they are shandy drinking fairies!

i'd say you are wasting your time with two batteries, you'll just end up with a whole pile of alternator bother, unless yours is a big un, which it may well be having had a previous life as a tea room or what ever it was.

what you could do is just make the battery compartment big enough, see how you get on with just one battery and at least you've got the space for one if you need it at a later date - which i don't think you will, especially if you are going down the solar route.

Its asking a lot of your alternator, increasing the weight of the vehicle slightly (every little hits MPG) and if you have to top up from mains regular, it kind of defeats concept of a self contained leisure battery. Any advantages seem to be outweighed by the disadvantages I'd say.

DiscoDave wrote: unless yours is a big un, which it may well be

I say !

Ian Hulley wrote:

DiscoDave wrote: unless yours is a big un, which it may well be

I say !

oh matron.....

dirty minded souls........

Other thing, should I stick with a standard 30/45amp relay or get on of these

Louey wrote:dirty minded souls........

Other thing, should I stick with a standard 30/45amp relay or get on of these

standard relay buddy, seen soooo many of those smart com things go wrong, plus a standard relay set up if it were to fail then its a much easier job to replace a relay!(oh and you can actually check um!)