leisure battery

Hi I’ve just bought a new T32 camper fitted with a 90amp (I think) leisure battery. On 12v fridge only lasts for about 2 hours and doesn’t cool that well plugged in at 240v. Does anyone have experience on this as I’ve been told it’s perfectly normal and 2 hours is all we should get on leisure...

Hi all, hoping to purchase a new agm leisure battery to fit under drivers seat. Anyone any recommendations as to a good quality battery for off grid so around 200ah that would fit. Most I've seen seem to be just too big to fit underneath, would welcome any help, thanks

So I need to replace my leisure battery. I want to maintain the height of 240mm to top of posts but can go bigger on battery length and width. I dont know whether to go agm or gel. I currently have 110ah sealed lead acid. I was going to go bigger to like 200ah as we never really use hookup. We...

Well loss of plot anyway. Straight away I have to confess I did used to be an electrician... ok, an average electrician but when it comes to leisure battery upkeep on a T6 I've found it far easier so far to put my fingers in my ears and go la, la, la than try and understand what is going on...

Evening, After around 2.5 years our leisure battery is dying and now struggling to hold charge for more than a few hours once fridge is on etc Current battery is the one in link below, it’s lasted around 2.5 yrs of abuse Thinking just getting the same again unless anyone has any other...

I am looking to put my fuse box in the rear cupboard and need to know which size cable to use? to run from battery under driver seat to cupboards at the rear of the van. Will a fused 6mm cable be enough?

Quick question. I have installed a CTEK 2050SE DC-DC charger. Its all running well with no problems. I will install an isolator switch between the leisure battery to the camper 12V electrics, but I was wondering is it worth installing a second isolator switch between the vehicle battery and the...

As above I will try and keep my questions in one thread, I do have good electrical knowledge but mainly higher voltage 3 phase, not had a lot to do with vehicles and DC. How much of the wiring are people managing to fit under the drivers seat? Any pictures? i have a t6 so hoping to get leisure...

Hi Guys, I am about to have a Leisure battery in and the quote comes with electric hook-up. It's quite an expensive quote and I am wondering as it is just a day van without cooker etc. Do I actually need an electric hook up should the leisure battery not suffice? I am interested in your...

I have a general build thread in the works (Our T6 build journey...complete beginners!) but starting a separate thread for the electrics so that people can tell me in one place if i'm going to set my van on fire. After much research and deliberation we decided to go the lithium route with our...

Does anyone know the spec of the factory fitted leisure battery charger (max voltage) and if it is suitable for Gel batteries (i.e. no higher than 14.4v I think)? Are Gel any better than AGm for low power draw but longer (i.e. a fridge)?

Evening folks. I have recently bought a leisure battery amongst other things from TravelVolts, (great service) The battery is a leoch 120agm with M8 bolt style terminals. Is it acceptable to connect multiple wires directly to the bolt or would it be better to convert it to a traditional post...

I have a 69 plate Caravelle Executive 150bhp,and after reading a couple of post regarding battery problems other members are having.Can someone tell me how many batteries i have on my van.I though I only have one, but after reading post and speaking to friends I'm not sure.

Hi all I don’t know anything about batteries. I need to run the phone charger, music and lighting for c two / three days wild camping off grid. I've had a look and can see my main battery and leisure battery are both AGM Varta 7 po 915 105 a 12v 75ah 420 What the heck does all that mean. Is...

having not used The van for 3 weeks,and only use it on weekends Or every other in normal times!..the starter battery was down to 11.8v so I decided on utilising my fixed solar panel on my pop top as a permanent fit & forgot solution to maintain the starter battery,I also wanted to utilise this...

This is an underslung battery on a 2010 T5 but the system can be the same on a T6.

Hello Folks, Looking for a bit of advice from anyone who has fitted undermounted battery trays / boxes on their T6s? I'm midway through converting my 4motion SWB T6; I ideally wanted an undermounted fresh water tank, but there really doesnt seem to be much choice. At the moment I've got a...

Afternoon, Hoping to pick the collective brain about running the standard radio system off the leisure battery, other than spend £600 on an after market unit? A mate has a T5 and simply run a wire from the fuse box to the leisure battery.... not sure if this is a possibility, as I have read...

Hi All, I was experiencing that my starter battery was going flat due to not being used during this lock down. So, with help from @Dellmassive. He suggested that i bought a 50w solar panel and to connect it to one of the 12v sockets in the dashboard. I also bought 2 x BM2 battery monitors and...

OK so I camped in the van last night and noticed the fridge was kicking in a lot more regularly than I remember. Fridge was taken to temperature while on hookup and cold beer was added. After a few hours on hookup I disconnected to make sure the rest of the system was still working but knocked...