leisure battery

  1. A

    Could you recommend me a decent AGM battery charger?

    Anyone any recommendations for a mains battery charger i.e. charging the starter battery on\off the van, not a built in leisure battery charger? Can't move the van cos the battery's now flat as a pancake and my old charger is bust. Some of the ones on Amazon look a bit weedy but I want to get...
  2. A

    Starter battery charger question

    Hi all, hoping someone in the know could help me here. I have a leisure battery under my drivers seat that has power cables coming from the starter battery running through a Victron b2b charger for charging whilst I driving. I also have electric hook up with the mains going to a consumer unit...
  3. B

    Ultramax lifepo4 battery 100ah

    Does anyone have any experience of the above? Looking to get a 100ah for my camper van , I have a ctek 20 amp dc-dc charger and also a victron 15amp charger . Can you charge the battery at these currents straight out the box ? Or is it maximum of 10amps ? Also does the fact it doesn’t have over...
  4. Briston

    Has anyone fitted a yellow-top Optima battery?

    Has anyone fitted a optima yellow top battery under a single passenger seat, would like to use it but it will have to be laying down. they are a strange shape with round cells but bloody good batteries,i used these alot on my fishing boats. Any advice welcome cheers Bri
  5. Leighjcj

    What battery cable length?

    Can anyone give me an idea of what length of cable is needed to reach from the starter battery to a leisure battery mounted under drivers seat please? :)
  6. L

    Do Leisure Battery need to be coded into vcds ?

    Hi all, Im looking to change my leisure batteries on T6 calif 2016. (I have don't check what model are installed currently) Do I need to code them into vcds ? Can I upgrade to 100ah for exemple without risk for battery charger? Some advices ? I saw only one battery information into vcds so...
  7. Theduke

    Big Wave Campers... window leaking, leisure-battery loose..

    Hi Only had our camper since July. Needed to get to leisure battery to add a meter to check charge %. And noticed that although the battery is behind a fixed lower cupboard (accessed via screws) it’s not fixed down and can slide on the floor. Is this normal for a conversion company to do this...
  8. K

    Battery Clamp Recommendation Please

    The wiring to my leisure battery is starting to look like spaghetti junction. It's awkward to access and sooner or later I'm going to be removing and replacing connections. I've been looking at these Battery Terminal Clamp I'm a bit concerned that they seem designed wrongly, upside down if you...
  9. T28dov

    Do I need a larger Leisure Battery?

    Hoping someone will be able to help, I think I may currently have an agm 110ah. I bought from Cambridge campervan and I haven’t checked with them yet. I’ve got a solar panel on the roof and a little MPPT box. everything is normally fine until I get a cold night and want to use the heater...
  10. phoenixfc7

    Main battery dead despite ctek and solar

    Main battery is completely flat, I am perplexed as I have a ctek and a solar panel so how has it run flat? I’m going to try jump start it tomorrow. Set up is 140 solar with Victron MPPT15/75 a ctek 250se and a agm leisure battery. I thought the starter battery would be charged first. Any ideas...
  11. M

    Leisure battery info for a newbie like me!

    Hi - some basic questions from a new member about a leisure battery please. We’re thinking of having a leisure battery installed as we will be wild camping only without the ability to hook up to mains power. We’re getting increasingly confused by what the company who is going to be installing...
  12. flo.flowers

    For Sale LiFOS 105 lithium battery

    Never installed, charged once, box, manual, terminals & bolts, £800.00, collection from MK40. Regards, flo
  13. D

    Is my leisure battery on its way out , victron mppt

    Hi after reading lots on here i had the 150w panel and victron smart solar mppt 75/15 installed After a weekend away and thinking the battery was fully charged, it appears to be draining really quick, it seems to be constantly in bulk and charges to a decent level but drops to a really low level...
  14. A

    Leoch Adventurer 130Ah vs Xtreme 110Ah

    I’m seeing both of these batteries for £159.99. Obviously the 130Ah sounds better in terms of battery capacity, but the 110A Leoch Xtreme battery seems to be what loads of you on the forum have. As far as I can tell, the ability to start the van from the leisure battery is the only advantage...
  15. D

    T6.1 factory split-charge options

    I am in the process of orderi a new T6.1. weighing up cost of having a factory split charge fitted or going down the aftermarket route. after people’s experiences and advice please. Not ensurely sure what you get with the factory option.
  16. D

    Leisure Battery practically dead, but why?

    So went out to the van today after a week of not driving it to find the leisure battery was practically dead. (120 agm) Sitting at 11.5v. Managed to get it onto the battery charger and is now charging. My question is what could have possibly drained it, and have I done any lasting damage to it...
  17. D

    T5 - VSR Split Charge with Battery Monitor - Negative cable and shunt?

    Hi all, In short I have a dual sensing VSR wired up from starter battery to leisure battery. I also have one of those AiLi battery monitors which uses a shunt wired up in series on the ground side. The monitor seems to work fine with my loads on (just a fridge, some lights, usbs) showing a...
  18. Alanmh

    Dead Leisure Battery?

    So after a long day out in overcast weather yesterday, the leisure battery was only at about 95% cahege according to the Victron smart shunt. This morning I was awaken at about 7am by the fridge doing its start then stop low battery voltage thing.ao I looked at the Victron to find it saying...
  19. Dellmassive

    Sold Transporter OEM AUX Battery tray for under bench seat

    Transporter OEM AUX Battery tray for under bench seat £25 ** ** i also have a second one for the other side of the double bench (for a twin battery setup under the double bench collection Ilford Essex.
  20. kn0bby

    CTEK D250SA - Two leisure batteries?

    Anyone know if you can run two leisure batteries off a CTEK D250SA? Thanks
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