Is A Temporary Leisure Battery Possible?

[Yetibeard]

Hi,

As the title suggests! And if so... how?

My day van conversion is planned in for September. I have a festival and a few trip planned in before hand. It would be great if I could get a temporary leisure battery installed.

All I’ll be wanting to run is a cooler box (12v is ok for this) and USB charging. Anything else would be a bonus but not necessary.

I have a battery from my Mondeo which I’m hoping to be able to use.

Thanks

 

[Dellmassive]

Yes of course..

Just get a battery box for your spare 12v battery.

A bit of cable and some fuses..

And probably a couple of 12v sockets..

Just charge the battery at home and take it with you.... (have it secured somewhere safe in the back of the van)

Note: a 12v cooler box will run a 110ah battery flat in 24hrs (they draw about 3amps continuously)!. (you might need 2x batterys or some way of re-charging it)

Also re-charging from the van/mobile will be more involved as you would need, dc-dc or solar or EHU or generator.

have a look at this, a rough and ready 12v battery box.

and

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built your own . . . . . https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caravan-Ye...v+battery+box&qid=1562682503&s=gateway&sr=8-5

oe buy a pre-made one . . .

https://www.amazon.co.uk/BATTERY-CA...v+battery+box&qid=1562682503&s=gateway&sr=8-6

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[Dellmassive]

get one of these for your USB charging needs . . . .

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aikenuo-Ch...1N2GZRKX6K185X7HHHCC&qid=1562683089&s=gateway

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heres another option:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Semoss-Wat...cementKeywords=12v+battery&s=gateway&sr=8-242

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[Skinnysye]

heres another option:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Semoss-Wat...cementKeywords=12v+battery&s=gateway&sr=8-242

I do like the idea of that battery box, it seems nice and self contained, I've already got a great leisure battery set up including solar and don't really need any additional domestic power but feel this would be a nice way of utilizing a loose leisure battery I have surplus to van system requirement kicking around the garage, I'm thinking maybe using it for some additional off-grid festival led lighting separate from the van system. ( yes I'm one of those losers with an illuminated flag pole at festivals)... cheers @Dellmassive

 

[Dellmassive]

Lol.....

Me too.. (flagpole)

And Camp fairy lights ....


=)

 

[Yetibeard]

heres another option:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Semoss-Wat...cementKeywords=12v+battery&s=gateway&sr=8-242

.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the info, I'm going to look into it for sure now!

This option, (and please excuse my ignorance...) does that have the wires to connect right to the bat?

Cheers

 

[Dellmassive]

heres another option:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Semoss-Wat...cementKeywords=12v+battery&s=gateway&sr=8-242

Yes, those wires would connect to the battery terminals of your "Temp" leisure battery "box" in the back . . . . . .(it comes with its own fuse/holder already)

if you connected them to the starter battery your fridge would run that battery flat very quickly . . . . which is not good.

 

[Ian241]

Snap. I want to do the same as you Yeti-beard, except I want to install the battery under the seat. Advice needed on what battery and mains charger to keep topped up?

 

[Loz]

I built my own for a previous vehicle.

 

[Dellmassive]

Nice work @Loz