Blown Fuses in Voltage Sensing Relay

MountainGoat · Post by **MountainGoat** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:22 pm

Heavy earth strap gratefully received today, thanks Waycar8. Fitted to Bongo, then starter battery recharged and Bongo taken for a run. Now the waiting begins to see if my starter battery at long last stops loosing its charge. Watch this space.

izzizm · Post by **izzizm** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:04 pm

Waycar8 .. where do you get such a kit ? .. is it cost effective compared to buying components individually ?
cheers Dave

Bongomatic · Post by **Bongomatic** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:10 pm

Hi izzim,
Madmile makes up Leisure Battery harnesses and sells them on ebay, I've been asking his advice recently, so is a good source.

I wasn't sure how to deal with a winter battery set up compared to starting from scratch, but they are essentailly similar apart from a wire or 2.

Hope this helps

izzizm · Post by **izzizm** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:22 pm

thanks for the replu - um .. i meant the kit with the leccy components; the relay, fuze boxes, earth strap etc - as in waycar8's pic .. not the battery harness, im going to weld one of them up myself
not sure what you mean 'winter battery'

Bongomatic · Post by **Bongomatic** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:29 am

izzizm,
Sorry, may have got definitions muddled...
Do you mean battery support tray by harness? If so, that's not what I was meaning!

Madmile does make up a wiring set with relay fuses etc. I've seen them on ebay @ £60, but he doesn't seem to have one listed right now.

Can't find them just now, but there are a couple of good recent threads about Leisure Battery wiring.

Some Bongos (can PM you a pic if you like) that live 'Up North' in Japan, come with 2 batteries wired in parallel to give double the current for cold starting in the winter.

Hope this makes more sense today!

izzizm · Post by **izzizm** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:36 am

bongomatic
cheers for that... interesting stuff about the 'winter battery' set-up

i understand you now

... ive been following the threads about the leisure battery fitting .. im hoping to do the whole thing for £100 tops - weld up battery tray- buy all components online etc .. although i'm sure ill be asking Madmile for some tips too

ill let you know how i get on !
cheers
Dave

waycar8 · Post by **waycar8** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:06 pm

hi izzizm, i purchased the kit inc 180 amp vsr relay off willington on ebay, for £65 inc delivery, hes the guy that makes the grp battery trays for the bongo on ebay.

it took me five minutes to wire it up to the batteries then another 5 to wire it through into the fuse box. he sends fitting instructions too

waycar8 · Post by **waycar8** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:08 pm

MountainGoat wrote:Heavy earth strap gratefully received today, thanks Waycar8. Fitted to Bongo, then starter battery recharged and Bongo taken for a run. Now the waiting begins to see if my starter battery at long last stops loosing its charge. Watch this space.

no worries, hope it sorts the problem

izzizm · Post by **izzizm** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:27 pm

Thanks waycar8 .. brilliant