LEISURE BATTERY

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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by dreamwarrioruk » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:35 pm

i paid £55 for a 100amp/h battery thats the same dimensions as the 85amp/h. its ok still goes flat when running the george foreman but i guess a bank of batteries would do that too.
willinton kit looks good value and the new one looks neat and tidy.
main starter battery is 95amps with cca of 700. think bongo needs 650 to start.
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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by mr and mrs pips » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:22 pm

Can I ask where the 100amp battery came from ?

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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by EdinburghCamper » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:22 pm

Hi Mr & Mrs,

I managed to get a 115A battery into the factory fitted cube, minus the seating tray. Its a tight fit, and feels pretty solid.
I will pass on details of brand , cost and where I bought when I get home later this evening.

Regards,

Gary.
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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by dreamwarrioruk » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:44 pm

it was from catterick caranvans up north. no doubt they will cost more as it was back in november when we got it.
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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by Timster2005 » Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:34 pm

Just thought I'd also give my thumbs up to the willinton kit.

Bought one off ebay last week, arrived in a couple of days, Everything fitted & working perfectly in about an hour or so.

Frankly I was stunned by the quality of both the kit and the instructions. It was a true joy to do...everything fitting just perfectly, and all cabling was exactly the correct length. The only thing I was disspointed by was that it didn't take longer to fit :lol:

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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by onilleymcknown » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:35 pm

Hi guys,

Just workin' on installing my lb. Got some new terminal covers too, for the starter battery as one's missing and the other's
wrecked.

Can I disconnect my starter battery at the terminals without any consequences to the Bongo's brain or other electronic stuff? I need to thread the positive and negative cables through the new terminal covers to get them on without cutting the covers.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I just don't know if I can do this, and I have no experience either.

Thanks for anyones input!

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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by lizard » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:49 pm

KennethB wrote:Hi tried looking for Willington kit but no thing comes up. I have not converted anything at the moment but am looking to put more in so will be putting in a LB. how hard is it to move stuff over to the LB from the main battery, also I will put a 12v TV to put in the bongo and it seems that a LB does not last long and sort of battery should I go for 85ah, 95ah, 105ah, 110ah or 120ah is bigger better?? How long will a LB last on one charge say running a cool box, TV and internal lights?

Send him a message in e-bay, he will let you know when they are for sale. They are a great fit
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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by madmile » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:21 pm

onilleymcknown wrote:Hi guys,

Just workin' on installing my lb. Got some new terminal covers too, for the starter battery as one's missing and the other's
wrecked.

Can I disconnect my starter battery at the terminals without any consequences to the Bongo's brain or other electronic stuff? I need to thread the positive and negative cables through the new terminal covers to get them on without cutting the covers.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I just don't know if I can do this, and I have no experience either.

Thanks for anyones input!

onilleymcknown
There's nothing on the bongo that will be affected by disconnecting the batteries (except perhaps your stored raidio satitions).
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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by Rhod » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:06 pm

EdinburghCamper wrote:Hi Mr & Mrs,

I managed to get a 115A battery into the factory fitted cube, minus the seating tray. Its a tight fit, and feels pretty solid.
I will pass on details of brand , cost and where I bought when I get home later this evening.

Regards,

Gary.
Does anyone know if Gary posted the info on his 115A battery? I've tried PMing him but no repy.
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Re: LEISURE BATTERY

Post by Tony C » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:07 am

Just fitted Willintons kit (including tray) bought it on ebay @ 11pm Monday, delivered Wednesday 1-30pm fitted by 4pm. A great bit of kit! :lol: :lol:
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