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I Need a new leisure battery to fit standard mazda battery tray (winter pack model). I am currently using the standard mazda battery with willinton kit. Does anyone have experience of largest (amp) battery that will fit with no modification?

elbee wrote:I Need a new leisure battery to fit standard mazda battery tray (winter pack model). I am currently using the standard mazda battery with willinton kit. Does anyone have experience of largest (amp) battery that will fit with no modification?

It's not the amps that matter it is the physical dimensions of the battery.

I have 2 leisure batteries that are exactly the same size - one is marked 60amp and the other is marked 110amp both fit in a Willinton battery tray

It also matters how the amperage is measured - 5/10/15/20/100 hour discharge.

http://all-about-lead-acid-batteries.ca ... amp-hours/

It is also worth reading this.

http://www.motorcaravanning.co.uk/shopu ... teries.htm

When I get a chance I'll measure the size of my batteries and post the dimensions on here.

PS Ideally the leisure battery should have + to the left and - to the right as it makes for easier connections.

Thanks for the links, yes the dimensions would help

elbee wrote:Thanks for the links, yes the dimensions would help

310mm long 190mm wide 220mm high is about the biggest you can easily get in a Willinton tray.
Much taller than 220mm and the bonnet may short the terminals out.

This is like my 110amp one.

http://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/product/XV24/

As stated in the link the way a/hours are measured has now been standardised, so this may well be the same "real" capacity as my (probably optimistic) 110a/h one.

It also has screw and post connectors (like mine) so it is easy to add extra connections

My 85A/h leisure battery wouldn't fit in the winter pack tray - it was too high and the bonnet wouldn't close

I've taken out the second battery in dual starter (winter config) battery Bongos and always dropped Numax 110 & 113 AH batteries straight in (CXV31MF) with the existing tray.

Dodgey wrote:I've taken out the second battery in dual starter (winter config) battery Bongos and always dropped Numax 110 & 113 AH batteries straight in (CXV31MF) with the existing tray.

That sounds the ticket. I'll get one of those. Thanks Dodgey