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leisure battery

Post by john787030 » Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:52 am

hi all i need a new one any suggestions?
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Re: leisure battery

Post by Simon Jones » Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:33 pm

What type/size have you got now? Generally, it's best to go for the highest capacity you can, but something like a 110A unit may be too large for your battery tray.
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Re: leisure battery

Post by Puma931 » Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:44 pm

I bought mine from eurocarparts 110ah Lion for £79 which has a 3 yr warranty. Solar panel keeps it charged and I'm swapping the lights and stereo feeds over to the LB.
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Re: leisure battery

Post by Dodgey » Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:09 pm

http://www.solarcampersolutions.co.uk Solar panel solutions for campervans
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Re: leisure battery

Post by dobby » Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:04 pm

Dodgey wrote:I put a lot of these in :

http://www.tayna.co.uk/Numax-CXV31MF-P3694.html

Dodgey - do these fit the standard winter pack battery tray?

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Re: leisure battery

Post by Dodgey » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:45 pm

I doubt it - I usually use deeper aftermarket trays - people generally come to me with aWillinton kit fitted, with their deeper tray, or I fit an ebay one , though you can check the measurements. Do bear in mind the battery can sit higher than you might think.
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Re: leisure battery

Post by dobby » Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:09 pm

Cheers will do, probably go like for like with existing LB
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Re: leisure battery

Post by dave_aber » Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:46 am

Also note that battery has the terminal orientation such that to get the + to the left, they are at the front - closer to the bonnet. You'd get away with a (slightly) bigger battery if the terminals were the other way round.
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Re: leisure battery

Post by dobby » Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:34 am

Thanks Dave
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Re: leisure battery

Post by nth » Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:36 pm

The one that was in my bongo when i bought it finally gave up so just bough this 115ah one from Halfords
http://www.halfords.com/car-seats-trave ... ery-115-ah

It's a very snug fit but does go in. Got it for £72 on trade :D
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Re: leisure battery

Post by scanner » Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:41 pm

How on earth do you manage to get nearly £60 off at Halfrauds :shock:
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Re: leisure battery

Post by nth » Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:12 pm

scanner wrote:How on earth do you manage to get nearly £60 off at Halfrauds :shock:
With a Halfords trade card, its not a fixed discount it depends what you buy, their own brand stuff including tools gets you the best discount. The mark up on some things is actually shocking. A pack of 2 sidelight bulbs that normally cost £2.49 you get for 49p. You can get a set of 3 own brand wiper blades for less than the price of you would pay for one.
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Re: leisure battery

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Re: leisure battery

Post by Dodgey » Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:10 pm

What I can tell you for sure is that this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-Bongo-F ... 4d2d78030e

works with the battery I linked.
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