Leisure battery life

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Good evening
We have a swift escape and bought a new leisure battery last year as the original one died.
The new one is now playing up and showing a reading of 10 or just above.
My question really is... is it an idea to disconnect it whilst in storage? Will it prolong life or will that harm the battery even more?
Many thanks
 
No you must keep it on a float charge,if you dont have mains power to hook up to and charge both service and starter batterys then take them home and buy a good float charger,numax or other brands etc will do this for you,there are lots on ebay at around 10 to 20ah from £20 up,a numax will sting you about £50.
 

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Jake1 said:
Good evening
We have a swift escape and bought a new leisure battery last year as the original one died.
The new one is now playing up and showing a reading of 10 or just above.
My question really is... is it an idea to disconnect it whilst in storage? Will it prolong life or will that harm the battery even more?
Many thanks
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It depends how long it is stored for as batteries have a small self discharge regardless of wether they are connected or not. If it is no longer than 3 months then it should be fine.
Batteries that have been deeply discharged and left will be be damaged, they will most likely never have the the same capacity again. You should try and keep your batteries voltage at 11.96 volts or above.
 
trevskoda said:
No you must keep it on a float charge,if you dont have mains power to hook up to and charge both service and starter batterys then take them home and buy a good float charger,numax or other brands etc will do this for you,there are lots on ebay at around 10 to 20ah from £20 up,a numax will sting you about £50.
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Most storage facilities don't provide mains hookups.
 
Jake1 said:
Good evening
We have a swift escape and bought a new leisure battery last year as the original one died.
The new one is now playing up and showing a reading of 10 or just above.
My question really is... is it an idea to disconnect it whilst in storage? Will it prolong life or will that harm the battery even more?
Many thanks
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Disconnecting the battery whilst in storage is better than leaving it connected .why don't you remove it and keep it charged at home, how come you don't have any problems with the starter battery as it is left without charge l assume.
 
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It depends how long it is stored for as batteries have a small self discharge regardless of wether they are connected or not. If it is no longer than 3 months then it should be fine.
Batteries that have been deeply discharged and left will be be damaged, they will most likely never have the the same capacity again. You should try and keep your batteries voltage at 11.96 volts or above.
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Thanks for all the comments, I can only think that the battery has been damaged whilst out of action in February / March. Our storage place closes for the month of February so it had been idle for a while.
Usually we have to jump start the vehicle battery if left for more than 3 weeks.
Our first leisure battery lasted about 3 and half years so that's why I'm concerned about this one.
 
What make/weight is your new battery?

If you want lead acid then Bosch silver frame, Trojan T 105, Leoch power block tubular gel are good ones.

The heavier the weight, the better the battery, it's like the old adage "you pays for what you gets"

Phill
 
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