Leisure Battery Question

[rja]

Hi all

Help please

I need to replace my Leisure Battery it is 100amp I want more capacity but dont want to make room for two batteries
I can get hold of a 230amh one will this cause any problems with the original charging system?

My M/H is a 1993 Hymer 644 and has the std charging system plus two Solar panels on the roof.


Thanks in advance

Roger

 

[bigtrev8xl]

It will work perfectly, it'll just take longer to recharge.

Cheers Big Trev.

 

[rickboy]

Battery weight

Hi all

Help please

I need to replace my Leisure Battery it is 100amp I want more capacity but dont want to make room for two batteries
I can get hold of a 230amh one will this cause any problems with the original charging system?

My M/H is a 1993 Hymer 644 and has the std charging system plus two Solar panels on the roof.


Thanks in advance
Roger

Roger. I would try lifting it first,that will be very heavy .Probably a 2man job.

 

[Randonneur]

Make sure you measure your available space first. Those 230 amp batteries are a lot bigger than 110 amp ones, and make sure the floor and suspension can handle the weight. That's a lot of weight concentrated in a small area on one side of the van!!

 

[rickboy]

Heavy!!

Make sure you measure your available space first. Those 230 amp batteries are a lot bigger than 110 amp ones, and make sure the floor and suspension can handle the weight. That's a lot of weight concentrated in a small area on one side of the van!!

I think it would weigh 70/75 + KG That's a person!!!

O.K. in an American RV or static solar set up.

If you can get smaller batteries and use in parallel it would give you more
flexability.

You may never get the big one charged up fully with a regular charger whch would shorten its life.

However if its free or very cheap I can see where you are coming from.
Go for it!!

 

[rja]

thanks all for your replies

It is not free but cheap but on nreading your replies I think the extra weight would soon eat upthe saving with the extra fuel used.


On the charging as we spend most of the time wild with no hook up I guess the charging could become an issue

I think I will stick with the 110 for now.

Thanks again for the quick replies.


Roger.

 

[rickboy]

Small battery

thanks all for your replies

It is not free but cheap but on nreading your replies I think the extra weight would soon eat upthe saving with the extra fuel used.


On the charging as we spend most of the time wild with no hook up I guess the charging could become an issue

I think I will stick with the 110 for now.

Thanks again for the quick replies.




Roger.

Roger.

I have a small 18ah sealed battery I keep as a back up.If you only use it for lights (fluro. or led ) it last ages .

 

[Firefox]

My 110Ah weighs 25kg so a 230 would probably weigh about 50kg.

Believe it or not, extra weight doesn't have a huge bearing on fuel consumption. Yes it takes more fuel to get up the hill but then you store more energy at the top so as long as you use it to coast down with light pedal driving it won't make much difference.

 

[rickboy]

Battery weight

Battery weight depends in part on the thickness of the plates. High quality deep cycle or traction batteries have thick plates not like your usual leisure battery which is a compromise of weight and price .A 110ah battery can easily weigh 40Kg or more and be much larger than a normal leisure battery,
I had one from a tank ,it had 1300 cranking amps for starting massive engines.Most large 200ah + batteries will be of a heavy construction type for longevity.
So I have to tell you that you are wrong,someone has to !!! Ha Ha Ha

I hope you can take it as well as give it.

Seasons greatings.

 

[Firefox]

No probs Mine are typical light duty leisure baterries, which to be honest are probably more akin to starter batteries, although they call them leisure or "dual purpose" batteries, such a thing doesn't really exist. I don't think heavy duty traction batteries are much good for motorhomes because of the weight factor. Therefore I discounted those, although if you did have weight to burn in some 7 tonner conversion, they may be suitable. 25kg /110 ah is the typical weight for average MH friendly weight batteries.

 

[n8rbos]

although i can get 110amp leisure batts for £70 i can get decent 2nd hand batts 95amp for a tenner apiece and they do me had one in van now for near on 2yrs (so-called starter battery)at least with these ya can drain them right down if ya leave summat on

 

[rickboy]

Power £10

Extra power for £10 sounds like a sound plan to me!!
It's only camping.