leisure battery saga sorted....

ajs

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some of you may recall me asking stupid questions about leasure batteries a few weeks ago
and geoff W gave me some advice AND offered to fit 1 for me :cool:

well i bit the bullet today and went to Tewkesbury and popped into battery mega store ..
nice man fitted a DC 27 for me fer £90 squid :D

http://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/c...e.cgi?product=Batteries_Caravan!Exrider_Green

cheaper than web price cus i went in.. i.e.no postage (and free fitting):cool:

3yr guarantee, summat about over 400 cycles (what ever that means):confused:
and 105A to replace my old under drivers seat 85A.. ( yes it fitted):)

anhhoo.. spose proof of pudding is how well it performs...
only run lights off it so i'll be keen to see how many hours it lasts between recharges ..:rolleyes:

think it was a good deal :confused:.. whada fink folks :eek:

regards;)
ajs

managed to avoid spanner usage yet again :p.. btw.. thanks Geoff for yer offer
 
I also bought my replacement leisure battery from Battery Megastore. Although I'm only down the M50 from them, I opted for mail order but have to say the service was superb - right down to a text message confirming dispatch and when delivery would be (9am the next morning).

Also, Battery Megastore upgraded my order free of charge from a sealed lead calcium to a deep cycle battery.

Excellent service and highly recommended.
 
What are the differences between the two batteries? Because if you look in the Sterling website (do a google) there is not a lot between normal starter type batteries!
 
PaulC said:
What are the differences between the two batteries? Because if you look in the Sterling website (do a google) there is not a lot between normal starter type batteries!
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£20 in price at the time - and, hopefully, a longer life!
 
Leisure Battery Wiring

Have had the split charge relay sitting on the desk here for months trying to get a simple-to-follow wiring diagram.( I like to do these things myself). At last & again at last, along comes Rifleman with one that should win an Oscar !! I can now get the leisure boyo wired up....Thank you Rifleman......
 
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I’m still trying to work out what a deep cycle is...:confused:

i know what a by-cycle is, and a uni-cycle :rolleyes: but i've never come across a deep 1...

isit 1 that has been fished out of a canal :eek::confused:

regards;)
aj
 
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Deep Cycle Battery.

Put simply, a deep cycle battery delivers a regular consistent voltage as the battery is used. In contrast, the starter battery delivers "spiky" voltage as required. In modern cars, vans etc.,a deep cycle battery may be used as a starter battery due to the up to date electronics. There is also a charging & structural difference between the two batteries.
 
Well according to the Sterling website there is no such thing as a deep cycle battery that can be bought at a reasonable price. The so called leisure batteries are just starter batteries that have been re-labeled. Any opinions?
 
PaulC said:
Well according to the Sterling website there is no such thing as a deep cycle battery that can be bought at a reasonable price. The so called leisure batteries are just starter batteries that have been re-labeled. Any opinions?
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Yes that is how I understand it.
 
Leisure Batteries

I'm afraid, 'tis a lot more complicated than that. I installed a "furling" wind turbine for the house & with the kit, was the special battery. I ordered another battery as I needed the 24 volt system to commence the regulator. The battery was designated "matt-glass" so that it would retain the charge & let it out in the manner required for the lights etc., The battery was £150.00 with £50.00 carriage. I can not see a starter battery fulfilling this function. The leisure battery in my Transit is deep-cycle for the same reasons for current release. But anyway, 'nuff said, each to his own !!
 
Well all I can say is that according to the Sterling website deep cycle batteries are so costly that it is unlikely that so called leisure batteries are constucted that way and are in fact starter batteries!
 
PaulC said:
Well according to the Sterling website there is no such thing as a deep cycle battery that can be bought at a reasonable price. The so called leisure batteries are just starter batteries that have been re-labeled. Any opinions?
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That is not only an opinion; it is a fact ! :confused::eek:
I had to buy another leisure a few years ago; the battery specialist didn't have one at hand, so I got a starter battery. No worries, said the man, these are all the same only labelled with a higher price. The only real deep cycle batteries are the so called 'boat batteries' and they are too big for a MH. Just don't let your battery drop under 11 V and you are OK for years. A deep cycle can go down to 10 V- but at that low tension hardly anything will stil work. A solar will help to keep the battery uploaded.
 
Well I think it may have truth to it. Because so called leisue batteries should be deep cycle, otherwise why bother? But true deep cycle are too expensive!
 
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the message i'm gettin here is that everyone who has bought a "leisure" branded battery has been ripped off..:confused::confused:

:confused:

regards:eek:
ajs
 
Dont worry Ajs;), just get hitched up next to Geoff at Whitehouse farm:rolleyes:. He,s like a mobile auto electrician with all the tools.
He fixed my battery problem last weekend and it only cost me 2 cups of coffee and a small pan of broth for his kin:eek::D

And all the advice you need comes free;):p:cool:
 
Unfortunately whether you have been ripped off or not is not the issue. The issue is there is a difference between leisure & engine starter batteries and the answer is yes for the above given reasons ( deep cycle etc ) Murvi currently – little pun – fit 2 x 110 amp squadron batteries, this coupled with a 85 Watt solar panel we keep us pretty much independent.

% of full charge 12V 24V
100% 12.7 25.4
90% 12.6 25.2
80% 12.5 25
70% 12.3 24.6
60% 21.2 24.4
50% 12.1 24.2
40% 12 24
30% 11.8 23.6
20% 11.7 23.4
10% 11.6 23.2

Dezi
 
just move the figures across to the !2 & 24v.

I might know about batteries but cutting & pasting Duh

Dezi
 
lenny said:
Dont worry Ajs;), just get hitched up next to Geoff at Whitehouse farm He,s like a mobile auto electrician with all the tools.
He fixed my battery problem last weekend and it only cost me 2 cups of coffee and a small pan of broth for his kin:eek:

And all the advice you need comes free
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yep... i'm aware:cool:.. he did offer to fit mine... but wasn't necessary in the end:rolleyes:
.. but what i want te know is.... is he any good a cleanin:D


dizzi:eek:... you lost me after the word..."unfortunately" :p

regards;)
ajs
 
ajs said:
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the message i'm gettin here is that everyone who has bought a "leisure" branded battery has been ripped off..:confused::confused:

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regards:eek:
ajs
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Two things: Those I have spoken to who have met the MD of Sterling personally suggest he is a little, ahem, eccentric, though that does not mean their stuff is no good.
I have spoken to an electronics lecturer who informs me that, in simple terms, leisure batteries have lots of thin plates which maximise the electrolyte / plate interface giving long life but a tendency to deform under high current demand, whereas starter batteries have fewer, thick plates that supply peak power but lose voltage more rapidly on constant drain (though they partially recover if rested). This made sense to me and I don't see why one would be so much more to manufacture than the other.
Andy
 
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