I have a campervan, but the leisure battery is quite old now and with a couple of years never being used I think I would be wise to buy a new one now ... anyway, batteries have probably moved on since this one was bought.
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Remember, if you buy something you bought it, not brought it.
Last battery was a Numax 110ah which lasted 8 years including a lot of off-grid time.
Current battery is an X-Pro 110ah. Apparently a rebranded Numax with a lower price tag.
Go for the one with the highest Ah rating that you can afford, the Ah (Ampre hours), is supposedly the number of amps of current it will provide for a given time.
In theory, a 110 Ah battery will provide 1A of power for 110 hrs, 2A for 55 hrs etc (its DC electrics so it's just simple arithmetic). But, batteries lose their efficiency, I work in the aircraft industry and we work on the 80/80 rule, that is a battery will only be able to provide 80% of the full charge for 80% of their rating so your 110Ah battery when new will only provide:
110Ah x 80% = 88Ah x 80% = 70.4Ah (or 1A for 70.4 hrs), when older which is a long way off of the original 110Ah.
Also, unless you have a modern regulator fitted, I wouldn't bother with an Advanced Glass Matting (AGM) battery, an older regulator probably wouldn't be able to charge this type of battery efficiently.
SO regardless of which brand you go for, make sure you get the one with the highest Ah rating for your money.
A couple of months ago I replaced the supplied Banner 85 ah battery with this one Platinum AGM Plus Leisure Battery 12V 100Ah AGMLB6110L from Tayna Batteries. Excellent service as usual. Purchased a car battery from them in Lock-Down! I went for the AGM as I didn't want to top up a battery which happened frequently with the Banner. Changing to an AGM you have to check your charger will accept it. Had to have a slight adjustment on the solar panel controller.
I put some drain cleaner down the drain a couple of days before going away, then we had a terrible smell in the caravan, despite flushing the drain it didn't go away.
All was revealed when I opened the battery box to turn on the mover
Halfords was the quickest option, but the only battery that would fit was the HLB700 a good battery as they're rebadge Yuasa but a scary price.
I have a Lion 105ah battery in my Bongo which charges off a split charge relay when the engine is running and is permanently connected to a smart charger fitted under the bonnet and wired into the 240v circuit for charging on EHU. The battery will run the fridge and the interior LED lights and charge 2 mobiles and 2 tablets for at least 18 hours without charging.
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Topic: Leisure battery Recommendation
via mobile 08/5/2023 at 5:44am
