leisure battery

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    Underseat electrical connections - tidying for LB install

    Hi. I have just taken out the double seat to fit a single and have uncovered factory and other cables. I wanted to to put my leisure battery and chargers under the single sear… what are the factory cables for and can I move these somewhere else? Thanks
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    Largest capacity battery under seat

    Hi all, I am looking at upgrading to a lithium battery, I currently have 110ah agm, victon b2b and mppt and 200w solar so all good there. Been looking at alot of brands and they are about 210cm high but I was wondering is there one that fits under the seat that can stand up. I have a seat...
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    RAC - wiring and aux battery!

    Hi all, new to the group and my ex-RAC T6! I've taken out lots of the wiring out the back and the Junction box from under the passenger seat. Was expecting to be able to take out the extra battery too, but after seeing it feeds some of the VW loom and after a little bit of reading on here it...
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    Leisure battery expected drain

    Evening all, hope those that can are taking advantage of the fine camper weather ☀️ I've just installed 2 x 120ah AGM Advance leisure batteries in my camper. I also bought a quicklynks BM2 monitor to help keep an eye on their health. When I first installed the batteries they were showing a...
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    Securing leisure battery

    Afternoon - Hope everyone is well. Has anyone recently installed a lithium leisure battery on its side under the drivers seat and how do you secure them? I'm at that stage of my conversion now. Any info/pics would greatly appreciated. Oh and the seats are heated so there's wiring which I'm...
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    Camperking leisure battery or fuse ?

    Just back from weekend away where we found that we had no power in habitation , however we could use hook up So to determine is it battery or fuse ? I have info of camperking that the fuse is the green 30amp so if I pull it and replace ? Is there a way to test the battery to see if it’s not...
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    Upgrade Leisure Battery to Lithium with EC155

    Hi Newish to the forum (read loads) and had the van for a year or so now… Current leisure battery very smelly (rotten eggs) and not holding charge (drops to 11.4v within an hour of being charged) so assume it is knackered. Am planning to add solar in due course so thought I might as well...
  8. t6t32

    t6 t32 Is it possible (or worth it) to combine leisure battery systems?

    How far do you think I should go with a Lithium replacement? My 2018 t32 t6 is a pop-top conversion which has a factory fit diesel heater and 75Ah leisure battery under front seat and an independently wired 105Ah leisure battery system (VSR, EHU mains charger and EHU) in the rear supporting...
  9. NicolasH

    Upgraded Lithium leisure battery - update

    Thanks to the advice from various forum members including @Dellmassive and @roadtripper, over winter we updated our failing lead acid leisure batttery to a Fogstar LiFeP04 105ah battery with a Victron charger. Our original Yuasa battery only lasted 2.5 years despite not going below 50% soc...
  10. Salty Spuds

    Swapping my leisure battery to LiFePO4

    I'm about to swap my lead acid battery out for a Super B Epsilon Lithium battery. We spend a fair amount of time "Stealthing" it both winter & summer, and the current 110ah battery is getting tired & isn't up to the job anymore. This is our current setup:- 1, 110ah Lead acid under passenger...
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    Cold weather leisure battery protection

    Hi Everyone, I've totally destroyed my 2 leisure batteries due to very, very little use of the van over the winter months. I've bought another 2 today but want to know the best way of protecting these going forward, when the van isn't being used for long periods, and when the freezing...
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    Leisure Battery - accidentally drained, what next?

    Hi all - need some advice please. We have an Autohaus Ashton T6.1 camper conversion, 2022. Having not used the Webasto diesel heater for months, I did a quick test of it a couple of weeks ago. It worked fine. I turned on the main control panel before testing the heater as I assumed the leisure...
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    Which lithium battery?

    So, finally going to install a leisure battery after talking about it and then doing nothing. Main reason is I want a diesel heater in the next few months. Anyway, I’m going to opt for a Renogy DCC50S and limit the charging current to 30A. I was eying up a 105Ah Fogstar lithium battery but...
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    Solar Charging through MPPT and to a Power Generator that has its own MPPT built it

    So, got Solar panels install as part of our conversion, now completed and the panels are wired to the MPPT through to battery setup etc, feeding Leisure Battery and through some other wizardry it also tops up the Van main battery etc. I have just got myself one of those Power Generators/Solar...
  15. Dellmassive

    For Sale Clayton LPS II 2500 - 1kWh (leisure battery + Inverter)

    Clayton LPS II 2500 - 1kWh (leisure battery + Inverter) as new condition, less than 10x cycles. £2250 collected / plus shipping. +++++++++++++++++++++ see it in action here: https://www.t6forum.com/threads/guide-clayton-lps-ii-2500-1kwh-leisure-battery-inverter-how-i-done-it.47215/...
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    Westfalia Club Joker electrics

    I have a 4 month old Westfalia Club Joker with x 2 leisure batteries as per Westfalia spec ie 1 x 70Ah and the additional one at 100Ah. When using habitation electrics, only the former shows any drop in voltage eg from 12.4v to 11.4v whilst the latter stays at 12.6v. I expected that batteries...
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    2nd Leisure battery

    Hello everyone. I was hoping for a little bit of advice if anyone is able to help? I have a 2018 T6 Reimo conversion from CMC. 100W solar panel bonded to the roof feeding a Victon 75/15 MPPT, a leisure battery under the passenger seat. A Merlin SmartBank Pro 12v Split Charger and a Carbest...
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    Help on charging my leisure battery from mains hook up?

    Hi When I installed my leisure battery I fitted a CTEK D250SE which works perfectly. But now I want to also install an electric hook up, I am okay with getting the mains power in to the van but am unsure how to set this up to keep my leisure battery topped up. My questions are these, is there a...
  19. Dans_t6

    Factory Aux Battery Relay T6

    Gday from down under Does anyone know if a faulty aux battery relay from factory would cause the battery light illuminate on the dash. When it does do this I can hear the relay tick as the light comes on. After starting the van, about 30 seconds later the battery light comes on which as a...
  20. TallPaul_S

    Upgrading the Factory Leisure Battery set up (+ additions)!

    This is my current set up in my 2018 Caravelle, a mess of wires of a Factory specced Eberspacher Auxiliary air heater and 2nd battery, plus a few extras fitted by the previous owner, all under the passenger seat: This is the wiring diagram as it sits: I've got the standard split charge...
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