dead leisure battery

sportbilly2008

hi,
i have had my camper parked up in my driveway all winter, last week i checked the leisure battery and it was as dead as a nail.i hooked the camper up to the mains overnite and it was the same the following day.do i have to get a battery recharger and recharge it separately or is it a lost cause?

Aidan_M_M

While you were connected to mains , could you turn on lights etc inside? You need to be sure the charge is making it into the battery . Try plugging it in while the engine is running , then stop the engine .

But tbh , leisure batteries that die fully , rarely recover .

spaceHopper

My zig unit has a on site hooked up to the mains switch without that it shouldn't change the battery, check that

John Dough

sportbilly2008 wrote: »

hi,
i have had my camper parked up in my driveway all winter, last week i checked the leisure battery and it was as dead as a nail.i hooked the camper up to the mains overnite and it was the same the following day.do i have to get a battery recharger and recharge it separately or is it a lost cause?

Leisure batteries should NEVER be allowed to fully discharge you should hook it up with a small charger currently available from German shops and it will automatically drop to a low charge when fully charged.

This will also prolong the life of the battery, if you need a new battery email me for a contact who will deliver it to your door at no extra cost.

sportbilly2008

John Dough wrote: »

Leisure batteries should NEVER be allowed to fully discharge you should hook it up with a small charger currently available from German shops and it will automatically drop to a low charge when fully charged.

This will also prolong the life of the battery, if you need a new battery email me for a contact who will deliver it to your door at no extra cost.

hi, sorry for taking so long to reply.
how could i have prevented it from discharging completely?
should i have removed it from the camper over the winter?
first camper van so still learning, so it seems i have to buy a new one,is it a standard 12v battery and how much will it cost me?

defike

A leisure battery is larger and dearer than a normal battery.
Ideally it should be kept conditioned this is done by using it and then recharging it.A relay bought on auction sites can prevent it from being fully discharged which usually kills the battery.
A load such as a 12v dehumidifier should be switched on for a little time which will use(discharge) the battery and a charger should then be switched one to recharge it.These are normally attached to timers.
Otherwise use your camper more often.

Aidan_M_M

They are normally dearer , yes , but not always bigger . The Leisure aqnd Engine batteries in most modern Ducatos , Masters and Mercs would be the same physical size .

defike

Yes sorry but more ampere hours(bigger) in a leisure battery.
110/120 aH.

salmon7

Hey John Dough
Whats the cost of those leisure batteries?