Leisure Battery.

[pensioner]

I've had to put my caravan into storage for now; when it was on the drive it was plugged into the mains to maintain the battery at optimum condition.

So I went up today to remove the battery and store it in the garage on a smart charger.

O.M.G. I had no idea of the weigh of the thing, nearly crippled me, it's a 120 amp so it's big ( as advised by the dealer when bought ) although I think he just wanted a sale.

Anyway it's now on the bench and plugged in but I certainly won't be moving it about much. I'm going to weigh it latter to see just how heavy it is.

 

[otherclive]

I've had to put my caravan into storage for now; when it was on the drive it was plugged into the mains to maintain the battery at optimum condition.

So I went up today to remove the battery and store it in the garage on a smart charger.

O.M.G. I had no idea of the weigh of the thing, nearly crippled me, it's a 120 amp so it's big ( as advised by the dealer when bought ) although I think he just wanted a sale.

Anyway it's now on the bench and plugged in but I certainly won't be moving it about much. I'm going to weigh it latter to see just how heavy it is.

Probably around 25kg dependant on quality of brand. More or less lead used. I always check the carrying handles before lifting as I had one break once. Fortunately I’ve still got my toes.

Edit. I too slide it out onto the step then carry it to the car by lifting it in its tray. At home it sits on an old step in the garage. I try and avoid using the handles where possible.

 

[RogerL]

I've had to put my caravan into storage for now; when it was on the drive it was plugged into the mains to maintain the battery at optimum condition.

So I went up today to remove the battery and store it in the garage on a smart charger.

O.M.G. I had no idea of the weigh of the thing, nearly crippled me, it's a 120 amp so it's big ( as advised by the dealer when bought ) although I think he just wanted a sale.

Anyway it's now on the bench and plugged in but I certainly won't be moving it about much. I'm going to weigh it latter to see just how heavy it is.

I find it useful to lift/slide the heavy battery out onto the caravan step, almost perfect height where I can disconnect the cables and then lift the battery straight up for carrying.

 

[pensioner]

Fortunately the power leads are long enough to slide it out of the compartment and onto the ground, just caught me out as I didn't expect that sort of weight.

 

[Jcloughie]

We used to go off grid often so the bigger the battery the better. I think we currently have a 110. But very rarely go off grid now and we have 120 watts of solar. I feel sure that a 75 amp would serve the purpose and do the mover. Good wait saving.


John

 

[Hutch]

I agree, Lots of ampheres are good for off grid, only done that once, in 12 years, So when present battery fails , go down to a 85 amh. Battery save 10,kg on caravan weight.

 

[bertieboy1]

I've had to put my caravan into storage for now; when it was on the drive it was plugged into the mains to maintain the battery at optimum condition.

So I went up today to remove the battery and store it in the garage on a smart charger.

O.M.G. I had no idea of the weigh of the thing, nearly crippled me, it's a 120 amp so it's big ( as advised by the dealer when bought ) although I think he just wanted a sale.

Anyway it's now on the bench and plugged in but I certainly won't be moving it about much. I'm going to weigh it latter to see just how heavy it is.

Hi,
The higher the Ah rating of the battery the more lead it contains (and the heavier it gets ).Caravan battery boxes in caravans are rediculously small,absolutely no need for it,blame the short sighted caravan design people who I suspect are not really designers.

 

[Beachball]

We have brought a brand new caravan battery today the halfords one has gone and looking at this discussion about how heavy i would let the caravan services do it and it was fully charged .

 

[Jcloughie]

Hi,
The higher the Ah rating of the battery the more lead it contains (and the heavier it gets ).Caravan battery boxes in caravans are rediculously small,absolutely no need for it,blame the short sighted caravan design people who I suspect are not really designers.

I think that caravan designers, most, if not all of the time, find it easier to simply specify a Thetford battery box. The doors infill panel is then filled to match the side wall. But the plastic surround usually does not match the rest of the van making it look odd. Particularly on my past Bailey Unicorn.

John

 

[RogerL]

Hi,
The higher the Ah rating of the battery the more lead it contains (and the heavier it gets ).Caravan battery boxes in caravans are rediculously small,absolutely no need for it,blame the short sighted caravan design people who I suspect are not really designers.

Standard battery boxes are quite big enough as most caravanners use sites with EHU most of the time - and most of those going off hook-up will use a solar panel. A bigger battery box would be a total waste for most caravanners.

For the minority that need more battery capacity, it's not difficult to fit another battery box or create a vented compartment under one of the bed boxes

 

[Beachball]

My caravan battery box will take a 125amp and still had room to spare so that good news if i want a bigger one next time .

 

[Raywood]

Our 110 amp model is a tight fit in the box, although this is partly due to the extra wires for the mover.

 

[otherclive]

Our 110 amp model is a tight fit in the box, although this is partly due to the extra wires for the mover.

Likewise.