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Subject Topic: Pennine pathfinder leisure battery Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonKevimarr
18/2/2015 at 8:05pm
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Hi all

Myself and my wife have just bought a new pathfinder after owning a Sunncamp TT for a few years. Basically her back is a bit iffy and so with a pathfinder I can erect this pretty much on my own. It's an investment for the kids too for the next 10-15 years, to say we're excited is an understatement!

I wonder if anyone can recommend a leisure battery? I understand they are not provided as standard. We will aim to spend a few weekends in the UK and a two week holiday in France. Can you just hook it up to the mains on site? How's it work exactly?

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Personderekcbr
18/2/2015 at 11:16pm
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You got a switch by the door which you put to either car or van. When you're towing you switch to car and the battery will be charged from your car. When you hook up switch to van and the hook up will keep the battery charged.
The best advice I can give you is go to a reputable caravan dealer and get a good leisure battery. It won't be cheap, but will last you years.


Personblueexpo97
19/2/2015 at 7:29am
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If you are going to be using hook up(EHU) there is no need to go to all the bother of partially opening up to flick the switch to charge battery when driving.

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PersonKelper
19/2/2015 at 12:19pm
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The only real value of the driving hook up is to keep your fridge ticking over between moves ... otherwise, not much need for it ... at least ... none that we've found.


Personsunshinetours
19/2/2015 at 1:00pm
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If you want to look after your leisure battery then recommend having a smart multi stage charger at home and leave it attached to that when not in use

Keep your eye out at Lidl / Aldi as they have their a couple of time s year for not a lot of money and these are fine.

As for battery, well if you are never going to use it without EHU then a smaller one will be fine like a 70ah one which will save money and weight compared to a larger heavier more expensive 85 / 100Ah one

If you are likely to rally or use non EHU sites then a larger one that still fits in the battery box is worth considering

Fitting quick release clamps for connection also worth doing and very easy DIY

Get your dealer to do you a deal on battery and get them to fit would be easiest option!


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Personttdave
19/2/2015 at 1:20pm
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Hi,

We got our pathfinder last year, we didn't bother with a battery at that time, What benefit is having a leisure battery if we only intend to camp with EHU?


PersonStixJimbo
19/2/2015 at 2:05pm
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I have none of the Lidl chargers and it is brilliant.  It will take a long time to bring a battery up to full from very low but it does keep it ticking over and in good condition.  I keep it plugged in to the mains in my garage.

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PersonAlan Chilestone
20/2/2015 at 8:39am
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ttDave, Twice on sites with EHU we have had power cuts, we were gratefull of our Leisure battery then!

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PersonKevimarr
20/2/2015 at 10:07am
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I thank you all for your responses. I think we will be buying one soon, purely for a back up if anything else. I also wonder whether the battery would run a mover attached to the wheels? It's a tight squeeze into our garage and up an incline too

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Personsunshinetours
20/2/2015 at 11:00am
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Quote: Originally posted by Kevimarr on 20/2/2015
I thank you all for your responses. I think we will be buying one soon, purely for a back up if anything else. I also wonder whether the battery would run a mover attached to the wheels? It's a tight squeeze into our garage and up an incline too


You would indeed need a leisure battery to power a motor mover. You would also need to ensure it was powerful enough and well charged to sue that


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PersonDavidPulman
01/3/2015 at 11:06pm
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The biggest advantage of having the leisure battery is that, when the campsite electrics go off line (which is a frequent occurrence in our experience in UK or Europe), you still have lights! Also, the water pump and toilet flush still works too!

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Personben1701
02/3/2015 at 7:58pm
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hi  kevimarr,  just  looked  on ebay  and  tanya-batteries in abergele  are selling  a  low  height  110 amp  leisure battery  for £59.00 with 4yrs guarantee,  i  recently  bought  one  of ebay  for similar concerns to yourself  of  power cut  whilst on a campsite,  mine has been left on the trickle charger  over winter  to keep it topped up, if you do a search  on ebay  for 110amp leisure batteries it bring a good selection  up at  reasonable money and warranty. the higher amps of 110 would be more suited  to using a motor mover,



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