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 Please can someone help , just bought my 1st caravan , will a normal car battery charger charge my leisure battery or do i need a special type ? 

 many thanks .

Some car battery chargers have too higher amp input which in turn could buckle the plates but some will disagree with this. The facts are that a car battery is designed differently to a leisure battery so the charge input has to be reduced to a trickle charge. There are different types of chargers available and some car chargers have a trickle charge facility which should be fine. However I use a smart charger which charges in 4 stages which I was advised was the best sort to use but they can range in price. I have provided a link so you can read everything you need to know about battery care and charging etc.

http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/helpandadvice/technicalhelp/power/your-leisure-battery/

It may seem a silly question but has the caravan not got a charger built in ?

I would have thought that most caravans built within the last 20 years or so would have

DaveS1

Quote: Originally posted by DaveS1 on 12/2/2012

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It may seem a silly question but has the caravan not got a charger built in ?

I would have thought that most caravans built within the last 20 years or so would have

DaveS1

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It depends if he has his caravan in storage or not. My caravan is in storage and not having the facilities to charge the leisure battery on the caravan I have to remove it, bring it home and charge it via the smart charger as previously mentioned.

I see your point, Tang55

Think we need some more information from MISE15

DaveS1