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Fat Albert

11/6/2012 at 4:04pm
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I am looking at fitting a mover to our caravan and the model I'm looking at reccommends an 85ah battery. The caravan is currently fitted with a 70ah battery will this be enough to power the mover or will I need to upgrade the battery?

jdlovescamping

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My OH has fitted a mover this week and we went for a 110ah battery. For a few pounds more I think it is worth it. Ours said min 85ah but 110ah recommended. What mover are you considering?

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murano

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When we fitted our mover as above it said min 85ah but we we went for a 110ah too.

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Any battery will operate the mover, but an 85ah or 110ah one will keep it running and the lights on for longer than a 70ah one. Think about the ah number in the same way that you would the number of litres a petrol tank holds.

ian j

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Just had a mover fitted and the guy told us to go for a 110 battery .

michael

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powrtouch recommends 85 amp but i have 110 amp fitted to ours. as said a 70 amp will work if fully charged but for how long.it could stop at the most critical time

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It'sa bit like the fuel tank in the car. The more fuel in it the longer the car will run. Go for a 110ah and fill it up. The cost difference is not a lot.

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At the moment batteries cost about £1 per amp hr on average. In my battery box it just fits a 110amp in fact I struggle to get it in.

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We have just had a powertouch hd3 fitted and use an 85ah battery. So far so good!
Bear in mind that if you go up to 110ah it needs to fit in your battery compartment as well.

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If you only go to sites with mains hook-up then the 70AHr will be absolutely fine.

But, if the 70AHr is old I would recommend a 110AHr.

If you visit sites with no hook-up, then definately a 110AHr should be the one to fit.

Fat Albert

11/6/2012 at 10:13pm
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Thanks for all the replys. We do only go to sites with mains hook up so hopefully for short bursts on the mover 70ah will do the job for now. However, maybe an upgrade in the future will be the way to go if the battery starts showing its age.

Andy JC

12/6/2012 at 1:32am
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Quote: Originally posted by Fat Albert on 11/6/2012
Thanks for all the replys. We do only go to sites with mains hook up so hopefully for short bursts on the mover 70ah will do the job for now. However, maybe an upgrade in the future will be the way to go if the battery starts showing its age.

As long as it's healthy you should be fine. I ran my Powrtouch on a 55Ah car battery for a short period last year and it never showed signs of giving up, even after around 10 mins of use. Salesmen and fitters are bound to recommend a 110Ah battery, they'll make more money on it!

LobeyDosser

12/6/2012 at 2:18am
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The battery box on our folding camper is very tight, but the Numax CXV35MF 120Ah battery fitted it with space to spare.

We got ours from Tanya Batteries and it came within 2 working days by courier.

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