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Topic: Leisure battery

JEdwards1

18/7/2013 at 9:51pm
Location: Dundee
Outfit: S-Max Titanium X Sport and tent!

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Hi all, I am wanting to put a leisure battery in the floor stowage section in the boot of my 11 plate S-Max and have it charged via the rear fuse box if possible.
The questions I have are: is there the wiring already there for charging (ie if a tow bar was to be fitted) and also what sort of battery would be 'safe' to have inside the vehicle? I would want it charged via a voltage sensing relay.
I would really appreciate your comments.

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Jason

Jesscar

18/7/2013 at 11:03pm
Location: Leicester
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Please consider security of mounting, ventilation, acid leakage, separation of conductors (could items placed on top result in a short circuit?), robustness in the event of a collision, access for isolation in an emergency.

I am not certain what the floor stowage box is like; I fear it might be unsuitable.

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Kito

18/7/2013 at 11:32pm
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Hi You would need to have a vent in the floor of your car as when you charge a battery it gives of a flammable gas most leisure batteries have a pipe to vent the gas to the outside.

Yes if you tap into the tow bar wiring it would charge the battery if you have a twin socket 12n {black} & 12s {grey} the green No 4 is for charging a battery white No 3 Earth

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