Nasher
Free Member
When I designed my van (over 5 years ago) I decided to ‘keep it simple’
It’s based on a 2011 Peugeot Boxer MWB and it does everything I expect of it (she's called Sarah & I love her)
Electrics are:
Single 110ah low height leisure battery (a cheap sealed lead acid one installed by my converter) under the driver’s seat (dimensions in millimetres 354L x 175W x 190H)
Durite 07-727-33 Voltage Sensitive Relay – 12V 140amp for split charging
Victron IP 65 – 10 amp charger for when on EHU (It has a Lithium setting)
For 5 years, it has worked well, my motorhoming is mainly with EHU on campsites for the Isle of Man TT & Classic TT/Manx Grand Prix, paragliding trips to Europe and transporting my toys to Europe for snowboarding, where I stay in a hotel
In addition I do quite a few 2 – 3 day trips without EHU and the battery lasts OK, so no problems
I occasionally go to motorcycle events for more than 3 days, in which case I top up the battery with a small generator (no-one cares about the noise at these events – but I am a considerate generator user)
Question 1
The leisure battery is 5 years old, so as soon as I start using the moho in earnest (fingers crossed it’s only months away), I want to replace it - for peace of mind rather than necessity
What is the best battery to replace it with?
Question 2 (this is just a weird idea that came to me on a rainy afternoon & more for discussion than reality)
If I decided to replace the battery with a100ah Lithium battery, I could charge it on EHU via my existing charger, no problem
To charge the leisure battery whilst travelling, the existing VSR is obviously not going to help, but what if I connected a small inverter to the VSR and plugged the Victron charger into it, would it charge a lithium leisure battery????
Ladies & gentleman, please suggest & discuss.....
It’s based on a 2011 Peugeot Boxer MWB and it does everything I expect of it (she's called Sarah & I love her)
Electrics are:
Single 110ah low height leisure battery (a cheap sealed lead acid one installed by my converter) under the driver’s seat (dimensions in millimetres 354L x 175W x 190H)
Durite 07-727-33 Voltage Sensitive Relay – 12V 140amp for split charging
Victron IP 65 – 10 amp charger for when on EHU (It has a Lithium setting)
For 5 years, it has worked well, my motorhoming is mainly with EHU on campsites for the Isle of Man TT & Classic TT/Manx Grand Prix, paragliding trips to Europe and transporting my toys to Europe for snowboarding, where I stay in a hotel
In addition I do quite a few 2 – 3 day trips without EHU and the battery lasts OK, so no problems
I occasionally go to motorcycle events for more than 3 days, in which case I top up the battery with a small generator (no-one cares about the noise at these events – but I am a considerate generator user)
Question 1
The leisure battery is 5 years old, so as soon as I start using the moho in earnest (fingers crossed it’s only months away), I want to replace it - for peace of mind rather than necessity
What is the best battery to replace it with?
Question 2 (this is just a weird idea that came to me on a rainy afternoon & more for discussion than reality)
If I decided to replace the battery with a100ah Lithium battery, I could charge it on EHU via my existing charger, no problem
To charge the leisure battery whilst travelling, the existing VSR is obviously not going to help, but what if I connected a small inverter to the VSR and plugged the Victron charger into it, would it charge a lithium leisure battery????
Ladies & gentleman, please suggest & discuss.....