[teestub]

...I've got nae juice
... ask for a dig oot.

Andy you’ve been in Scotland 10 minutes 😂

[andy_e]

Physically, perhaps! Mentally I've been there for years...

[Duma]

If you'll charge the leisure from the van check if the engine is euro6. Simple relay charger is OK for euro5 but newer engines need smarter chargers (=more £)

[Fultonius]

If you'll charge the leisure from the van check if the engine is euro6. Simple relay charger is OK for euro5 but newer engines need smarter chargers (=more £)

True that. Those CTEK ones work on Euro 6.

[andy_e]

It's a 2013 caddy, so probably euro5?

[Duma]

Yeah 2013 will be fine i think

[turnipturned]

If you'll charge the leisure from the van check if the engine is euro6. Simple relay charger is OK for euro5 but newer engines need smarter chargers (=more £)

Do you think I will need a B2B for a 2015 Ford Custom Limited?

Thanks in advance.

[Fultonius]

Probably not, seems they went Euro6 in 2016. To be honest, I'd go for one anyway. A decent VSR is £75, B2B charger £155. The latter gives you about 20% more charge, charges more quickly and keeps the battery in better shape.

[andy_e]

A pal mentioned the RAC mentioned to him a solar trickle charger that plugs into the cigarette lighter to charge the battery? Anyone know what that is?

[tomtom]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/solar-car-battery-charger/s?k=solar+car+battery+charger&af=%7B%22quartzVehicle%22%3A%2229-405%22%2C%22replacementKeywords%22%3A%22solar+car+battery%22%7D

[Fultonius]

A pal mentioned the RAC mentioned to him a solar trickle charger that plugs into the cigarette lighter to charge the battery? Anyone know what that is?

On a sunny day they would maybe stop the battery dropping, but you'd be hard pushed to run a laptop off one. They're more just to keep the battery topped up in cars/vans you use infrequently. 

[andy_e]

Thinking about the CTEK B2B charger so I can add solar in at a later date. Hopefully it'll be easy to install...I also need to get my rear view camera working at some point...

[Fultonius]

Thinking about the CTEK B2B charger so I can add solar in at a later date. Hopefully it'll be easy to install...I also need to get my rear view camera working at some point...

It's a piece of piss to install. Seems to be a great bit of kit (so far).

[kelvin]

Thinking about the CTEK B2B charger so I can add solar in at a later date. Hopefully it'll be easy to install...I also need to get my rear view camera working at some point...

The ctek is great - used one for the two years I was living full-time in a van. I always had enough power for mobiles, lights, tablets, speaker etc.
One thing to be aware of if you use the solar, the maximum voltage allowed is only 21.3 or somewhere thereabouts, can't remember exactly off the top of my head but the information is somewhere on their site. That obviously affects your choice of panel/s.
Currently charge both of my boats with ctek chargers and about to convert my work van. That'll be a ctrl b2b.

[andy_e]

Anyone got any good leisure battery recommendations? Space is at a premium so I'm after something that can combine maximum amp hours with minimum space...

[tomtom]

With lead acid batteries (leisure batteries) you (quite simply) can’t magic capacity out of thin air.. so if you want more capacity they get larger

Ps - never run them flat - very different from ni-cad or li-ion batteries that don’t mind going down to zero every now and then. For longevity many say never runs then less than 50%.

Pps. If your charger doesn’t have a voltmeter - get a cheap £5 digital voltmeter from eBay/Amazon and wire it into your leisure battery. It’s the easiest way to keep an eye on how it’s doing.

[teestub]

Anyone got recommendations for conversion places North or West Yorkshire?

[andy_e]

Tom got his done at a place in Donny, but that's neither North nor West Yorkshire.

[dunnyg]

Thetes a place in denholme who do cinversions, didnt end up getting a van  but they were freindly snd knowledgeable and the conversions looked good. They werent great at calling back, but will do a decent job.

[Alex-the-Alex]

I got a leisure battery installed by this bunch in Darley a few years ago: https://www.dubtricks.co.uk/. They were very good and had loads of time to talk though the specifics. I imagine they would be happy to look at non VWs too.

[teestub]

Cheers for the recommendations 

[andy_e]

Anyone got any good leisure battery recommendations? Space is at a premium so I'm after something that can combine maximum amp hours with minimum space...

This one looks to fit the bill? https://www.alpha-batteries.co.uk/12v-130ah-leoch-adventurer-agm-leisure-battery-lagm130/

[iain]

Anyone got any good leisure battery recommendations? Space is at a premium so I'm after something that can combine maximum amp hours with minimum space...

This one looks to fit the bill? https://www.alpha-batteries.co.uk/12v-130ah-leoch-adventurer-agm-leisure-battery-lagm130/

Got one of those ^^^ this year on a recommendation and been impressed, it easily ran our fridge on a 2 week trip when we weren't driving every day.

Can also be mounted sideways and fits under the driver's seat in a T4.

[andy_e]

Nice one ta!

[andy_e]

Thinking about the CTEK B2B charger so I can add solar in at a later date. Hopefully it'll be easy to install...I also need to get my rear view camera working at some point...

It's a piece of piss to install. Seems to be a great bit of kit (so far).

Sent you a PM but not sure if the PMs are still borked?