Re: Leisure battery kit.
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:18 pm
was ok for us for a weeks camping in cornwall,using dvd tv and lights all night..
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Re: Leisure battery kit.
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:42 pm
The nature of Bongoing tends to work out with charging... On the way there you probably do at least an hour and a half of driving possibly more like 3 and on the way back you do the same so it should be ok. Also when not camping you probably hardly use the leisure battery.
Re: Leisure battery kit.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:54 pm
go for that and if you need more power get hook up?
we dont need hook up
we dont need hook up
Re: Leisure battery kit.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:15 pm
I'm probably gonna get a hook up lead and a small oil filled radiator for the cold weather, I was considering a small fan blower that runs on 12v Ring make one but not sure if it would be a waste of money 
Re: Leisure battery kit.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:20 pm
if for heating yes safe option,12v heating wil kill battery in one night!
You canget hook up cable without cuting hole on bongo,it comes with a trip as well
You canget hook up cable without cuting hole on bongo,it comes with a trip as well
Re: Leisure battery kit.
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:45 pm
I would like a kit but
at the moment only my radio and interior light runs on the lesuire battery, I would like the back cig lighter to run on it to, is this possible,
the front one has the coolant alarm plugged into it so i need that on the start up battery.
cheers
at the moment only my radio and interior light runs on the lesuire battery, I would like the back cig lighter to run on it to, is this possible,
the front one has the coolant alarm plugged into it so i need that on the start up battery.
cheers
Re: Leisure battery kit.
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:51 pm
Why?flipflop wrote:the front one has the coolant alarm plugged into it so i need that on the start up battery.
The coolant alarm won't care which battery it gets power from.
Re: Leisure battery kit.
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:06 pm
You can re-wire the rear cig socket to run off either battery. Best way, if you have an unconverted Bongo, is to just run new cables from the L/B, via a fuse, through the bulkhead, over the doors, along to the back corner, and drop down to the bottom panel. Obviously a lot of internal panels have to come off for this.
It is worth doing though - the original wiring is pretty weedy.
It is worth doing though - the original wiring is pretty weedy.
Re: Leisure battery kit.
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:07 pm
I had the same issues initially installing the coolant alarm and ialert off the cigarette lighter, then when I installed the leisure battery it then powered this from that - I don't want all that stuff on all the time!flipflop wrote:I would like a kit but
at the moment only my radio and interior light runs on the lesuire battery, I would like the back cig lighter to run on it to, is this possible,
the front one has the coolant alarm plugged into it so i need that on the start up battery.
cheers
Obvioulsly you can move them which I did....
When you install the great kit this thread started talking about you free up 3 fuse connectors, (2 switched a 1 permanent) these having a feed from the startup battery - I have used the little spades, like the ones that come with the kit to run a new switched supply in for all these devices, now they all work from the startup battery! Just had to add an inline fuse.
If you need more detailed help just PM and I will show you how
Jim