Engine battery. (10 Viewers)

[Speedytriple]

Hi guys,

I was wondering how you keep your engine battery topped up over winter?

I have a mains powered trickle charger which I can connect to the battery by either croc clips or buy one of these type of connectors



However I can’t see a means of having this easily placed where I can get to it without it getting too weathered.

So I was just wondering what you guys do?

The battery on the Renault Master is under the passenger side seat/Step and has about 6 bolts holding the cover on so not just a quick case of popping on and off.

Thanks.

 

[Richard n Ann]

I've got the SAE tail on my engine battery, it's got a cap on it and it's just loose on the floor near the passenger seat legs. At home I plug an optimate maintainer in.

 

[Jabstatt]

Do you have a jump start point under the bonnet?

Or a permanently live cigar lighter socket?

Tony

 

[Jev88]

Solar panel on roof

 

[Otter Spotter]

Battery Master from Jim or Vanbitz which should trickle charge from your leisure battery

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[U.Toadifact]

As our van is covered over winter, we use an Optimate two channel charger. One channel connected to the leisure battery the other to the engine battery all via crocodile clips.

OptiMate 2 Duo Dual Bank

OptiMate 2 Duo Dual Bank

optimate.co.uk

 

[Blackadder]

Solar panel + Battery Master + EHU on a time switch giving a few hours charge every Sunday. Without the EHU the starter battery loses charge during winter (virtually no use + no sun + alarm drain).

 

[headlight]

Solar and Battery Master keeps my lead acid starter battery and lithium leisure battery both fully charged over winter.

 

[Speedytriple]

Thanks for all the ideas guys.

I have solar on roof but I don’t think it’s hooked up to the engine battery.

I do have a jump start terminal under the bonnet so that’s a good shout actually.

Cheers.

 

[headlight]

Thanks for all the ideas guys.

I have solar on roof but I don’t think it’s hooked up to the engine battery.

I do have a jump start terminal under the bonnet so that’s a good shout actually.

Cheers.

That's what the Battery Master does. Solar charges the leisure battery then the Battery Master trickle charges the starter battery from the leisure battery at 1amp when it detects a difference iirc of 0.75v between starter and leisure battery. Unit is the size of a cigarette packet and just 3 wires.
Fit and forget.
Available to buy on this site for £65 I think.

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[headlight]

Speedytriple

 

[Dave and Jen]

I fitted one to my R/Master recently and it works a treat. Needs sun though, so you will be better off Connecting your charger.
Cheers, Dave

 

[Tombola]

Is your van outside.
I have one of these for the engine battery on an old van, works well with cable croc clips through door and sat on dash.

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