Parking up for Winter.. Batteries?

[geeks]

Hi Guys,

Parking the Van up for the winter now. Want a way of keeping the leisure battery in good nick, I am told best way to do this is to keep it charged. It will be parked away from any plug in power source so I am thinking we will need a solar charger to keep it topped up over the winter.

Would this to do the job?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20W-Solar-Panel-10A-12V-...

It would be keeping a Halford Leisure 115AH battery charged.

[ColinM50]

I take mine home and keep it on a rickle charger for the winter. Works well.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AUTOMATIC-BATTERY-TRICKLE-...

Lidl had a cheaper one, c£10 last month too.

[geeks]

Hmm dont know why I didnt think of that, might just do the same, whip battery out of van and keep it plugged in on a trickle in the shed.

[Rosscow]

ColinM50 said:

I take mine home and keep it on a rickle charger for the winter. Works well.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AUTOMATIC-BATTERY-TRICKLE-...

Lidl had a cheaper one, c£10 last month too.

This!

[MattS3]

Is there any harm in leaving if in the van, but plugged in?
(I did it last year, but won't this year if it's unadvisable)

[Rosscow]

MattS3 said:

Is there any harm in leaving if in the van, but plugged in?
(I did it last year, but won't this year if it's unadvisable)

Well, I've done this for 2 years with no problems.

[geeks]

Well as I said van wont be parked where I can put power to it so needed a way of keeping the leisure battery topped up. I would have happily left it in there plugged in if I could have.

[chopper602]

I have a large solar panel on the roof to keep the leisure battery topped up (Ok, probably not too good at this time of year!) and a small solar panel on the dashboard which keeps the cab battery topped up. Seems to work for me.

[MattS3]

geeks said:

Well as I said van wont be parked where I can put power to it so needed a way of keeping the leisure battery topped up. I would have happily left it in there plugged in if I could have.

Apologies, I wasn't asking the question of you in regards to can it be left plugged in, rather asking the question to people who might confirm it was OK.
I think it came across that I was being a bit flippant having re-read it, it certainly wasn't meant to be that way

[geeks]

MattS3 said:

geeks said:

Well as I said van wont be parked where I can put power to it so needed a way of keeping the leisure battery topped up. I would have happily left it in there plugged in if I could have.

Apologies, I wasn't asking the question of you in regards to can it be left plugged in, rather asking the question to people who might confirm it was OK.
I think it came across that I was being a bit flippant having re-read it, it certainly wasn't meant to be that way

meh no worries!

I would imagine it is fine left plugged in!