I’ve seen leisure battery installs where the two batteries have simply been joined together, in this case, the alternator will treat them as one big battery and charge both accordingly. The issue comes when you park up and all your internal van electrics also see them as one big battery and drain the two equally as you consume power. The result is often a discharged starter battery and an inability to start the van. The perils of joining the starter and leisure battery via the alternator as you drive along. Vehicles have an alternator which charges the battery as you drive so that your battery that starts the vehicle is always charged. With the addition of a leisure battery, the alternator can charge both.via solar panels – a great option for those who want to get away from traditional camping and spend more time off-grid. The solar panels capture energy from the sun and this is converted to a charge current by your solar controller in the van.via a battery charger when on electrical hook up – when you plug into a campsite electrical supply your onboard battery charger starts to supply a charge current to either your leisure battery or both your leisure and starter battery.If you have a van or motorhome and you want to add a leisure battery then you will need some way of charging that battery. There are typically 3 ways to charge your precious leisure battery in a camper van. Thought about adding a leisure battery to your van? Wondering how to install a split charge relay to your T25 – let’s have a look at that in this article.
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