crbtaylor Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 This subject has probably been covered but since Im on 3G my web browsing has to be brief. Basically can someone recommend a good quality battery to supplement the leisure battery already fitted to my AT Delaware, believe its a 110aH. There seems to be dozens of makes all claimimg to be the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I use Orange Trust for both leisure batteries on our AT Tracker they are guara teed for 3 years but last around 6 years and are good enoughfor our use which is mainly on ehu and we have a solar panel so they are not put under pressure but at £76 each for 110 ah they are fine. We can stay off ehu for 3 to 4 days in the uk and indefinitely in sunnier climes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugga Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 We have 2 x 110 aH Banner batteries on our van and they have been very reliable for the past 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambles Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Would need to know make/type (Gel, AGM, Flooded, flooded sealed) of your existing battey and age before any useful advice can be given. Stick to premium brands like Varta, Bosch, Banner is usualy best, but all depends what you presently have and its condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crbtaylor Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Will check later but its the standard Autotrail fit, about 2 months old, if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crbtaylor Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Just checked its a 110ah Banner, so would guess an identical banner battery is best option. Any recomendations for a supplier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I suspect that your present Banner battery is an "Energy Bull" Type 957 51 with a capacity (as specified by Banner) of 100Ah/K20. An example is shown in this advert: http://tinyurl.com/cjjr8ec The electrolyte-level of Energy Bull batteries can be topped if required, but probably won't need to be. Nevertheless, you'd be wise to keep an eye on the electrolyte-level and confirm once in a while that it's OK. Energy Bull batteries should be vented and I assume Auto-Trail has fitted a vent-tube to your present one. If you install a 2nd Energy Bull battery, you should fit a vent-tube to it, either linking that tube to the existing one via a 'T-piece' or leading the new tube separately to the vehicle's exterior. Unless Auto-Trail has allowed for a 2nd leisure-battery to be installed, you'll also need to obtain the cables/fittings necessary to connect the original and new batteries in parallel. For technical advice, see the following: http://www.motts.org/second%20leisiure%20battery.htm Regarding supplier recommendations, I suggest you use GOOGLE (with "banner energy Bull 110ah" as the search term) but also try local battery specialists. (You will probably be looking at around a £110 asking-price wherever you get the battery from.) RoadPro has a good reputation: https://www.roadpro.co.uk/retail/product_level_2.aspx?prod=Batteries (There is a small possibility that your present Banner battery is not an Energy Bull (eg. it MIGHT be a "Running Bull"). If that's the case, then you'll need to say what name is on the battery's labelling as this could well impact on how the 2nd battery should be fitted.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambles Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 another supplier.. http://www.tayna.co.uk/Banner-Leisure-Batteries-S1331-1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambles Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 As Derek says it may not be an Energy Bull but a Running Bull 110 which is only 80AH but is an AGM battery not wet flooded. Anyway, Derek has explained it all very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Nearest supplier is at http://www.bannerbatterien.com/banner/unternehmen/haendlerfinder/index8.php We have a Banner battery on which the cell caps were very tight and I damaged. I contacted Banner and they sent me 6 cell caps at no charge. Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 tonyishuk - 2013-04-22 5:43 PM Nearest supplier is at http://www.bannerbatterien.com/banner/unternehmen/haendlerfinder/index8.php We have a Banner battery on which the cell caps were very tight and I damaged. I contacted Banner and they sent me 6 cell caps at no charge. Rgds Does that application work for the UK, because I can't get it to! There is a listing of stockists here http://www.worldofmotorhomes.com/inside-van/electrics-batteries/banner-batteries-stockists but I don't know if it's current or accurate. Details of Banner's UK office are: Banner Batteries (GB) Ltd Unit 5-8 Canal View Business Park Wheelhouse Road Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1UY Tel: 01889 571 100 Fax: 01889 577 342 e-mail: office.bgb@bannerbatteries.com (I normally use a 2p coin to undo/tighten removable battery 'caps', if necessary gripping the coin in a Mole-wrench to undo the caps initially if they prove to be very tight. Using a screwdriver risks chewing up the cap, which may not much concern Micky Mechanic but is displeasing for those of us afflicted with the Neatness Gene. As Brambles has mentioned Banner AGM batteries, I guess it's worth emphasising that no attempt should be made to remove the caps fitted to those batteries.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Derek Uzzell - 2013-04-22 2:08 PM Unless Auto-Trail has allowed for a 2nd leisure-battery to be installed, you'll also need to obtain the cables/fittings necessary to connect the original and new batteries in parallel. For technical advice, see the following: http://www.motts.org/second%20leisiure%20battery.htm Colin, Auto-Trail pre-wire all their vehicles for a second battery. All you need is the harness from Auto-Trail... Link. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney1 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 As above. Our 2013 AT Scoutl was prewired and just needed the harness. Bought an additional leisure battery to the original which was an Energy Bull by Banner from Roadpro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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