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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558  
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ive just fitted a large motorcycle battery in drivers side ( which is still small compared to car battey ) , the battery is only to run radio to stop dropping out during starting
on mine there was very limited amount of room without moving stuff around the battery I fitted would be no good for fridge etc its only 22ah , but as its only function is to power radio during cranking its fine for that |
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18th Apr 2015 10:37am |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888 
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If you use a sealed/gel battery like the Odyssey batteries you can use them laid on their side if that helps. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/
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18th Apr 2015 10:53am |
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| ChrisCM Member Since: 10 Jun 2013 Location: Cornwall uk Posts: 572  
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Thanks for the suggestions, the AGM battery on it's side would have the same problem as they tend to be wider than 175mm so wouldn't fit when placed on their side. I shall keep looking but it's looking like a battery box in the rear.
 BTW anybody know why elongated nuts have been used to secure the seat box - they will have to go if I do get a battery in there.
Chris 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black. |
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18th Apr 2015 12:45pm |
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| ChrisCM Member Since: 10 Jun 2013 Location: Cornwall uk Posts: 572
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Hi ,
Well, did it! I managed to get a 50Ah AGM battery that fits beneath the edge of the drivers seat box, it's actually a battery designed for a mobility scooter, so who knows may have a second use for it in a few years  !
It's a bit smaller in capacity than I would have liked but it should power the fridge for a good 48 hours and it's likely in that time that I would run the engine or use a solar panel. As well as the battery I have fitted a Ctek D250S dc/dc charger which also accepts an input from a solar panel, it first charges the service battery then switches to the starter battery. I have temporarily rigged an 80W panel sitting on the roof and it all seems to work. I have fitted a 6 way fuse box and a negative bus bar so connecting other items such as my HF transceiver will be simple. Here are a couple of photos showing the instal. The device on the top, outside of the beatbox is a power/watt meter which tells me how much energy the solar panel is delivering.  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Chris 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black. |
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15th May 2015 9:50am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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may be of interest to some
eBay item number: eBay Item No. 271851910211 |
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15th May 2015 10:00am |
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