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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Crystal-clear on December 27, 2011, 03:16:46 pm

Title: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: Crystal-clear on December 27, 2011, 03:16:46 pm

think its 75ah 12v just about finishing charge,

my van batt died on the road the other day got recovery to start me but now its gone at home havnt got home start do you think my lesuire bat will start the van?

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: Pope vader on December 27, 2011, 03:20:57 pm

should, do,

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: Spruce on December 27, 2011, 03:30:04 pm

A leisure battery isn't designed to take the current draw a starter motor requires. You will probably wreck it. So that will mean to batteries you will have to replace rather than just the one.
Spruce

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: H S and Son on December 27, 2011, 03:30:08 pm

Go and try it. Let us know.

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: gto on December 27, 2011, 03:33:23 pm

it will be fine, one of my cars had a leisure battery in when i bought it. and it worked fine while i had the car

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: Crystal-clear on December 27, 2011, 03:35:43 pm

everyone says go for it but spruce all i need to do is start it once? other option is to refill the van bat with pure water then start it?

i dont wana damage my window cleaning batt are you sure it will damage it if i try it just once?

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on December 27, 2011, 04:30:32 pm

I have done this off my 85ah battery to Boxer van battery ... no problems

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on December 28, 2011, 09:43:28 am

I've jumped mine a couple of times. no problem for me, I have 110 amp leisure, jumping a 1.9 tdi engine. wouldn't like to do regular as leisure not designed for that kind of draw as mentioned. but once a blue moon should b fine I would have thought.

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: Crystal-clear on December 28, 2011, 03:37:37 pm

Thanks for the advice indeed a friend of mine confirmed that one shot from my starter moter wont do no harm

in the end thou spruces words of worry made sence, it turned out i needed a new battery no point risking my Lesuire to get about, got it all sorted in the end , almost new 400a bat in my combo now £20 bargin!, back in business for 2012 at least it didnt happen in a working week!

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: Paul Coleman on December 28, 2011, 05:07:36 pm

I once did it from a 35 amp trolley battery.  It was just the once though with no ill effect.  I left the lights on while parked and it was flattened.

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on December 28, 2011, 06:53:27 pm

Quote from: Crystal-clear on December 28, 2011, 03:37:37 pm

Thanks for the advice indeed a friend of mine confirmed that one shot from my starter moter wont do no harm

in the end thou spruces words of worry made sence, it turned out i needed a new battery no point risking my Lesuire to get about, got it all sorted in the end , almost new 400a bat in my combo now £20 bargin!, back in business for 2012 at least it didnt happen in a working week!

400 amp?!

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: Crystal-clear on December 28, 2011, 06:56:03 pm

Quote from: AS Window Cleaning on December 28, 2011, 06:53:27 pm

Quote from: Crystal-clear on December 28, 2011, 03:37:37 pm

Thanks for the advice indeed a friend of mine confirmed that one shot from my starter moter wont do no harm

in the end thou spruces words of worry made sence, it turned out i needed a new battery no point risking my Lesuire to get about, got it all sorted in the end , almost new 400a bat in my combo now £20 bargin!, back in business for 2012 at least it didnt happen in a working week!

400 amp?!

i thought its a 175, but it says 400a on the top it mustnt be right?

Title: Re: starting combo van from my lesuire bat
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on December 28, 2011, 07:00:32 pm

maybe peak surge power for cranking. my car is 65amp, but also has 330. guess that's what it is.

careful with second hand batteries, cells might b gone, keep an eye, see if holds charge.