Hi, I'm having some trouble with my leisure battery and want to consult with the experts here to make sure that a new battery is necessary, and also what I can do to avoid killing another one prematurely.
I have a 180ah regular car battery receiving charge from solar, and the alternator while driving. At one point I used this battery down to approximately 25%. This type of use is of course not recommended, but I was under the impression that it will not kill the battery unless it happens at least a handfull of times. Within a day or two the alternator for the car broke. It has since been repaired and I have managed to travel for a couple of months, but the performance of the leisure battery is exceedingly poor. It can have a charge of 13.9V from a good day of charging, and once I begin using it it will drop down to 12.7 within a minute.
Cheers,
Lucas
I have a 180ah regular car battery receiving charge from solar, and the alternator while driving. At one point I used this battery down to approximately 25%. This type of use is of course not recommended, but I was under the impression that it will not kill the battery unless it happens at least a handfull of times. Within a day or two the alternator for the car broke. It has since been repaired and I have managed to travel for a couple of months, but the performance of the leisure battery is exceedingly poor. It can have a charge of 13.9V from a good day of charging, and once I begin using it it will drop down to 12.7 within a minute.
Cheers,
Lucas
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