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 ·  Posted: 29.06.2015  ·  #1
Away in France this year and one of the leisure batteries boiled , I just disconnected the Neg and carried on with the cool one no problem , its the second time this has happened in about 3 yrs , does anyone know what causes it, ie have i got a problem somewhere
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 ·  Posted: 29.06.2015  ·  #2
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Away in France this year and one of the leisure batteries boiled , I just disconnected the Neg and carried on with the cool one no problem , its the second time this has happened in about 3 yrs , does anyone know what causes it, ie have i got a problem somewhere


Might be just a faulty battery Dave, we had a new one fail in last van in less than 12 months.
Did you check it to see if it was over charging ?
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 ·  Posted: 29.06.2015  ·  #3
I'd suspect your charger is supplying overvoltage.
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 ·  Posted: 30.06.2015  ·  #4
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I'd suspect your charger is supplying overvoltage.


If that were the case surely both batteries would boil?
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 ·  Posted: 30.06.2015  ·  #5
It depends the way the cabling is routed, and the capacity and drain from the batteries.
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 ·  Posted: 30.06.2015  ·  #6
Thanks Guys , the single remaining battery did"nt boil , the tempreture was 32 by day and 25 at night , the cool battery was the parallel one
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 ·  Posted: 30.06.2015  ·  #7
Naomi's winter coat from Halloween wasn't draped over it.

Keep on topic please. DAVE
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 ·  Posted: 01.07.2015  ·  #8
Now Paul what goes on weekend stays on weekend :D
Boiled battery fooked so have replaced both
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