Best buy/don't buy leisure batteries article?

No, not Which?. 

If it weren't for the fact that my wife remembers reading it too, I would wonder seriously if I had dreamt it.

I remember in particular reading the point that leisure batteries are different from starter batteries in needed to give a long-lasting supply rather than an instant high-tension oomph.

I'll will drop an email to the Club technical support desk.

Yes, it really must have been that one. 

It can only be that it surfaced in some spring clean a few months ago and I never noticed the date. Far be it from me to say that one C&MC magazine is pretty indistinguishable from the ones on either side of it. A bit like caravans, really 

I tried a google search for "code of practice: Specification for Auxiliary Batteries" (in various combinations), which the 2013 article was expecting "any time now". Answer came there none...

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ditto, always use the tried and tested, have been useing Numax for years , original battery of 8 years old just replaced when i put a new mover on van, I know some would not touch Numax with a barge pole but each to their own. My old battery still being used in a caravan with no mover, still powers the basics no problem. 

I think with the advent of "movers" it has changed the requirements. You now need a more robust battery. Prior to the introduction of movers any old car battery would have done if you spent most of your nights away on hook up. This no longer seems to be the case with most opting to have a mover.

There was a lot of debate about battery quality on the MMM forum. It questioned the quality of many well known brands and standards among them the NCC's approval.

peedee.

 

agree, new movers need a very robust battery, I have a new powertouch mover which stops working if the battery charge drops below something like 11.5 volts, that is the only reason why i had to install a new battery, old battery failed at a very inconvenient time. Have to say have not put new battery to much of a test, but heres hoping it will be ok

this article from A and N caravans was almost certainly compiled by the late Allan Evans, a much respectd contributor to MMM and the like.

when i was 'messing about' with electric golf trolleys to amuse myself after retiring, my own view was that Sonneshein and Yuasa were (by a fair bit) the best (real life) performing batteries i came across.

i see these are still marketed Tanya and recommended by Allan.

the Bosch L/Varta LFD and Yuasa L36 EFB seem to have very good comments.

Despite being from October 2010, the late much missed John Wickersham's "Power Players" IMO remains good solid advice.

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/6552072/technical.pdf

A motorhome has a somewhat challenging ask, in that whilst the attributes of a leisure battery are great for providing the power, these can be in problems in that those touring off a hook up want a fast on route charge. Something that can do the better leisure batteries no favours.

Maybe it is a case of not spending too much as these users are going to damage these specialist batteries? [ or spend a real fortune exploring lithium technologies as these can cope better, well some can]

Reportedly the NCC data base is from info the battery brand holders submit, not on independent testing of those claims, and we can all remember what transpired with the integrity of those claims back when John did his testing.

Out of the nine makes of battery tested, Varta, Banner, and Exide were the ones that came up to specification. Have just found out that AGM batteries need a compatible charger by the way. Not every charger is suitable. The wrong one could cause damage to battery, the charger or the alternator on your motorhome or towing vehicle. Something to check out before buying your battery.