Newbie Coromal battery question

Fully agree..... ask Coromal if the battery is safe to be charged or will in fact be charged, when the top is in the down position.

Coromal make the van and install the 'smart' charging system therefore it's only to be expected they will know the correct answer.

Leave the battery connected to the 'smart' charger 24/7 when not in use, this will maintain the battery in a fully charged condition, avoiding sulphation. If Coromal state the 'smart' charger is not capable of doing this then have them replace it with a quality product that will maintain the battery as is recommended by ALL battery manufacturers.

I should have made it clearer - I bought the van second hand.

But Andrew think of the time saved setting it up when you arrive at your destination! :-)

Andrew

Please explain, your reply makes no sense to me?

"When you instal a deep cycle battery the expectation is that it will never need charging." - Every battery that is cycled needs charging to replenish its charge. The only batteries you do not charge are primary batteries which only have a life of one cycle.

Not sound advice Andrew.

For example, if the battery is an AGM style deep cycle battery, it needs no venting when charging as it doesn't produce any volatile gas, etc. that is expelled. Therefore an AGM battery is perfectly safe to use in an enclosed space. That is one of their primary advantages.

And Mate, ALL batteries need recharging from time to time.

Thanks Wombat - so presumably this means that I need to get a portable charger to connect to the battery (which is in a ventilated box) when the lid is down. Sometimes the van is not used for 2 - 3 months.

Adow,

Yep you may need to purchase portable charger. I have mine still connected and charges when travelling to and fro when I havent even used the van. I never purchased my battery when I purchased the camper and went to see a local battery dealer. He looked at the set up and said normal battery ok, not even sealed. He has the same camper trailer as us so was pretty happy with his response.

If it's only 2 - 3 months and you're on 240V when you camp then I think you probably won't need to charge a decent quality deep cycle battery - we don't and the battery is four years old and showing no signs of degradation.

AGM.........after being fully charged they don't need to be left on 24/7....in fact can be left for weeks or months at a time...

On average I check my AGM's with a multimeter approx once a month and they always read better than 12.8 V.......

But a 3 stage charger is a good bet no matter what sort of deep cycle batt you have

It's likely that most of the camping will be done away from 240 volt power. I am about to have a battery charger installed in my 4wd with an Anderson link to the camper battery. This will mean that the battery will be charged when the car is connected and the engine is running. From the posts above it sounds like a separate charger is worth it for long term storage
Thanks for all the friendly advice - much appreciated.
BTW - other additions to the camper are an extra 18 gallon tank, Hayman Reece weight distribution coupling and a Maco dual wheel mule. The camper also has a long poly tube for holding a sink drain extender so that it does not drip all over the boot.