Original Leisure Battery. What type was it?

[ArcticMatt]

I've just wired up my solar charger with some fresh panels after the last owner nabbed them. The settings have reverted back to factory setting on the charge controller (Solara) which was for lead acid batteries. I've changed it back to gel thinking thats what the battery was but I just wanted to check thats correct. I've looked though a load of past threads and I getting the impression its gel but I cant seem to find a definitive answer.

Untitled by Matt Wilde, on Flickr

 

[WelshGas]

http://teile.club/volkswagen/teile....yp=132&dir_name=R&hg_ug=070&bildtafel2=420000

Gel Battery

 

[sidepod]

Sonnenchein I believe. Exide nowadays.
There was an alternative original fit but I can't recall what it is. It's in the control panel set up manual.

Hang around and Dan will give you the exact Intel including dimensions, colour, weight and Christian name of the guy that fitted it to your van.

 

[sidepod]

Here we are. Deta was the other brand.
Here Sonnenchein has been translated as Subshine.

 

[ArcticMatt]

Cheers chaps. I thought it was. When the warning says no more than 14.4v was another clue for me
I've now got 70w worth of solar panel to top up the battery for now. I may put another one on later on if it's not enough.

 

[TwentyOneThirtyFive]

Hang around and Dan will give you the exact Intel including dimensions, colour, weight and Christian name of the guy that fitted it to your van.

Looks like it was done on a Tuesday, so that will have been Dietrich, 5'10", white, 85kg.

hth.