---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 01/17/19: 13 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:39 AM - Headset Plug (Werner Schneider) 2. 06:53 AM - Re: Battery (Ernest Christley) 3. 06:53 AM - Re: Headset Plug () 4. 07:06 AM - Re: Re: Recommended wire gauge for battery (Alec Myers) 5. 07:51 AM - Re: Headset Plug (Kelly McMullen) 6. 08:05 AM - Re: Headset Plug (Werner Schneider) 7. 08:19 AM - Re: Headset Plug (Werner Schneider) 8. 09:29 AM - Re: Headset Plug (Jared Yates) 9. 11:09 AM - Re: Battery (John Tipton) 10. 11:18 AM - Re: Battery (H. Ivan Haecker) 11. 12:18 PM - Re: Battery (Jared Yates) 12. 04:58 PM - Re: Battery (Ernest Christley) 13. 07:39 PM - Re: Battery (C&K) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:39:41 AM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Headset Plug From: Werner Schneider --- MIME Errors - No Plain-Text Section Found --- A message with no text/plain MIME section was received. The entire body of the message was removed. Please resend the email using Plain Text formatting. HOTMAIL is notorious for only including an HTML section in their client's default configuration. If you're using HOTMAIL, please see your email application's settings and switch to a default mail option that uses "Plain Text". --- MIME Errors No Plain-Text Section Found --- ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:53:08 AM PST US From: Ernest Christley Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Battery Not directly to your question, but to save yourself the hassle of hooking up a charger, you might consider adding a solar panel to your plane.=C2- For less than $20, you can get a 6"x12" panel that will deliver 100mA or so .=C2- If you're only starting a couple times a week, you'd probably never need to hunt down a charger. On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 2:08:15 PM EST, Ivan wrote: After 35 years of hand propping my C-85 engine, I have decided to install a B & C=C2- starter. My plan is to use a light weight lithium battery for starting only. I have no electrical system whatsoever. There will be no alt ernator to recharge the battery. I would like to choose a battery that will allow me a few starts (perhaps 6?) before needing to be be recharged on th e ground. Any suggestions on what size / capacity battery I should be looki ng for? Ivan Haecker - S - WIKI - - =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- -Matt Dralle, List Admin. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:53:15 AM PST US From: Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Headset Plug I would contact Bose, and ask if they can convert it to standard jacks (or LEMO if that's what you want). While they do that, they will probably also refurbish the entire headset at no cost to you. Jim Parker -------- Original Message -------- Subject: AeroElectric-List: Headset Plug From: Werner Schneider I need the groups knowledge! I got an offer for a Bose A20 but is has a special plug, it's told it's a Bell 212 plug, but could not identify such a plug somewhere could maybe as well be a military plug (and then probably low impedance)? Any help much appreciated! Werner ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:06:49 AM PST US From: Alec Myers Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: Recommended wire gauge for battery On closer examination, I dont have to add any fat wires if I do move the battery contactor along with the battery. The heavy cable that currently (no pun intended) provides power forward to the engine compartment (and starter) will now be the heavy cable that feeds power from the external power connector. So its less work. There are just two wires I need to add through the firewall: 1. The battery contactor coil current, which goes from the contactor coil low side in series through the external power control relay (at the old battery location), a diode and then forward to the battery master switch. 2. Permanent power to the hour meter On Jan 16, 2019, at 11:20 AM, Charlie England wrote: Kelly said something important: The Master solenoid/contactor still should be as close as possible to the battery. Is your inspector ok with having the battery's 'fat' wire running unprotected all the way from firewall to the back of the a/c? I know it's frustrating to get answers that aren't answers to your question, but sometimes that's needed. Charlie On 1/16/2019 8:36 AM, Kelly McMullen wrote: > > OK, nothing wrong with having a single heavy lead back to your remote power. The Master solenoid/contactor still should be as close as possible to the battery. Your starter wire is not going to change. The only wire you need to add is from the battery to the starter relay. You can leave the existing wire from the battery and connect it to the external power relay. > Typically 24/28V wire can be one or two number sizes smaller than 14V wire for same current. That would likely put you at #4 or #6. > > On 1/15/2019 3:29 PM, Alec Myers wrote: >> >> I miswrote, and in fact the starter contactor is already on the firewall. >> >> So I would have to move the battery contactor only, but thats not trivial in this airplane. Also I would have to keep or install a heavy cable from the external power relay back to the battery - the external power relay, connector (through the fuselage side) and external power control relay are all colocated behind the baggage compartment. >> >> I was really wondering what gauge of wire people use for a 24v starter... >> >> >> On Jan 15, 2019, at 10:26, user9253 wrote: >> >> >> The engine is on the front of the airplane, correct? As others have said, it is >> best to move the contactors forward near the battery. Weight will be less and >> safety will be increased. What is the reason for not moving the contactors, no >> room, more work, regulator? >> >> -------- >> Joe Gores --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:51:03 AM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Headset Plug From: Kelly McMullen They will sell the audio cable, but it is in the neighborhood of $200, because the mike is part of the assembly. Check Sporty's for adapters. On 1/17/2019 7:43 AM, jim@PoogieBearRanch.com wrote: > > I would contact Bose, and ask if they can convert it to standard jacks > (or LEMO if that's what you want). While they do that, they will > probably also refurbish the entire headset at no cost to you. > > Jim Parker > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: AeroElectric-List: Headset Plug > From: Werner Schneider > Date: Thu, January 17, 2019 4:38 am > To: aeroelectric-list@matronics.com > > I need the groups knowledge! > > I got an offer for a Bose A20 but is has a special plug, it's told it's > a Bell 212 plug, but could not identify such a plug somewhere could > maybe as well be a military plug (and then probably low impedance)? > > > > > Any help much appreciated! > > Werner > > > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:05:43 AM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Headset Plug From: Werner Schneider Kelly, I've searched all over the Net, but could not find any adapter for that special 2 plug cable. Cheers Werner On 17.01.2019 16:41, Kelly McMullen wrote: > > > They will sell the audio cable, but it is in the neighborhood of $200, > because the mike is part of the assembly. Check Sporty's for adapters. > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:19:28 AM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Headset Plug From: Werner Schneider Kelly, I found what you meant, that is a complete replacement for the cabling which you unplug, the one with BT is even 300$ and it would make the deal expensive again. Thanks Werner On 17.01.2019 16:41, Kelly McMullen wrote: > > > They will sell the audio cable, but it is in the neighborhood of $200, > because the mike is part of the assembly. Check Sporty's for adapters. > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 09:29:27 AM PST US From: Jared Yates Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Headset Plug Sometimes just the downcord pops up on ebay. Maybe you can set up a search alert. This is why we see so much variation in the price of used headsets based on their plugs. I don't know the A20 line, but note that in some of the X models the microphone was not interchangeable between helicooter versions and the others, so there's a chance that even if you found just the plugs it still wouldn't work. The days of Bose doing free refurbs seems to be long over. I've sent in several x models over the years, and the prices have climbed from $179 to $225, and the most recent one was to be $300. I was reluctant to do it at all, but the pile of parts wasn't worth anything otherwise. After all the trouble of packing it up and getting it to UPS, they sent it back without fixing it or charging me, saying that it was too old. The person on the phone took down the serial number before I ever sent it in, and at that stage it was not too old. All good things must end some time I suppose, but it is important to update the status of the Bose support situation. On January 17, 2019 11:21:39 Werner Schneider wrote: > > Kelly, I've searched all over the Net, but could not find any adapter > for that special 2 plug cable. > > Cheers Werner > > On 17.01.2019 16:41, Kelly McMullen wrote: >> >> >> They will sell the audio cable, but it is in the neighborhood of $200, >> because the mike is part of the assembly. Check Sporty's for adapters. >> > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 11:09:33 AM PST US From: John Tipton Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Battery How do you regulate the charge with these things, can you over charge a batt ery John Sent from my iPad ----x--O--x---- > On 17 Jan 2019, at 2:51 pm, Ernest Christley wrote: > > Not directly to your question, but to save yourself the hassle of hooking u p a charger, you might consider adding a solar panel to your plane. For les s than $20, you can get a 6"x12" panel that will deliver 100mA or so. If yo u're only starting a couple times a week, you'd probably never need to hunt d own a charger. > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 2:08:15 PM EST, Ivan wrote: > > > > After 35 years of hand propping my C-85 engine, I have decided to install a B & C starter. My plan is to use a light weight lithium battery for starti ng only. I have no electrical system whatsoever. There will be no alternator to recharge the battery. I would like to choose a battery that will allow m e a few starts (perhaps 6?) before needing to be be recharged on the ground. Any suggestions on what size / capacity battery I should be looking for? > <; - The AeroElectric-List Email Forum - > http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List > http://forums.matronics.com > -Matt Dralle, List Admin. > http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 11:18:15 AM PST US From: "H. Ivan Haecker" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Battery I like that idea. Of course, the sun never shines in my hangar, but it usually does when I=99m flying! I wrote an e-mail to B&C, but they only said that in general, they recommend Earth X batteries. What I really need to know is what size (capacity) battery I need, i.e., how many cca=99s, etc. that I need t o accomplish my intended goals. I guess I need to do a little research. On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 8:57 AM Ernest Christley wrote : > Not directly to your question, but to save yourself the hassle of hooking > up a charger, you might consider adding a solar panel to your plane. For > less than $20, you can get a 6"x12" panel that will deliver 100mA or so. > If you're only starting a couple times a week, you'd probably never need to > hunt down a charger. > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 2:08:15 PM EST, Ivan < > hivanhaecker@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > After 35 years of hand propping my C-85 engine, I have decided to install > a B & C starter. My plan is to use a light weight lithium battery for > starting only. I have no electrical system whatsoever. There will be no > alternator to recharge the battery. I would like to choose a battery that > will allow me a few starts (perhaps 6?) before needing to be be recharged > on the ground. Any suggestions on what size / capacity battery I should b e > looking for? > <; - The AeroElectric-List Email Forum - > http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List > http://forums.matronics.com > -Matt Dralle, List Admin. > http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 12:18:46 PM PST US From: Jared Yates Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Battery Ivan, you might also reach out to Earthx to see what they would recommend. Last I checked Bruce was running a total loss Earthx in his LSA and it was lasting a long time. Let me know if you want help getting in touch with him. On January 17, 2019 14:23:18 "H. Ivan Haecker" wrote: > I like that idea. Of course, the sun never shines in my hangar, but it > usually does when Im flying! > > I wrote an e-mail to B&C, but they only said that in general, they > recommend Earth X batteries. What I really need to know is what size > (capacity) battery I need, i.e., how many ccas, etc. that I need to > accomplish my intended goals. I guess I need to do a little research. > > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 8:57 AM Ernest Christley wrote: > > Not directly to your question, but to save yourself the hassle of hooking > up a charger, you might consider adding a solar panel to your plane. For > less than $20, you can get a 6"x12" panel that will deliver 100mA or so. > If you're only starting a couple times a week, you'd probably never need to > hunt down a charger. > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 2:08:15 PM EST, Ivan > wrote: > > > > After 35 years of hand propping my C-85 engine, I have decided to install a > B & C starter. My plan is to use a light weight lithium battery for > starting only. I have no electrical system whatsoever. There will be no > alternator to recharge the battery. I would like to choose a battery that > will allow me a few starts (perhaps 6?) before needing to be be recharged > on the ground. Any suggestions on what size / capacity battery I should be > looking for? > <; - The AeroElectric-List Email Forum - > http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List > > http://forums.matronics.com > > -Matt Dralle, List Admin. > http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 04:58:59 PM PST US From: Ernest Christley Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Battery They would only output about 14V Max. They don't have enough power to damag e anything as I understood it, but that was with a lead acid battery. If yo u talking to the battery guys, ask them and let us know what they have to s ay about it. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 2:10 PM, John Tipton wrote: H ow do you regulate the charge with these things, can you over charge a batt ery John Sent from my iPad =C2- =C2- =C2-----x--O--x---- On 17 Jan 2019, at 2:51 pm, Ernest Christley wrote: Not directly to your question, but to save yourself the hassle of hooking up a charger, you might consider adding a solar panel to your plane.=C2- For less than $20, you can get a 6"x12" panel that will deliver 100mA or so .=C2- If you're only starting a couple times a week, you'd probably never need to hunt down a charger. On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 2:08:15 PM EST, Ivan wrote: After 35 years of hand propping my C-85 engine, I have decided to install a B & C=C2- starter. My plan is to use a light weight lithium battery for starting only. I have no electrical system whatsoever. There will be no alt ernator to recharge the battery. I would like to choose a battery that will allow me a few starts (perhaps 6?) before needing to be be recharged on th e ground. Any suggestions on what size / capacity battery I should be looki ng for? <; =C2- =C2- - The AeroElectric-List Email Forum - http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List http://forums.matronics.com =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- -Matt Dralle, List Admin. http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 07:39:49 PM PST US Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Battery From: C&K Might not be needed with a small panel but Ebay has solar charging modules specifically for charging 12 volt batteries. Bought one last year for 3 or 4 dollars. Optimizes solar cell output and won't overcharge. Ken On 17/01/2019 6:30 PM, Ernest Christley wrote: > They would only output about 14V Max. They don't have enough power to > damage anything as I understood it, but that was with a lead acid > battery. If you talking to the battery guys, ask them and let us know > what they have to say about it. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 2:10 PM, John Tipton > wrote: > How do you regulate the charge with these things, can you over > charge a battery > > John > > Sent from my iPad > > ----x--O--x---- > > On 17 Jan 2019, at 2:51 pm, Ernest Christley > wrote: > >> Not directly to your question, but to save yourself the hassle of >> hooking up a charger, you might consider adding a solar panel to >> your plane. For less than $20, you can get a 6"x12" panel that >> will deliver 100mA or so. If you're only starting a couple times >> a week, you'd probably never need to hunt down a charger. >> >> On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 2:08:15 PM EST, Ivan >> > wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> After 35 years of hand propping my C-85 engine, I have decided to >> install a B & C starter. My plan is to use a light weight >> lithium battery for starting only. I have no electrical system >> whatsoever. There will be no alternator to recharge the battery. >> I would like to choose a battery that will allow me a few starts >> (perhaps 6?) before needing to be be recharged on the ground. Any >> suggestions on what size / capacity battery I should be looking for? >> <; - The AeroElectric-List Email Forum - >> http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List >> http://forums.matronics.com >> -Matt Dralle, List Admin. >> http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.