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| Subject: | Re: Small battery choice |
I have had two PC 680's since certification (RV 8) in 2008. The first was
removed after 7 years because I just thought it time the second is still
doing a great job.
Ed Clegg
On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 3:58=AFPM Peter Pengilly <peter@sportingaero.
com>
wrote:
> Odyssey batteries seem to take a fair amount of abuse if they are used
> regularly. I had an aerobatic aircraft that had a PC-680 and an SD-8 and
> flew many short trips. The battery can hardly ever have been fully charge
d.
> Didn't seem to matter. If we left it over the winter with little use, eve
n
> if it was charged occasionally, it would become unhappy (run out of charg
e
> quickly) soon after we started flying again. If it was taken out over the
> winter and put on a tender it lasted for a few years. Sorry, can't rememb
er
> the specifics.
>
> On Fri, 13 Sept 2024, 14:14 Kelly McMullen, <kellym@aviating.com> wrote:
>
>> Over the 8 years I have had my RV-10 I hav e used 2 Odyssey 925's, and a
m
>> still on the 2nd one.
>> On 9/13/2024 12:37 AM, Bob Verwey wrote:
>>
>> I think the obsession with small batteries creates much more aggravation
>> than benefits. I can understand the importance of weight saving in small
>> aircraft.
>> Your stock Concorde or equivalent typically lasts many years despite
>> abuse.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 13 Sept 2024 at 07:36, AdventureD <dobrien@microfoundations.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> dobrien@microfoundations.com>
>>>
>>> I should mention that my Odyssey 680s had 300 and 400 hours on them whe
n
>>> they failed, which was probably like 150 and 200 starts. Is that about
how
>>> long they last? Should they last longer? Did I get reasonable life out
of
>>> them?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Read this topic online here:
>>>
>>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=513823#513823
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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