---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 09/14/24: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:47 AM - Re: Re: Small battery choice (edward Clegg) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:47:14 AM PST US From: edward Clegg Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: 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 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, 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 >> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.