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1. 06:33 AM - Re: Starter Oddity (Roger Lee)
2. 09:37 AM - Re: Starter Oddity (Thom Riddle)
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| Subject: | Re: Starter Oddity |
Hi John,
Glad you finally have a resolution. Chasing ghost is certainly frustrating. It
is hard to convince some that a battery that seems to turn over okay should be
investigated further. It must turn over a certain rpm and to the naked eye looks
fine, but just a few rpm too slow and the engine won't produce the electrical
power to put enough fire in the plugs. I always tell people to help rule
out a battery either jump it from a good live battery or replace it. Some that
aren't real familiar with the Rotax equate it to a car engine where even a little
battery life so long as it turns over a little may make the car engine fire.
Our batteries like to stay charged so they either need to be flown once every
two weeks or more or better to put them on a FLOAT charger not a trickle charger.
A few extra dollars spent on a good float, temperature compensating charger
can make a difference if you leave it on all the time.
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Roger Lee
Tucson, Az.
Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated
Rotax Repair Center - Heavy Maint. Rated
Home 520-574-1080 TRY HOME FIRST
Cell 520-349-7056
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| Subject: | Re: Starter Oddity |
....A few extra dollars spent on a good float, temperature compensating charger
can make a difference if you leave it on all the time....
No need to spend a lot to get float charging. I've used a BatteryTender Junior
for many years on multiple airplanes with excellent results. This is a float charger
but not expensive at all.
http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-021-0123-Junior-Charger/dp/B000CITK8S
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY (9G0)
Kolb Slingshot SS-021
no engine
FOR SALE
Diamond Katana DA20-A1
Rotax 912 F3
Don't worry about old age... it doesn't last very long.
- Anonymous
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