---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 05/14/15: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:18 PM - CSC / Lockheed get DUATS contract (Tim Olson) 2. 01:44 PM - Odyssey optimal charge voltage (Kelly McMullen) 3. 06:40 PM - Trutrak ADI W/GPS for sale (Rob Kermanj) 4. 07:12 PM - Re: Odyssey optimal charge voltage (Phillip Perry) 5. 07:30 PM - Re: Odyssey optimal charge voltage (dmaib@me.com) 6. 08:29 PM - Re: Re: Odyssey optimal charge voltage (Kelly McMullen) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:18:37 PM PST US From: Tim Olson Subject: RV10-List: CSC / Lockheed get DUATS contract I know, it's not RV-10 related, but we did talk about the topic a little a few years ago. So Lockheed and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) won the contract to provide DUATS. If you remember, CSC is somehow tied to the makers of FlightPrep, who are the ones who went around suing everyone who was making online flight planners. DTC was the "good" one, but they are now out after 25 years of doing it. Lockheed has it's own system in place. Users have a 60-day transition time to switch to the new providers. http://www.flyingmag.com/technique/flight-planning/lockheed-and-csc-offer-duats?cmpid=enews051415&spPodID=030&spMailingID=22653172&spUserID=NDc4NjE3MTE3OQS2&spJobID=561343644&spReportId=NTYxMzQzNjQ0S0 I know which one *I* will use....definitely not one provided by the lawsuit happy corp. It should also be noted that I believe a while back, foreflight started working to directly interact with Lockheed Martin for flight plan filing. If I remember right, you just have to clear out your DUATS info and then it will use Lockheed. At the time, they said it was better and faster anyway. So I did that and haven't looked back. I just thought I'd provide that food for thought as you all go about tweaking your iPads and devices with the new account settings. I'll have to even doublecheck what WingX and FlyQ use, but hopefully everyone will have whatever app updates are required so that we can file through L.M. and can skip anything to do with CSC. Yes, when a company acts like they did, I hold a grudge. Forever. :) Tim ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:44:06 PM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Odyssey optimal charge voltage From: Kelly McMullen Just wondering if anyone has researched what optimal alternator setting should be using the Odyssey 925L battery? Whether it should be different than the old wet cell set point between 13.8 and 14.2. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:40:40 PM PST US From: Rob Kermanj Subject: RV10-List: Trutrak ADI W/GPS for sale I just installed my new Gimini and I am selling my ADI. It is in good shape. Trutrak worked on it in May 2103. Price is $450 including Two Day FedEx shipping. It will go on Ebay for $495 next week. Ebay wants 10,-12% out of the deal. Price for new is $1400 from Aircraft Spruce. Thanks. Rob ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:12:27 PM PST US From: Phillip Perry Subject: Re: RV10-List: Odyssey optimal charge voltage Based on how my Odyssey branded charger works, I'd guess that the answer is i t depends. If I rub my batteries down to 10-11.5 volts, I will see the charger hit them with nearly 17 over a short period of time. In a matter of minutes I can b ring a dead battery to 80% charged. Then I see it taper off to 13.8 at the tail end of the charge after the batt ery has already taken the bulk of the charge. Then I see the battery settle in around 13.6-13.7. So based on my observations of their charger, is say 13.8 is a very safe opt ion. Phil Sent from my iPhone > On May 14, 2015, at 3:41 PM, Kelly McMullen wrote: > > Just wondering if anyone has researched what optimal alternator setting sh ould be using the Odyssey 925L battery? Whether it should be different than t he old wet cell set point between 13.8 and 14.2. > > ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:30:39 PM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: Odyssey optimal charge voltage From: "dmaib@me.com" I have an Odyssey brand charger for my 925. According to the documentation, it initially charges at 14.3-14.7 volts (give or take) until the battery is charged. Then it goes to the trickle charge mode at 13.6-13.8 volts (give or take). It can be left in the trickle charge mode indefinitely, according to the manual. -------- David Maib RV-10 #40559 New Smyrna Beach, FL Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=442122#442122 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:29:50 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: Odyssey optimal charge voltage From: Kelly McMullen It is that charge phase that had me thinking that the alternator regulator might need to be set above 14.2. On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 7:27 PM, dmaib@me.com wrote: > > I have an Odyssey brand charger for my 925. According to the > documentation, it initially charges at 14.3-14.7 volts (give or take) until > the battery is charged. Then it goes to the trickle charge mode at > 13.6-13.8 volts (give or take). It can be left in the trickle charge mode > indefinitely, according to the manual. > > -------- > David Maib > RV-10 #40559 > New Smyrna Beach, FL > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=442122#442122 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-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/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-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.