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1. 09:03 AM - PC 680 (edwclg)
2. 09:57 AM - Re: PC 680 (ALBERT THOMAS)
3. 10:24 AM - Re: PC 680 (Carl Froehlich)
4. 11:09 AM - Re: PC 680 (Craig Gallenbach)
5. 11:10 AM - Re: PC 680 (Charlie England)
6. 12:49 PM - Re: PC 680 (Paul Rice)
7. 12:51 PM - Re: PC 680 (edward Clegg)
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I have a PC 680 battery in my RV 8 and am wondering how long on average will one
last.
Mine has been installed for almost 6 years.
Thanks
Ed Clegg
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I am on my fourth PC 680 in 6 years. My current primary is 1 year old and the secondary
is 2 years old. Im amazed yours still holds a charge.
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I run two PC-625s (two are needed to hit my IFR electrical power reserve target).
Both are used for engine start and in normal mode run in parallel. I replace
one battery every three years - so no battery is older than six years. I
started out replacing one every two years but found they still had a lot of life
left in them. The pulled batteries go on to a second life in various tractors.
Note - I once killed a new battery by leaving the master on. While some say you
can beat new life into abused Odyssey batteries, it is better to replace the
battery and then experiment on the dead one for service in a tractor.
Carl
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From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of ALBERT THOMAS
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: RV8-List: PC 680
I am on my fourth PC 680 in 6 years. My current primary is 1 year old and the secondary
is 2 years old. Im amazed yours still holds a charge.
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> On Mar 12, 2018, at 11:03 AM, edwclg <edwclg@gmail.com> wrote:
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I change mine out every three years as a precautionary measure. So far no battery
failures. That may be overkill, but it affords me some peace of mind and Im
willing to pay for that.
Craig Gallenbach
RV8A N184CG 600hrs since 2008
> On Mar 12, 2018, at 1:56 PM, ALBERT THOMAS <althomas454@msn.com> wrote:
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> I am on my fourth PC 680 in 6 years. My current primary is 1 year old and the
secondary is 2 years old. Im amazed yours still holds a charge.
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>> I have a PC 680 battery in my RV 8 and am wondering how long on average will
one last.
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There's a pretty big sample size on the VAF rv site=2E The guys who have sh
ort lived pc680s are usually the ones using 'maintainers' regularly=2E AGM
batteries last a long time if not needlessly cycled by leaving a maintainer
on them=2E I ran a cheap pc625 equivalent in my rv4 for about 6 years, and
it still had around 65% of its capacity left=2E
It does pay to check capa
city at annual, especially if you're electrically dependent=2E Being able t
o crank the engine isn't a good indicator of capacity=2E
Charlie
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>I have a PC 680
battery in my RV 8 and am wondering how long on average
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>Mine has been installed for almost 6 years=2E
>Thanks
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I end up replacing my 680 every 2 years. At about the one and half year mark, in
the winter they get weak and have trouble turning the cold engine, especially
after sitting 2 to 3 weeks. My battery is in the rear if the plane, that may
make a difference compared to engine compartment installs. Been that way for
the 10 years or so Ive been flying the airplane.
Paul Rice
RV8 2007
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From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com <owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com>
on behalf of Carl Froehlich <carl.froehlich@verizon.net>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 2:24:24 PM
Subject: RE: RV8-List: PC 680
I run two PC-625s (two are needed to hit my IFR electrical power reserve target).
Both are used for engine start and in normal mode run in parallel. I replace
one battery every three years - so no battery is older than six years. I
started out replacing one every two years but found they still had a lot of life
left in them. The pulled batteries go on to a second life in various tractors.
Note - I once killed a new battery by leaving the master on. While some say you
can beat new life into abused Odyssey batteries, it is better to replace the
battery and then experiment on the dead one for service in a tractor.
Carl
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From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of ALBERT THOMAS
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: RV8-List: PC 680
I am on my fourth PC 680 in 6 years. My current primary is 1 year old and the secondary
is 2 years old. Im amazed yours still holds a charge.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 12, 2018, at 11:03 AM, edwclg <edwclg@gmail.com> wrote:
>
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> I have a PC 680 battery in my RV 8 and am wondering how long on average will
one last.
> Mine has been installed for almost 6 years.
> Thanks
>
> Ed Clegg
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>
> Read this topic online here:
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I have never had a problem starting even after leaving it for a month.
Also, have never used a maintainer on it.
However I did order another figuring 6 years is long enough.
This is a good discussion. Nice to have all this feed back.
Ed clegg
On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:10 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
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> There's a pretty big sample size on the VAF rv site. The guys who have
> short lived pc680s are usually the ones using 'maintainers' regularly. AG
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> batteries last a long time if not needlessly cycled by leaving a maintain
er
> on them. I ran a cheap pc625 equivalent in my rv4 for about 6 years, and
it
> still had around 65% of its capacity left.
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> It does pay to check capacity at annual, especially if you're electricall
y
> dependent. Being able to crank the engine isn't a good indicator of
> capacity.
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> Charlie
> On Mar 12, 2018, at 12:07 PM, edwclg <edwclg@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have a PC 680 battery in my RV 8 and am wondering how long on average
will one last.
>> Mine has been installed for almost 6 years.
>> Thanks
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>> Ed Clegg
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