I installed the Piper style plug on my baggage bulkhead and also carry the
plug in unit that the jumper cables will attach to. It's really handy when I
am using the avionices in the hangar and don't want to run the battedry down
but I only have needed a jumpstart when I left the master on. It beats
having to remove the baggage bulkhead to access the battery. (I'm hoping
that whoever gives me a jump start will have jumper cables also.)
Albert Gardner
N991RV
Yuma, AZ
Subject: Jumper plug and recepticle.
Some good advice would be appreciated.
A few weeks ago I saw a post about Aircraft Spruce's jumper plug. I placed
an order for several items and bought this too. I am quite surprised by the
quality of this unit as it looks like a unit one would find on the
underbelly of a commercial airliner. My problem with it is that it weighs 1
pound seven ounces and that does not include the cable which needs to be
attached to the plug.
This is quite an large heavy item.
Being a sailplane pilot I have not had the issue of going to my plane and
finding a dead battery. I don't need a jumpstart to fly, I need a towplane
and a good thermal day.
People who fly powerplanes, how often does a plane need a jumpstart or a
serious battery recharge?
I am seriously thinking of returning this item.
Thanks,
JOhn
