X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:41:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pa0-f46.google.com ([209.85.220.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTPS id 6344897 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Jun 2013 21:56:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.220.46; envelope-from=pjdmiller@gmail.com Received: by mail-pa0-f46.google.com with SMTP id fa11so9512255pad.19 for ; Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:55:59 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.68.247.131 with SMTP id ye3mr18327192pbc.87.1371952559417; Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:55:59 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [172.20.10.3] ([184.151.222.79]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id bs2sm12639244pad.17.2013.06.22.18.55.50 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:55:58 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [LML] Fw: Re: Odyssey Batteries References: From: Paul Miller Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-25CB1A02-E6C7-4967-ACF5-BFEB019FE1C2 X-Mailer: iPad Mail (10B146) In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-Id: <40060462-D235-40DD-B60E-1A3E1CD18E42@gmail.com> X-Original-Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 19:55:47 -0600 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-25CB1A02-E6C7-4967-ACF5-BFEB019FE1C2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Same. When they stop, they stop completely and I don't see any degradation p= rior to the failure. Use them until you lose them... Paul On 2013-06-22, at 19:33, "Frederick Moreno" wr= ote: >=20 > > I have two PC680's in my Lancair IV. One went four years and then suddenl= y got tired, the other is still going strong. No explanation except that th= e one that died is on the high current buss with the70 amp alternator while t= he survivor is on the low current buss with 20 amp alternator. Which is no e= xplanation at all. Both are tied together during the start.=20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > -------Original Message------- > =20 > From: Greenbacks, UnLtd. > Date: 21/06/2013 7:01:51 PM > To: Lancair Mailing List > Subject: Re: Odyssey Batteries > =20 > I installed two Odyssey PC545 batteries during the build in May 2008. > First flight was back in February and about a month ago I thought I sensed= a little less cranking power on startup. > On start on the last flight, the prop would not pass through the compressi= on stroke so I waited a bit, hit the starter again > and even through there was a bit of hesitation, motor started normally. So= my uneducated guess is that these batteries are tired and have lost a lot o= f there cranking power. They have always been maintained on an Odyssey Batte= ry Minder and with a check on a battery tester, they're still in the green. A= nyway, two new PC545 will be installed today. > Everybody else having good experience with their Odyssey batteries? > =20 > Angier Ames > N4ZQ --Apple-Mail-25CB1A02-E6C7-4967-ACF5-BFEB019FE1C2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Same.  When they stop, they stop completely and I don't see any degradation prior to the failure.  Use them until you lose them...

Paul

On 2013-06-22, at 19:33, "Frederick Moreno" <frederickmoreno@bigpond.com> wrote:

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I have two PC680's in my Lancair IV.  One went four years and then suddenly got tired, the other is still going strong.  No explanation except that the one that died is on the high current buss with the70 amp alternator while the survivor is on the low current buss with 20 amp alternator.  Which is no explanation at all.  Both are tied together during the start. 
 
 
 
 
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Date: 21/06/2013 7:01:51 PM
Subject: Re: Odyssey Batteries
 
I installed two Odyssey PC545 batteries during the build in May 2008.
First flight was back in February and about a month ago I thought I sensed a little less cranking power on startup.
On start on the last flight, the prop would not pass through the compression stroke so I waited a bit, hit the starter again
and even through there was a bit of hesitation, motor started normally. So my uneducated guess is that these batteries are tired and have lost a lot of there cranking power. They have always been maintained on an Odyssey Battery Minder and with a check on a battery tester, they're still in the green. Anyway, two new PC545 will be installed today.
Everybody else having good experience with their Odyssey batteries?
 
Angier Ames
N4ZQ
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