X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:09:01 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1021447 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 03 Mar 2006 08:11:13 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.35; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-d03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id q.287.664b66c (58435) for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:10:22 -0500 (EST) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <287.664b66c.31399a3e@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:10:22 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: BatteryMinder test X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1141391422" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1141391422 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hamid, My procedure is to buy a battery every year at condition inspection time. I have two, so I will always be flying with good reserve power. When I discovered my battery was drained and wouldn't recharge I was preparing for a trip to the west coast. I went anyway. I have 2 25ah batteries and two alternators. A VFR trip with only one battery and only two alternators seems plenty safe to me. I flew my first 15 years with one battery and one alternator. The only thing bad about the trip was my audio system is hooked up to the bad battery, no tunes for 5 hours each way! Mike -------------------------------1141391422 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hamid,

My procedure is to buy a battery every year at condition inspection=20 time. I have two, so I will always be flying with good reserve=20 power.

When I discovered my battery was drained and wouldn't recharge I was=20 preparing for a trip to the west coast. I went anyway. I have 2=20= 25ah=20 batteries and two alternators. A VFR trip with only one batte= ry=20 and only two alternators seems plenty safe to me. I flew = ;my=20 first 15 years with one battery and one alternator. The only thing bad= =20 about the trip was my audio system is hooked up to the bad battery, no tunes= for=20 5 hours each way!

Mike

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