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Terrence,=0AI use a remote canopy lock on my plane.=A0=A0To avoid=A0a conti=
nuous drain on the battery, I have an electrical key switch on the outside =
that will kill power to the little controller.=A0 The key switch just repla=
ced the old mechanical lock.=A0 =0AIf it is a just a day trip, I don't worr=
y about it.=A0 Anything longer, I just kill the power to the unit.=0A=A0=0A=
Chris Zavatson=0AN91CZ=0Ahttp://www.n91cz.net/=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Wednesday, Oct=
ober 9, 2013 12:29 PM, Terrence O'Neill <troneill@charter.net> wrote:=0A  =
=0AThanks for the suggestions regarding the mystery 18.7 mA battery drain o=
n my 235/320.=0AHere's an update.=0AAs suggested, I pulled circuit breakers=
 one at a time until the very last one -- for the landing gear pump relays =
-- cut the drain to zero.=0ASo next I checked each landing gear pump relay,=
 and neither one was leaking. !=0ASo next, to check that circuit breaker it=
self -- mounted on the bulkhead behind the baggage area! -- i squirmed back=
 past that bulkhead, access cover removed, and saw a second wire going from=
 it to somewhere... and followed it to a little black box with a loose wire=
 dangling from it like an antenna !=A0 Then remembered that two years ago w=
hen I converted the canopy to a sliding one with a linear actuator, that wa=
s the receiver for the remote... to the hot side from the battery so I coul=
d use the remote as a canopy lock.=0ABack into the paperwork files, and the=
re was all the stuff.=A0 A simple remote control system from Figarelli Auto=
. .. 4CH-RC. =0A=0ASo I asked Figarelli tech what the normal battery drain =
was supposed to be for the receiver for the relays.=A0 They didn't know ...=
 buy the units elsewhere... and would call to find what the nominal battery=
 drain was.=A0 Call them back next week. =0A=0AThe Odyssey 625 data shows t=
hat 18mA will drain the battery down to 30%=A0 or 12.04VDC (Minimum needed =
to crank the engine) ... in just 29 days... like, when parked outside in Co=
lorado during a month's vacation.=A0 Or like at the airport without the OMA=
X 6A-1B charger connected.=0A=0AQuestion: Is there somewhere else that woul=
d have a record of the battery drain specs for that relay?=0A=0ATerrence=0A=
L235/320 N211AL=0A--=0AFor archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net=
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:12pt"><div><span>Terrence,</span></div><div><span>I use a remote ca=
nopy lock on my plane.&nbsp;&nbsp;To avoid&nbsp;a continuous drain on the b=
attery, I have an electrical key switch on the outside that will kill power=
 to the little controller.&nbsp; The key switch just replaced the old mecha=
nical lock.&nbsp; </span></div><div><span>If it is a just a day trip, I don=
't worry about it.&nbsp; Anything longer, I just kill the power to the unit=
.</span></div><div><span></span>&nbsp;</div><div><span>Chris Zavatson</span=
></div><div><span>N91CZ</span></div><div><span><a href=3D"http://www.n91cz.=
net/">http://www.n91cz.net/</a></span></div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" sty=
le=3D"display: block;"> <br> <br> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue,=
 Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size:
 12pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetic=
a, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <=
font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 12:29 PM, Ter=
rence O'Neill &lt;troneill@charter.net&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <div =
class=3D"y_msg_container">Thanks for the suggestions regarding the mystery =
18.7 mA battery drain on my 235/320.<br>Here's an update.<br>As suggested, =
I pulled circuit breakers one at a time until the very last one -- for the =
landing gear pump relays -- cut the drain to zero.<br>So next I checked eac=
h landing gear pump relay, and neither one was leaking. !<br>So next, to ch=
eck that circuit breaker itself -- mounted on the bulkhead behind the bagga=
ge area! -- i squirmed back past that bulkhead, access cover removed, and s=
aw a second wire going from it to somewhere... and followed it to a little =
black box with a loose wire dangling from it like an antenna !&nbsp; Then
 remembered that two years ago when I converted the canopy to a sliding one=
 with a linear actuator, that was the receiver for the remote... to the hot=
 side from the battery so I could use the remote as a canopy lock.<br>Back =
into the paperwork files, and there was all the stuff.&nbsp; A simple remot=
e control system from Figarelli Auto. .. 4CH-RC. <br><br>So I asked Figarel=
li tech what the normal battery drain was supposed to be for the receiver f=
or the relays.&nbsp; They didn't know ... buy the units elsewhere... and wo=
uld call to find what the nominal battery drain was.&nbsp; Call them back n=
ext week. <br><br>The Odyssey 625 data shows that 18mA will drain the batte=
ry down to 30%&nbsp; or 12.04VDC (Minimum needed to crank the engine) ... i=
n just 29 days... like, when parked outside in Colorado during a month's va=
cation.&nbsp; Or like at the airport without the OMAX 6A-1B charger connect=
ed.<br><br>Question: Is there somewhere else that would have a
 record of the battery drain specs for that relay?<br><br>Terrence<br>L235/=
320 N211AL<br>--<br>For archives and unsub <a href=3D"http://mail.lancairon=
line.net:81/lists/lml/List.html" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.lancaironlin=
e.net:81/lists/lml/List.html</a><br><br></div>  </div> </div>  </div> </div=
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