X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mfep8.connect.com.au ([210.8.231.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 943709 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 May 2005 08:53:02 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=210.8.231.145; envelope-from=ianb@ozzienet.net Received: from MAIN (unknown [203.129.130.173]) by mfep8.connect.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id B03BBB286 for ; Sat, 14 May 2005 22:52:15 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <01f401c55883$c3ae5770$ad8281cb@MAIN> From: "Ian Beadle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] How long can you fly on your battery?? Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 20:52:18 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 ----- Original Message ----- From: "WALTER B KERR" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 1:08 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] How long can you fly on your battery?? > Turned the alternator off at 5500 feet and flew for 1 hour before voltage > came down to 11 volts. > > Do not know how low before some of the systems start shutting down. > Anyone have any ideas on coils, injectors, EC2's before they quit?? > > Had to richen up immediately when I shut alternator off. Hmmmm?? > > Bernie, about 39 hours now > Asuming a 15Ah battery, you are using 15 amps to power your systems. That is an awful lot. Did you shut off the alternater field? The usual FI 13B in a plane will go for about 3 to 4 hours. Ian. >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - Release Date: 6/05/2005 > >