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Let me know if you
think you would be interested in such a high-tech
battery at this
cost.
Hi
Bill,
The numbers are real
impressive, right up until you get to the price :-)
As for the uses, I would
think it would be better for the Lycoming crowd than the alternate engine folks,
mostly due to the small capacity of the battery. I would never
consider something that small for main battery on a rotary engine, unless
you had two of them (very expensive), or another alternator (heavy and
complicated). It would, however make a dandy backup
battery.
On the other hand, my
RV-8 NEEDS a light battery like that, and capacity isn't an issue, since I
don't need electricity to run the engine. It it was available right now
(tested, proven, etc), I'd consider it. More likely, it will be
something I'll have to consider if the Odyssey makes the plane a bit
more nose heavy than I want it.
BTW, I was
also amused by the RV list comments. What do you know about getting
lots of current out of a battery :-)
Cheers,
Rusty (fitting canopy,
hanging engine this week)
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