X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 01:25:53 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mai.purplehat.net ([66.103.244.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTPS id 985843 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:02:34 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.103.244.5; envelope-from=lorn@dynacomm.ws Received: from adsl-69-209-172-179.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net ([69.209.172.179] helo=[10.0.1.202]) by mai.purplehat.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1F9NDz-00071U-EH; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:01:43 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed X-Original-Message-Id: <6CA8A41E-B9A3-4B6B-B518-C4217CFEE9E7@dynacomm.ws> X-Original-Cc: Tom Gourley Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Lorn H Olsen Subject: Re: Batteries X-Original-Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:01:40 -0500 X-Original-To: List Lancair X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - mai.purplehat.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dynacomm.ws X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Tom, I have a B&C BC100-1. While trying to compare the B&C BC100-1 to the Odyssey I discovered a very similar appearance. I believe that they may be the same battery. The engineer at B&C said that he would personally pick the BC100-1 because he had fewer complaints about this model. Take a look at: http://www.bandc.biz/BC100-1.pdf and then compare it to: http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc925.htm I left my master switch on for 7 days last year. The battery was stone dead. After an in flight recharge, the battery is now still in perfect shape. The in-flight recharge went to over 50 amps and blew the circuit breaker several times before the charge rate went below 40 amps. I use a Battery Tender when not flying. Dan Schaefer (refering to the Odyssey batteries)comments: >> After extensive investigation, the battery chosen is produced by >> Hawker Energy Systems in Wales (UK). As far as I could tell, the >> ingredients Hawker and other potential suppliers used was nearly >> the same (emphasis on "nearly") but, as one engineer at Hawker put >> it, "you gotta know when to spit in the brew". I'm sure he was >> alluding to the fact that there was some subtle but effective >> differences in various manufacturer's components. >> . >> . >> Dan Schaefer >> LNC2 > From: "Tom Gourley" > > Another series of batteries worth a close look is from Odyssey > (www.odysseybatteries.com). > . > . -- Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp. 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws LNC2, O-320-D1F, 1,100 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan