Martin
It not necessary of recommended (by me ) to remove the battery wired to
trickle charge your battery. Now if you are fast charging, pumping 5 amps,
then well it might be best. The catch here is the voltage required to
charge. The electrical systems can stand up to 15 volts normally. I don't
recommend charging much over 14.8 volts.
I built Bob Jacobsen a neat trickle charger from a wall plug-in charger. I
installed a adjustable power resister and a LED with a bypass switch in the
charge + wire. I adjusted the resister on his battery in his plane when the
battery was fully charged for a 30 ma current flow. (if I remember
correctly) He love it and I will make another one for my plane, Wile E.
Coyote.
I hope this helps make things easier for you this winter. I am glad I don't
have your winters.
Cliff Shaw
1041 Euclid ave.
Edmonds WA 98020
(425) 776-5555
N229WC "Wile E Coyote"
----- Original Message -----
From: <MJKTuck@cs.com>
Subject: Battery Charging
> Hi Folks,
>
> Here's an easy one for all you electric wizards out there. I usually take
off
> the top cowling when I want to charge my battery - a couple of times each
> winter and leave it on overnight. To charge I disconnect the battery from
> everything as I think I was once told to do this - at least for my car...
> something to do with damaging the alternator.
>
> Do I have to do this? If not then I can just have a couple of leads
> permanently attached and the charger on a timer such that I can
automatically
> have the battery charging for an hour or so a day just to keep it topped
up
> without having to remove the cowling - and go down the hanger the night
> before I want to go flying.
>
> Any thoughts as to why this would not be a good idea?
>
> Regards,
> Martin Tuck
> N152MT
> Wichita, Kansas
>
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