Hi!Raimo,
I had two Odyssey 13 amp hour batteries in parallel for starting my 6 pot
Jabiru. For in the region of 9 years and they never faltered . I replaced
them about 3 years ago just because I got "cold feet " with the 914 Rotax
being all electric fuel pumps and replaced them like for like. The old ones
are still used for slave purposes around the workshop and my caravan and
still hold a charge for a long while .
Congrats to Marke on doing her solo flight .
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Raimo Toivio
Sent: 08 October 2013 20:33
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Battery questions
I have a little Odyssey story:
once I forgot my IBBS (Integrated Battery Backup
System) on for several weeks, which gives juice to my Gemini ADI (Tru Trak).
It went empty and so went finally my lovely Odyssey. Normally there is like
fixed 12,58 V but now hardly 4 V (four). I had a must to fly so I elected to
fire upp engine w an external battery. I run the engine say 20 minutes and
after that session it was fireable by Odyssey only. I never noticed any
failures in that brave battery but just in case I ordered a new one (Odyssey
retail shop is just 10 km from here). Now I have a reserve battery, which is
year modell 2006, has been in use 6 years, went totally empty and still a
new like. So far I will carry those extra kilos happily - want to hear more
reports before updating more modern batt techs.
Cheers, Raimo
OH-XRT
My wife was licensed on Monday with w top ratings.
Now I know how is it to try to sleep w a captain.
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