Return-Path: Received: from atlantic.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.179] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 351373 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 Aug 2004 00:57:40 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.217.120.179; envelope-from=jmpcrftr@teleport.com Received: from ip216-26-75-244.dsl.du.teleport.com ([216.26.75.244] helo=michaelm1.teleport.com) by atlantic.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1BsDpu-0003zx-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:57:10 -0700 Message-Id: <6.1.1.1.0.20040803213530.03410ec0@mail.teleport.com> X-Sender: jmpcrftr@mail.teleport.com (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.1.1 Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:37:08 -0700 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Michael McGee Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Battery 101 In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=====================_2163453==.ALT" --=====================_2163453==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed OOps my mistake, the battery I'm putting in my RV-4 is a PC-680. Don't remember what the difference is between it and the PC-625. MGM Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR 13B in gestation mode, RD-1C, EC-2 At 22:59 2004-08-02, you wrote: >That seems like a great price. One question. Does the odyssey need to >have a temperature sensitive voltage regulator like the gel cells or can >it charge on buss voltage? > >Thanks, >Dave Leonard > >That's a standard battery in RVs these days. I'm squeezing one on onto >the firewall of my RV-4. This makes for a forward baggage compartment in >the tunnel where the battery was. Van's has a nice pre-made battery box >kit for the PC625 to mount it on the firewall if you've got an extra $50. >MGM >Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR >13B in gestation mode, RD-1C, EC-2 > >At 20:18 2004-08-02, you wrote: >>Hi Guys. Thanks to Marc, Marv, Buly and Rusty. I order an Odyssey PC625 >>from batterymart.com at $85 delivered (one that would fit my battery >>box). The specs really look promising as Mr. Russell advised. 250 cold >>crank amps and 400 deep discharge cycles. The old lead acid battery only >>promised 150amps >>Regards >>Tommy James<>< --=====================_2163453==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" OOps my mistake, the battery I'm putting in my RV-4 is a PC-680. Don't remember what the difference is between it and the PC-625.

MGM
Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR
13B in gestation mode, RD-1C, EC-2

At 22:59 2004-08-02, you wrote:

That seems like a great price. One question. Does the odyssey need to have a temperature sensitive voltage regulator like the gel cells or can it charge on buss voltage?

Thanks,
Dave Leonard

That's a standard battery in RVs these days. I'm squeezing one on onto the firewall of my RV-4. This makes for a forward baggage compartment in the tunnel where the battery was. Van's has a nice pre-made battery box kit for the PC625 to mount it on the firewall if you've got an extra $50.

MGM

Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR

13B in gestation mode, RD-1C, EC-2

At 20:18 2004-08-02, you wrote:

Hi Guys. Thanks to Marc, Marv, Buly and Rusty. I order an Odyssey PC625 from batterymart.com at $85 delivered (one that would fit my battery box). The specs really look promising as Mr. Russell advised. 250 cold crank amps and 400 deep discharge cycles. The old lead acid battery only promised 150amps

Regards

Tommy James<><

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