Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 14:42:11 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([63.150.212.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b4) with ESMTP id 1601564 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 04 Jul 2002 14:37:55 -0400 Received: from pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.122]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 14:31:43 -0400 Received: from sdn-ap-002watacop0417.dialsprint.net ([63.187.201.163] helo=f3g6s4) by pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17QBUH-0005sF-00 for lancair.list@olsusa.com; Thu, 04 Jul 2002 14:37:53 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <001d01c22389$bcf8aa20$a3c9bb3f@f3g6s4> Reply-To: "Dan Schaefer" From: "Dan Schaefer" X-Original-To: "Lancair list" Subject: Re: Battery Life X-Original-Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 11:36:38 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 To Dan (still looking for a ES standard kit) Newland: Fundamentally, the solar charger would probably work fine except for a couple of minor points. First, if one keeps their Lancair in a hangar, as I do, I'd have to put the charger outside and run the wires to the plane (not a big draw-back, but a pain). Second, in the winter when the airplane spends a lot of time just sitting and the battery is in the most need of a maintenance charge, the charger would likely be covered with snow - blocking the sunlight. Of course, if your airplane is sitting out and there's no power available, it might be better than nothing - as long as you kept the charger cleaned off (if you live in snow country). Dan Schaefer