X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 13:50:01 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from www.dynacomm.ws ([198.22.63.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.2) with ESMTP id 965115 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 May 2005 06:24:36 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=198.22.63.66; envelope-from=lorn@dynacomm.ws Received: from [10.0.1.202] (adsl-69-209-185-245.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net [69.209.185.245]) by www.dynacomm.ws (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id j4RANpf30819 for ; Fri, 27 May 2005 06:23:51 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v730) X-Original-To: Lancair List X-Original-Message-Id: <2C794582-B625-462D-8A63-C9FCFDAC6ECA@dynacomm.ws> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2--704208389 From: "Lorn H. Olsen" Subject: Re: B&C BC-100 Battery X-Original-Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 06:23:48 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.730) --Apple-Mail-2--704208389 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > From: "Hamid A. Wasti" > Date: May 26, 2005 4:11:38 PM GMT-04:00 > > Lorn H. Olsen wrote: > >> First came the hand prop, the engine started but the battery was >> so dead that it couldn't put out enough current to start the >> alternator. > > That should tell you a lot right there. Are you aware that a piston airplane (with magnetos) will fly just fine without an electrical system? As a matter of face, some are even made that way. Why would I do an instrument approach without any electrics when I could fly to VFR weather? You have a lot of opinions for someone who was not there. > What a dead battery -- RIP. Once a battery has been that deeply > discharged, it is time to replace it. All the anomalies that you > experienced should have raised some huge red flags. The fact that > it did not raise red flags with you is raising huge red flags with me. My cowling is in worse shape than my battery but I am not changing it. I change everything on my plane that needs changing. I believe that you should not fix something that is not broken. My BC-100 battery works better than my 1 year old Gills did. -- Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp. 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws LNC2, O-320-D1F, 1,000 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan --Apple-Mail-2--704208389 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1

From: "Hamid A. Wasti" <hwasti@starband.net>
Date: May 26, 2005 4:11:38 PM GMT-04:00

Lorn H. Olsen = wrote:

First came = the hand prop, the engine started but the battery was so dead that it = couldn't put out enough current to start the = alternator.

That should tell you a lot right = there.

Are you aware = that a piston airplane (with magnetos) will fly just fine without an = electrical system? As a matter of face, some are even made that = way.

Why would I = do an instrument approach without any electrics when I could fly to VFR = weather? You have a lot of=A0opinions for someone who was not = there.

What a dead = battery -- RIP.=A0 Once a battery has been that deeply discharged, it is = time to replace it.=A0 All the anomalies that you experienced should = have raised some huge red flags.=A0 The fact that it did not raise red = flags with you is raising huge red flags with = me.

My cowling is = in worse shape than my battery but I am not changing it. I change = everything on my plane that needs changing. I believe that you should = not fix something that is not broken. My BC-100 battery works better = than my 1 year old Gills did.

Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp.

248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws

LNC2, O-320-D1F, 1,000 hrs, = N31161, Y47, SE Michigan

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