Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 22:21:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.75.160.40] (HELO orngca-mls03.socal.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2560968 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:17:40 -0400 Received: from IIPMOBILE (cpe-24-161-141-153.hawaii.rr.com [24.161.141.153]) by orngca-mls03.socal.rr.com (8.11.4/8.11.3) with ESMTP id h7SIHbo00603 for ; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:17:38 -0700 (PDT) From: "IIP" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Turbine batteries X-Original-Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:19:39 -1000 X-Original-Message-ID: <04f201c36d90$f230aba0$6701a8c0@hawaii.rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 I responded directly to Tom Hall, but there seems to be enough interest in this to make one comment to all: Don't skimp on battery capacity or put them in a difficult location. Starting a turbine is not like starting a piston. You've got to have full voltage and capacity or you risk serious damage inside the engine. You need to be able to manage the batteries much more than with a piston, and, I suspect, replace them more often. If you leave the plane out on a ramp somewhere for the weekend and the batteries are weak, you may be stuck. You may also be tempted to push a weak battery start, which is risky. You should consider a convenient plug for a Battery Minder and/or a solar panel. Definitely provide a handy cart connection in the nose well (or somewhere). Brian Barbata N104PT