X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:51:15 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2634936 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:05:22 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.69; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=gGI/q4SNKg7rPDB2G7D5REzYWKEa9r+54Wsb9vIaqMT8kfa8BJ2wuNAnJJj+PB+I; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [216.57.118.89] (helo=ccaselt2) by elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1JByDE-0005Ee-QO for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:04:45 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <048e01c85168$8bf0c580$0202a8c0@nvidia.com> From: "Colyn Case on earthlink" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Battery tender X-Original-Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:04:43 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_048B_01C8513E.A2A84CA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940980906bc86d5f1dfddbe2c0bcd17b59c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 216.57.118.89 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_048B_01C8513E.A2A84CA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Marv, brilliant idea! I wonder if someone could educate me I should have a battery tender, = especially with Odyssey batteries. Data points: - my cessna 172RG has an rG battery in it that has lasted 3 years, = no problems, no tending. OK. it flies at least once a month every = month. - my IVP has Odyssey batteries which have a shelf life of somewhere = between 1 and 2 years. Why would I worry about sulphating? - my old IVP battery was an expensive RG that sat in the closet for = a year in someone else's shop. It was completely trash after that. I = had a choice of buying a desulphating tender or for slightly less just = buying Odyssey batteries that virtually don't have that problem. Why = would I buy a standard RG battery every again? Colyn ------=_NextPart_000_048B_01C8513E.A2A84CA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Marv,

brilliant = idea!

I wonder if someone = could=20 educate me I should have a battery tender, especially with Odyssey=20 batteries.

Data = points:

- my cessna 172RG = has an rG=20 battery in it that has lasted 3 years, no problems, no tending. = OK. =20 it flies at least once a month every month.

- my IVP has Odyssey = batteries=20 which have a shelf life of somewhere between 1 and 2 years. = Why=20 would I worry about sulphating?

- my old IVP battery = was an=20 expensive RG that sat in the closet for a year in someone else's=20 shop. It was completely trash after that. I had a = choice of=20 buying a desulphating tender or for slightly less just buying Odyssey = batteries=20 that virtually don't have that problem. Why would I buy a standard = RG=20 battery every again?

Colyn

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