Return-Path: Received: from imo18.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.8]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2000 02:18:38 -0400 Received: from N295P@aol.com by imo18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v25.3.) id k.86.254d850 (4230) for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2000 02:24:16 -0400 (EDT) From: N295P@aol.com Message-ID: <86.254d850.262c080f@aol.com> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 02:24:15 EDT Subject: RG Batteries, final note. To: lancair.list@olsusa.com X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> LML is great and educational! Thanks to all who replied. The pertinent point learned is that best charging voltage is temperature dependent, higher voltage for lower temps. From experience, I have a B&C voltage regulator, over-voltage protection, low voltage warning, but no temp sensing was available when I bought it. With my regulator set at 14.1v, I fried a RG-35XC in about a year, as it lived in the warm engine compartment and the charging voltage was too high for those temperatures. By all means get the B&C regulator with temperature compensation, mount the regulator in the cooler cockpit for long life and place the temp. sensor on the battery. The best of all situations. The B&C regulator has it all: adjustable voltage, over-voltage protection, low voltage warning and temp. sensing for the battery!!! Robert Forest N295P >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>