In a message dated 8/4/2006 6:43:52 A.M. Central Standard Time,
tthibaultsprint@earthlink.net writes:
In
general you are right. I looked for the document you showed and found
the new version of it. It is the Operator's Manual, DWG 5-0164. It
has the same chart and essentially the same words.
The thing for us
that matters is the operating temperature of the battery in flight.
Those of us that have cabin mounted batteries should likely be operating in
the 50-90 degrees F range. For that case, the voltage should be 14.0 to
14.2 per Concorde direction. In my case, the battery is on the engine
side of the firewall at a much higher (currently unknown) temp. In that
case, the voltage should be set at less than 13.75. I will be lowering
mine to 13.6 most pronto until I get some of those temperature tapes so that I
can find out the real temperature.
Finally, the above is only about the
battery operating temperature, not the LR3C temperature or mounting
location.
I verified all the above with an extremely helpful and
friendly Concorde battery engineer on the phone just
now.
Tom, et al,
Interesting. Note that the wiring diagram for the LR3C provides a
terminal for an optional battery temperature probe:
A call to B&C would tell you if the regulated voltage is modified by
the battery temperature or if it is just used to shut down the
charging should the temp get too high.
I use a B&C battery with a pristine LR3C regulator without
difficulty. The battery is mounted in the cabin so the temps are human
survivable and battery moderate. My LR3C is mounted on the forward face of
the firewall with a small blast tube to keep it cool as the measured
temperatures in its area have reached 70C (158F), the LR3C operating
limit.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda put it inside my wee cockpit.
Scott Krueger
AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL
(KARR)
Abnegate Exigencies!