X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:20:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-gw0-f52.google.com ([74.125.83.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4364155 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:42:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.83.52; envelope-from=jneusteinmd@gmail.com Received: by gwj20 with SMTP id 20so1637217gwj.25 for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:42:06 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=XwcQMliJa67uiHRxieQ1iG7Wl5wWf6sjCJcebrnZmhtcnc/amHXzGk4JekQgAsFR+T AokAlXcncVbsKwe6Iz5yNLaXx+pUp+C0J0IudFOjYlXxGRZjfk4ZtIJeBFGN30Ma9A2z 1SOtJljio8R54y2V6ldKjH1Oou2QmrdaXqzw4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.99.4 with SMTP id w4mr3348350ybb.210.1277052125783; Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:42:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.151.113.2 with HTTP; Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:42:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:42:05 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Odyssey batteries with very limited warranties From: Joseph Neustein X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd288e451280e048978de0d --000e0cd288e451280e048978de0d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Robert: Are you using a Battery Tender http://batterytender.com/chargers/power-tender-plus-24v-at-2-5a.html or other trickle charger? I have one connected to each bus and so far seems OK= . Joe Joseph Neustein, MD 7280 Valencia Drive Boca Raton, Fl 33433 561-206-2055 phone 509-271-2700 fax jneusteinmd@gmail.com On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Robert R Pastusek wrot= e: > Robert Simon wrote: > > > > Just had two of my four Odyssey PC680 batteries crap out after 2 years of > service although an identical set on the other buss are fine=85 > > > > Robert, > I have a similar setup in my IV-P and had planned to replace two of the > four batteries every two years, expecting them to last for four years=85b= ut I > never looked at the expected/advertised life; I was just following a > practice used for lead/acid batteries. Two of my batteries are coming up = on > two years old; the other pair are coming up on four years, and I=92d plan= ned > to replace them during the condition inspection next month. I=92d apprec= iate > your thoughts/experience on this. > > Thanks, > > Bob > --000e0cd288e451280e048978de0d Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Robert:
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Are you using a Battery Tender http://batterytender.com/chargers= /power-tender-plus-24v-at-2-5a.html=A0or other trickle charger? I have = one connected to each bus and so far seems OK.
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Joe
Joseph Neustein, MD
7280 Valencia Drive
Boc= a Raton, Fl 33433
561-206-2055 phone
509-271-2700 fax
jneusteinmd@gmail.com


On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Robert R Pastus= ek <rpastusek@ht= ii.com> wrote:

Robe= rt Simon wrote:

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Just had two of my f= our Odyssey PC680 batteries crap out after 2 years of service although an i= dentical set on the other buss are fine=85

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Robe= rt,
I have a similar setup in my IV-P and had planned to replace two of = the four batteries every two years, expecting them to last for four years= =85but I never looked at the expected/advertised life; I was just following= a practice used for lead/acid batteries. Two of my batteries are coming up= on two years old; the other pair are coming up on four years, and I=92d pl= anned to replace them during the condition inspection next month. I=92d=A0 = appreciate your thoughts/experience on this.

Than= ks,

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