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Old August 24th 10, 04:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Grider Pirate
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Default Glider Batteries and Chargers

On Aug 24, 7:59*am, T8 wrote:
On Aug 24, 10:03*am, Grider Pirate wrote:

VSLA? A123? Cycling chargers?? *I think this subject should have it's
own thread. *Unlike transponders, we almost all need them.


Powersonic batteries. *Battery Tender Plus charger. *Bullet proof,
inexpensive. *Excellent technical info available at both
manufacturers' websites.

I like the Battery Tender Plus because it is a reasonable size
capacity three mode charger that also includes a 6 hour limit on
absorption mode. If you read the tech info on those two sites, you'll
understand why that might be a good thing. *That charger will safely
and correctly charge almost any 12V AGM battery from about 5 AH up.
The Powersonic chargers also work great, but need to be matched to
battery capacity, making them less universal.

More exotic and expensive solutions work also, but unless you need
more than 14 AH capacity or have weight or space constraints I don't
see it as worth the bother. *Of course, some people just like
exotica... nothing wrong with that.

-Evan Ludeman / T8


Hmm, that's EXACTLY what I use in my motorcycle! I'll have to see if
the Battery tender will deal with my 14v (10ah) glider battery.