On 3 Mar 2007 05:50:43 -0800, "Denny" wrote:



Rog, I have a 35AH battery you can borrow if you need it... I would
even bring it over for a look at the G3...
I won't be back in the office but you can ping me through my naswering
service... Call the office and the machine will give you the answering
service number... Tell them I asked you to call me...

Doubt you will be flying today, but ya never know...
denny

Thanks Denny, I appreciate the offer.
I did get out to the hangar at a reasonable time. I brought the
battery home to a nice warm shop. After stabilizing at room
temperature I found no leaks and it looks like it's taking a charge.

The guy who cleans the ramp (north side of hangar) for me has it clean
and I made it within about 6 feet of the man door on the south side
with the aid of 4WD:-)). Bout busted my ahhh... butt going in the man
door. The bottom seal is gone and there is a patch of nice smooth ice
about 6 feet across, just inside the door. So there I stood with a box
full of tools...momentarily...as one foot decided to go north and the
other south. Sorta like going out on the ice with the guards still on
the blades of the ice skates. Well, not quite that bad. :-)) All is
well..."I think" even if I did stop with my right shin on the raised
metal door jam and my left upper thigh against the leading edge of the
door. The door is hinged on the left and swings in. (I know, that
position is about as hard to visualize as it is to get into)

I now have the right length socket and adapter to the torque wrench,
but discovered I need a needle or even paper clip to pick the lead out
of the plugs. Some of it's in there pretty solid so when I go back
out I'll take a "darning needle". (and my shop lights) . It was
getting late and with plugs to clean as well as a tractor that didn't
want to start I decided to make sure I had every thing handy when I go
back out. Besides it's probably a whole lot better for that battery
to warm up slowly before I tried charging it.

I have a heavy duty battery to use as a jumper to start the tractor.
Wednesday is supposed to be warmer and with sunshine so I should have
everything ready by then.

I'm really learning to dislike snow, but OTOH it sure beats super hot
summers and hurricanes although we do get the occasional tornado.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com