Long term storage

"Doug" writes:

Dont store a battery on a concrete floor! I kid you not. This is a well
known no no. The concrete secretes a gas that kills the battery. I know
that sounds weird but it's true.


A long-time Urban Legend.....

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_battery.html
http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/carfaq14.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...9010715AAR2KVl


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"Denny" wrote in message
ps.com...
Leave it in your hangar... Pull the battery and put it in the parents
basement on a 'true' trickle charger - 12.8 volts trickle

Consider selling the battery for whatever you can get or giving it to a
good friend. I doubt that the battery you would have left after three years
will be worth the price of the trickle charger and three years of juice to power
it.

, check the
RV web stores for the real deal - taint cheap...

True enough. If anyone is interested, these people make my favorite float
charger: http://batterytender.com/default.php?cPath=11_2

I have been using their products for years with 100% success.

Vaughn

Thanks for all the ideas. Plan to scrap / donate battery.
Interestingly enough, you all with certified planes see this
differently than I. This is an automotive battery and dirt cheap to
replace. I wouldn't have thought to pull brake rotors and to grease
the wheel bearings - good lead. My parent basement is walk out and a
living level - dry as my family room (though I sure didn't say that).
Still think I'll pull engine and crate. If nothing else, this will
make plane small enough with wings and cowling/engine mount pulled that
I might be able to split a hanger with someone. No WAY I'm paying $275
to keep her in a hanger on her own without flying for 3 yrs.

So far:
1) pull avionics & store dry
2) scrap battery
3) pull & coat rotors, pack & wrap brgs
4) still thinking about where to store

Jeff

Vaughn Simon wrote:
"Denny" wrote in message
ps.com...
Leave it in your hangar... Pull the battery and put it in the parents
basement on a 'true' trickle charger - 12.8 volts trickle

Consider selling the battery for whatever you can get or giving it to a
good friend. I doubt that the battery you would have left after three years
will be worth the price of the trickle charger and three years of juice to power
it.

, check the
RV web stores for the real deal - taint cheap...

True enough. If anyone is interested, these people make my favorite float
charger: http://batterytender.com/default.php?cPath=11_2

I have been using their products for years with 100% success.

Vaughn

JSBOUGHER wrote:
Hey all, long time lurker with a question. I just got an offer for a 3
yr posting far-far away (half a world actually, just heard they got
their first private aircraft). Anyway, looks like I'll be parking my
beloved Velocity for quite some time - not willing to sell her and
their are only a few I'd trust her with and leaving her with them
hasn't worked out. I plan to pull and hang the wings and have the
engine pulled, crated and pickled. What I don't know about is the
interior and avionics. I have a beautiful Garmin 430 and audio, a nice
JPI engine monitor, an ADI Pilot II with battery backup and some other
goodies. I also worry about mold issues with the interior. I live in
Ohio, so we see pretty big swings in temps/humidity. I've considered
paying a local teenager to pull/place a couple of the of the
rechargable humidity control do-dads to protect the interior, but
really worry about the avionics. Should I pull the stack and put it in
my parents basement? What about the AH, TC and DG, do their bearing go
bad if they sit for 3 years? Anything else I should be concerned about
or haven't considered? All thoughts welcomed.

Thanks,
Jeff

Having pickled my own airplane once. I can speak to this.
Having the engine well preserved is a very good idea. This is usually
your single largest investment.
Pull the avionics and when it is dry like this winter wrap them well and
seal the bags. some desiccant cannot hurt. A Basement is not really a
good place unless it is humidity and temp controlled.

The battery is likely to be right off after three years. It needs to be
cycled or it will stagnated and not hold a charge.

Pull your axles and brakes. Apply LPS-3 or equivalent to all surfaces
including the rotors. Pack the bearings well and put them in plastic bags.

The gyros do not like sitting for extended periods and will likely have
to be overhauled after storage. My HSI had to be sent out after one year
it would not track properly.

Michelle

On 2006-10-15, JSBOUGHER wrote:
Anyway, looks like I'll be parking my
beloved Velocity for quite some time - not willing to sell her

Nevertheless, you might consider how your storage choices would affect
your ability to sell it (remotely) if you ever change your mind.

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