LiFePO4 Batteries

What are the connectors supplied by AirBatt on their LiFePO4s in Schempp-Hirth gliders? Seems to be a standard connector, available pre-assembled from accu-24.de.
I find the 15A PowerPoles very good.
Jim

We have sold a lot of these new LiFpo batteries this year with outstanding success. No problems - everyone likes them. One important feature is they are the same size as most gliders have been using, so no special problems for installation. Our retail price is $99.95, and the special charger is cheap too.

Tom Knauff
www.eglider.org

On Thursday, 19 June 2014 18:37:37 UTC+1, JS wrote:
What are the connectors supplied by AirBatt on their LiFePO4s in Schempp-Hirth gliders? Seems to be a standard connector, available pre-assembled from accu-24.de.

I find the 15A PowerPoles very good.

Jim

I bought these for my Arcus, 'plug and play', seems all good apart from the price:

http://www.accu-24.de/de/LiFePO4-Akk...sg.-MPX-stirns.

....And only 17 times the price of the powerpoles!

Dan Marotta

On 6/19/2014 9:52 AM, Craig Funston wrote:
On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:04:52 AM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/
should have provided this link. sorry
http://www.astroflight.com/electroni...ctors/525.html

On Thursday, June 19, 2014 11:38:30 AM UTC-4, WaltWX wrote:
... Since the BMS units can fail... and have failed on the Tenergy, ...

Does the BMS for LiPO4 batteries do anything during discharge in flight?

Does a BMS failure during flight have any bad consequences (other than loss of electrical power)?

On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:59:35 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
...And only 17 times the price of the powerpoles!



Dan Marotta



On 6/19/2014 9:52 AM, Craig Funston wrote:

On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:04:52 AM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:

http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/

should have provided this link. sorry

http://www.astroflight.com/electroni...ctors/525.html



Double, yes. You get what you pay for.

Cheers,
Craig

I bought a pair from Tom Knauff. Very happy with my purchase The charger he sells is inexpensive but very high quality. Support soaring vendors who contribute in many ways to our small community.

Here's the CBA III battery test graphic on the Tenergy LiFePO4 12.8V10ah. It rated at 9.71ah and ran for 11hours on 0.8amp draw from 13.1V to 12.7V. Dropped off in the last hour to 11.5V bringing it to 12 hours of useful life.. I arbitrarily set the cut off at 11.5V in my test:

https://dl.dropbox.com/s/xc4e0furdwn...Tenergy_L1.jpg

Walt Rogers WX

Double? I got 10 *pairs* of powerpoles for $11. It looks like the ones
I commented on were $17 for *ONE* pair. If I misread the ad, I apologize.

And the powerpoles have been working flawlessly in my glider for the 3
years I've owned it. I'll stick with what I know.

Dan Marotta

On 6/19/2014 8:15 PM, Craig Funston wrote:
On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:59:35 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
...And only 17 times the price of the powerpoles!



Dan Marotta



On 6/19/2014 9:52 AM, Craig Funston wrote:

On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:04:52 AM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/
should have provided this link. sorry
http://www.astroflight.com/electroni...ctors/525.html
Double, yes. You get what you pay for.

Cheers,
Craig

On Friday, June 20, 2014 7:15:14 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
Double? I got 10 *pairs* of powerpoles for $11. It looks like the ones

I commented on were $17 for *ONE* pair. If I misread the ad, I apologize.



And the powerpoles have been working flawlessly in my glider for the 3

years I've owned it. I'll stick with what I know.



Dan Marotta



On 6/19/2014 8:15 PM, Craig Funston wrote:

On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:59:35 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:

...And only 17 times the price of the powerpoles!







Dan Marotta







On 6/19/2014 9:52 AM, Craig Funston wrote:



On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:04:52 AM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:

http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/

should have provided this link. sorry

http://www.astroflight.com/electroni...ctors/525.html

Double, yes. You get what you pay for.



Cheers,

Craig

Another vote...
Noticed this morning that APC UPSs use Anderson PowerPoles for battery connection.
Jim