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Sealed Batteries
Any user experience with sealed lead acid batteries?
tia, gene |
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I have a Concorde RG35AXC. Going on my 5th year with the
battery and it still passes the annual load test with as much margin as when it was new. It saved my butt once with an alternator failure, which I didn't notice until after landing. Far outperforms a conventional battery. I put mine in before it was STC'd for a PA-32, so I needed a field approval. Installation involved replacing the battery box lid (it is slightly taller than the original Gill, so doesn't quite fit under the original piper sloped top box lid), a weight and balance change (it is 4 lbs heavier) and a continued airworthiness instruction which involves annual load testing. It relieves you of periodic battery service, and battery box maintenance. It does have a lower internal resistance, so your starter will crank faster and you'll get a bit more time out of it in a no alternator situation. On the flip side, the charge current can be excessive if the battery is run down. If that is the case, the battery should be recharged on a current limiting charger rather than with the airplane's electrical system. I highly recommend this battery, and wouldn't consider putting a conventional lead-acid battery in my airplane again. Gene Vignali wrote: Any user experience with sealed lead acid batteries? tia, gene -- --Ray Andraka, P.E. President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc. 401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950 http://www.andraka.com "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |
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I got an RG35AXC in my Skylane earlier this year. Piece of cake to
install, there's a small mod needed to the battery box lid, requiring a highly specialized tool (a utility knife). The battery is STC'd for various airframes, the STC paperwork was available from Concorde free of charge. I needed the involvement of an IA because of the STC issue, but further replacements can be done by myself. They're maintenance free, and they're not venting corrosive fumes. They're a little more expensive than flooded cells, but in AMU's, the difference is a pittance. Go for it. -jav |
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I am considering one for my 182. What do you have to do to the battery
box and what is the difference in weight? Javier Henderson wrote: I got an RG35AXC in my Skylane earlier this year. Piece of cake to install, there's a small mod needed to the battery box lid, requiring a highly specialized tool (a utility knife). The battery is STC'd for various airframes, the STC paperwork was available from Concorde free of charge. I needed the involvement of an IA because of the STC issue, but further replacements can be done by myself. They're maintenance free, and they're not venting corrosive fumes. They're a little more expensive than flooded cells, but in AMU's, the difference is a pittance. Go for it. -jav |
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Hmmm,,, Why a 35 amp in a single? I have the Concorde RG35 in a twin with
long cables to the engines aluminum even and it turns the prop like the engine is already running... Plus, the 25 amp RG Concorde battery will out power a standard 35 amp battery by a significant margin.. For a Lane (owned one for a decade) the RG25 will do the job and then some... Denny "Newps" wrote in message news:OlKeb.648972$YN5.497973@sccrnsc01... I am considering one for my 182. What do you have to do to the battery box and what is the difference in weight? Javier Henderson wrote: I got an RG35AXC in my Skylane earlier this year. Piece of cake to install, there's a small mod needed to the battery box lid, requiring a highly specialized tool (a utility knife). The battery is STC'd for various airframes, the STC paperwork was available from Concorde free of charge. I needed the involvement of an IA because of the STC issue, but further replacements can be done by myself. They're maintenance free, and they're not venting corrosive fumes. They're a little more expensive than flooded cells, but in AMU's, the difference is a pittance. Go for it. -jav |
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Because it is also the electrical system back-up. My PA-32's type certificate
calls out a 35Ah battery (I forget the brand). At the time it was manufactured, there was no such thing as sealed or RG aircraft batteries. Having the RG35AXC in there is extra peace of mind, and saves considerably on the maintenance dollars as well. FWIW, the battery is more expensive to purchase, but so far it has lasted nearly twice as long as the flooded cell batteries had. Between that battery, the Bogert cables and the Skytec starter, I could probably taxi my Cherokee Six with the starter. It spins that fast. Dennis O'Connor wrote: Hmmm,,, Why a 35 amp in a single? I have the Concorde RG35 in a twin with long cables to the engines aluminum even and it turns the prop like the engine is already running... Plus, the 25 amp RG Concorde battery will out power a standard 35 amp battery by a significant margin.. For a Lane (owned one for a decade) the RG25 will do the job and then some... Denny "Newps" wrote in message news:OlKeb.648972$YN5.497973@sccrnsc01... I am considering one for my 182. What do you have to do to the battery box and what is the difference in weight? Javier Henderson wrote: I got an RG35AXC in my Skylane earlier this year. Piece of cake to install, there's a small mod needed to the battery box lid, requiring a highly specialized tool (a utility knife). The battery is STC'd for various airframes, the STC paperwork was available from Concorde free of charge. I needed the involvement of an IA because of the STC issue, but further replacements can be done by myself. They're maintenance free, and they're not venting corrosive fumes. They're a little more expensive than flooded cells, but in AMU's, the difference is a pittance. Go for it. -jav -- --Ray Andraka, P.E. President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc. 401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950 http://www.andraka.com "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |
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