Jeffrey wrote:
Okay, silly(?) question time:

I have a 1964 Cessna 182 (12v), how do you jump start it if the
battery
dies, or should I even attempt it?

I used to have to jump my '59 172 every now and then. I just jumped
it the same way as a car. Open the cowl, attach the jumper cables to
the plane's battery, crank the engine, remove the jumper cables. All
of the standard cautions about being near a spinning prop apply.

If your battery is completely dead (i.e. left the master on all
night) and your plane is equipped with an alternator instead of a
generator, you can jump start the engine, but your battery won't start
charging unless you leave the jumper cables attached for awhile after
the engine starts. Alternators require the battery to supply a small
bit of current to power the primary field.

Caveat : Dead batteries do not take well to having a massive charge
delivered all at once, which is what will happen if you try to let the
alternator do the charging. If the battery is totally flat, your best
bet would be to remove it and put it on a battery charger.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)