REFLECTOR:Battery

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The steel jacket is a great way to secure the battery to the battery tray.
Just remove the battery from the jacket (which is held in with a few drops
of silicone).  The jacket has a flange on the bottom already drilled for
attaching to the battery tray.  All you need to do is install some type of
top securing bracket.

Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On Behalf Of
Scott
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:37 AM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Battery

I've hard nothing but praise for the Oddyssey batteries.  Very long life
and the best cranking power of any drycell.  The paranoid can even get
steel jacketed  military version!

It will be my next battery.

Scott

At 11:10 AM 12/1/2003, you wrote:
>I use a Black Panther Gas Recom at about 26 pounds.  Replacing next
>week.  Had it for 5 years while building and for one while
>flying.  Replacing at annual.  Expensive at about $150.  Should be good
>for 5 years.   Mounts in any position.  Extraordinary cranking power at
>800 CCA.  Replacing with same battery from Odyssey with over
>900CCA.  About 1/3rd the size of car battery.  Seems to crank the IO540
>for ever.  Dimensions very small at about 6 x 6.5 x 7 inches.  Battery has
>also been called a Predator.
><www.odysseyfactory.htm>www.odysseyfactory.com
>Rene'
>N129RD
>150 hrs flying.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org] On Behalf
>Of Dave Nelson
>Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 12:21 PM
>To: reflector@tvbf.org
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Battery
>
>Good question - I should have been more explicit...
>
>The original battery I used was a Die Hard "Gold", group 26, PN 36080.  It
>lasted about 4 years, and was actually still going strong when I decided
>to replace it at last year's annual due to it's age.  I figured $30-40
>bucks as opposed to a dead battery somewhere on the road was a good
>trade.  Unfortunately, when I went to the local Sears, I learned that the
>"Gold" version of this battery was no longer available.  Worse, group 26
>batteries were getting harder to find because they hadn't been designed
>into any cars for quite awhile.  So, I went with the normal Die Hard,
>which has signficantly less CCA (Cold Cranking Amps - the amount of
>current the battery can develop at 0 degrees farenheit while maintaining
>at least 7.2 Volts).  It worked, well, OK, during this spring, summer, and
>fall, but recently has failed.
>
>Now, it's under warranty, and I can get quite a bit of value out of it by
>mearly replacing it.  And that's the easiest thing to do.  However, given
>that it has less current capacity than the "Gold" battery I used to have,
>it turns over my IO-360 slower than the "Gold" did, and I don't like that
>- I've always been worried about having the thing die on me since I put it
>in.  So... I decided to check for options.
>
>Anyway, that's why I'm interested in options.  I may well stick with a
>Group 26 battery...  but, if there's a better option out there, I might go
>for it.  Thanks!
>
>Dave
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:romott@adelphia.net>Ronnie Brown
>To: <mailto:reflector@tvbf.org>reflector@tvbf.org
>Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 4:48 PM
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Battery
>
>Sounds like your battery choice has been good.  Why would you want to
change?
>
>Ronnie
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:davenali@charter.net>Dave Nelson
>To: <mailto:reflector@tvbf.org>reflector@tvbf.org
>Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 5:02 PM
>Subject: REFLECTOR:Battery
>
>I've been running a Sears Die Hard group 26 battery in my IO-360 std-rg
>for many years.  However, it's time for a fresh battery and I'm looking
>for other options.
>
>What are you guys using?  How happy are you?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Dave
>

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