REFLECTOR: battery

[Jim Agnew]

I have a PC925 in my plane. I chose the one with the metal jacket.  You can take a thin piece of metal or a long putty knife and push it down between the case and battery (they are held in with a little silicone) and remove the very nice power coated case.  The bottom is mostly open with a 3/16" hole in each corner.  I countersunk the holes to flush some SS flush head #3 machine screws to mount the box on the battery platform.  Presto, one custom fitted battery case!!  All you need to make is a battery hold down.
 
As far as during building get a cheap garden tractor battery with Thumb screw binding posts and a good 2-10 amp auto charger that you use to charge it during building and testing and then to keep your aircraft battery topped off when you are finished building.
 
Jim.  
 
James F. Agnew Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com Tampa, FL Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying 


----- Original Message ----
From: Sid Knox <sbjknox at earthlink.net>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:37:27 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: battery



> For building, probably the cheapest Wallmart/Autozone type battery you can 
> find would be your best bet.
>
> For flying I think the Odyssey out performs any other battery for the 
> price. In starting in low temps and deep cycling, it can't be beat.
>
> http://www.portablepower.com/products/slabatteries/Odyssey.asp
>
> I have a PC925 in my plane. Since I don't fly in combat I use the regular 
> jacketed model., if your anticipating flack or shrapnel get the metal 
> jacked one!
>
> Scott

IMHO you can't get a better battery than an Odyssey. I am using two... one 
in my Velocity and one in my Starduster. They can't leak; you can mount 
them in any orientation; they don't self-discharge over months of non-use; 
if you run them dead by accidentally leaving something turned on, they are 
not damaged (like flooded cell batterys). If you treat them right (follow 
the charging guidlines), they will last for many years.
I got mine from WestCoastBatteries.
http://www.odysseybatteries.com/
Both are the PC925. Caution!! they are available in two terminal 
arrangements (as are most batterys) so be sure you decided on which side you 
want the POS and NEG terminals before you order.
Either the web site Scott provided or the WestCoast site has a wealth of 
information on the Odyssey.

Sid Knox
Oklahoma

Velocity N199RS
Starduster N666SK
KR2 N24TC
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