REFLECTOR: Odyssey Battery

[Pat Shea]

Chuck,

My bad - i made the assumption that the B&C starter
was a permanent magnet. It's not obvious from there
web-site either:

http://www.bandc.biz/parts.html

Sorry 'bout that. I'm much happier about your battery
choice now.

Pat


--- John Tvedte <johnt at comp-sol.com> wrote:

> Chuck,
>  
> A B&C is a wound field starter - just like the
> inline high-torque Skytecs....
>  
> The internal resistance of the AGM PC680 is very low
> - so it can provide high currents.  
>  
> I think you will find the combination of the B&C and
> PC680 (assuming #2 wire) will start your engine just
> fine.  That said - I think one needs to take into
> account what Pat said about OAT being zero, etc.
>  
> Load analysis is what I suggest you think about -
> how much current are you drawing  - during your
> mission - assuming IFR - and you have alternator
> failure... is 17Ah at that point enough.... capacity
> testing that battery?  Notice that the Ah rating
> depends upon how fast of current draw - 20hr rate vs
> 100hr rate)
>  
> In my case, I'm using a dual battery setup - and can
> cross feed - so 2 PC680's.... 30.8lbs of battery....
>  
> I'm not flying - 
>  
> John
> XL-FG


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