REFLECTOR: Battery Advice

[WJ Wilbeck]

Hello Rich,

 

I have a 4 year old Odyssey Battery that I replaced in my Velocity.

 

It tests fine but I will not fly with it.

 

If you live somewhere warm, I would consider flying it down to you sometime.


 

wj

 

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Rich Ervin
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 9:49 PM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: REFLECTOR: Battery Advice

 


I have an airplane battery which was dead for 10 years, but had very little
usage prior to that (only a month or so).

I want to use this battery just for starting and possibly some slow-speed
taxi work. I plan to order a new battery, but I'd like to continue working
on this plane using the old battery until I'm ready to permanently install
(and properly maintain) a new one.

I've already tried charging it, and it didn't seem to take a lick. I only
charged for about 15 or 20 minutes though - once on a medium speed charger,
then connected to a car battery with the engine running.

Does anyone have a tip for reconditioning the battery for temporary use?

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