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lyleapgmc
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 Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 2:07 pm Post subject: BatteryMinder not recommended for use in aircraft |
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The fire was on the 29th at about 12:20pm. A homebuilt and a Cessna 182
were destroyed. I received three pictures. One was the exterior of the
hangar. It is still standing but the upper level is blackened. Of the
homebuilt only the tail section remains as recognizable as part of an
airplane. The rest is mostly ashes. It appeared to be a composite
aircraft. There was no image that was clearly of the 182
The fire is being investigated. Most likely there will be no report on
the news regarding the cause. Airport tenants and the management will
most likely have the report when it is released.
On 10/31/2016 4:33 PM, donjohnston wrote:
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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect wrote:
> Do you still have the old Battery Minder? What model is/was it?
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The old battery was a Gill G242S. The BatteryMinder was a 24041-AA-S1 24v battery Charger/Maintainer/Desulfator-Conditioner.
I replaced the battery with a Gill 7243-14. The tech rep at Gill said that my old BatteryMinder may not be sufficient for the new battery. I contacted VDC and they said the 24041-AA-S1 was not recommended for the higher capacity battery and said that I should upgrade to the 244CEC1-AA-S3.
nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect wrote:
> I REALLY like to see the fire investigation report.
It is my understanding that the fire occurred recently. I have no idea how long it takes for one of those to be completed so I might be a while before the report is finished.
One of the things that I noticed is that they reference "filler cap type batteries". I'm wondering if sealed batteries are not subject to these warnings.
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lyleapgmc
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 3:49 pm Post subject: BatteryMinder not recommended for use in aircraft |
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No mention at all of a possible cause. I will ask some EAA Chapter members what they know. It was two of them that first got the word out to chapter members.
Lyle
On 10/31/2016 6:25 PM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
| Quote: | At 05:06 PM 10/31/2016, you wrote:
| Quote: | --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Lyle Peterson <lyleap(at)centurylink.net> (lyleap(at)centurylink.net)
The fire was on the 29th at about 12:20pm. A homebuilt and a Cessna 182 were destroyed. I received three pictures. One was the exterior of the hangar. It is still standing but the upper level is blackened. Of the homebuilt only the tail section remains as recognizable as part of an airplane. The rest is mostly ashes. It appeared to be a composite aircraft. There was no image that was clearly of the 182
The fire is being investigated. Most likely there will be no report on the news regarding the cause. Airport tenants and the management will most likely have the report when it is released. |
Was a 'battery charger/maintainer' even mentioned
as a possible participant in the fire?
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