nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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 Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:40 pm Post subject: Initial experience with dual Odyssey PC680s powering RV- |
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At 12:46 PM 9/6/2011, you wrote:
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On 09/06/2011 01:30 PM, Corey Crawford wrote:
> I believe the Odyssey batteries require a special charger, and "regular"
> battery maintainers are bad for them.
If that is true, do they also require a special alternator to charge
them when in flight? Just sayin'... 
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Good question . . . and the answer is 'no'. Alternators
in vehicles, generally are not called upon to charge
a deeply discharged batter. Further, they're always
in a top-off mode at 14.6 volts or thereabouts. Given
the intermittent abuse of batteries in airplane service,
the charging system doesn't need to be really fussy.
But folks who routinely deep-cycle an RG battery in motive
power (or no-alternator racing machines) will no doubt
experience an extended service life with reasonable
attention to recharging from AC mains. The manner
in which we used batteries will not be so cost-effective
for having purchased a sophisticated charger . . .
but it doesn't hurt either.
The "automotive" chargers referred to on the Odyssey
literature are becoming increasingly rare. Just about
everybody in the business has incorporated AGM/RG/SVLA
top-off routines like . . .
http://www.aeroelectric.com/Pictures/Curves/Battery_Tender_Recharge.pdf
but even then, if you used an older style charger to
bring your sealed battery up enough to crank the engine,
it's no big deal. Once the engine is running, the
alternator will finish the job.
Bob . . .
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