Your alternator should be putting out at almost idle.. ?If not, it might be a
regulator issue. ?Generators won't charge until the rpm.s increase to around
1400/1500, but that should not be the case with an alternator.
I think you have a charging issue instead of a battery issue. ?Of course, when
that goes on long enough, it will kill the battery.
Just my .02..
Ron
From: Mike Stirewalt via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org>
To: krnet at list.krnet.org
Cc: laser147 at juno.com
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:08 PM
Subject: KR> Battery
Looking at Mark's pictures of MMV I'm reminded in one of the pictures
that the light little lithium batteries seem to be the cat's meow lately
with airplane batteries.? I've had batteries on my mind a lot lately
since the one I put in 335KC has been failing over the last year,
although I didn't realize it.? I've had all sorts of electrical glitches
that came and went, causing me to think various things were either not
working correctly or badly grounded or both.? Lots of electrical
anomalies.? Although the main battery was installed in 2007, it's been
taking and holding a full charge and until the McMinnville trip I never
suspected it was failing.? The first clue was when leaving Merced on the
way home, it would only turn a quarter turn and stop, quarter turn and
stop.? It should have been at full charge since I had just flown from
MMV.? I had used landing/taxi lights while taxiing around Merced.? Those
are both 50 watts.? At idle power my Diehl alternator isn't putting out
anything so the battery has to carry all the electrical loads which at
night are considerable, along with the electronic ignition that draws 8
amps at idle.? After fueling, I went to start the engine and it barely
would turn.? It was dark and I really did not feel energetic enough to
tie the plane down and prop it and do everything just right.? Propping by
oneself can be a tricky business in the daylight but add night time to
the equation along with being tired and getting old and it wasn't
something I was?
Ken Cottle built the battery box to hold a garden tractor battery?
http://1drv.ms/1P89PqH
http://www.powerstridebattery.com/lawn-garden-batteries/m44-agm-j-i-s-bat
tery
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