At 01:26 PM 10/13/2015, you wrote: >A light weight battery is kind of cute I suppose. But what good is it? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You call it cute, I call it beautiful. It saved my A** once so it is flight tested. All I need to sustain flight is to run 1 fuel pump, pulling one amp or less, so a four AH battery,even with alternator failure is quite adequate to get me to an airport. If it's just an alternator failure I have my Odyssey 680 to carry all the load necessary. My pre-start check is to check voltage on backup battery and run fuel pumps and check for pressure. Any failure constitutes a no-fly condition which, on several occasions in 550 hours, has happened. If I leave the "backup battery charge" switch in the "on" position after a flight it will run the battery dead before the next visit to the airport and results in a quick $50 trip to AutoZone if I want to fly that day. :-( So, I guess it's good for getting my butt to an airport, even with complete alternator and main buss failure. And, maybe you're right, it is really just cute, not beautiful, but when it saves your bacon it takes on a whole different appearance. Larry Flesner
