Same here, I am running a Walmart tractor battery. I haven't had any issues with it worth noting. Easy to get replaced when it does give out in just about any town.
Rob Schmitt N1852Z 650 + hours > On Oct 16, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Randall Smith via KRnet <krnet at > list.krnet.org> wrote: > > I am sure glad we did not have Internet when I built my KR. I just went > bought a tractor battery from Walmart. We're done with it. If you try to do > something for everything that can go wrong you'll never fly. > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Oct 16, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Dj Merrill via KRnet <krnet at >>> list.krnet.org> wrote: >>> >>> On 10/16/2015 01:13 PM, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote: >>> A 12 Ah battery has no reserve capacity and certainly there are >>> times when you need as much reserve capacity as possible. >> >> >> That is an unquantified statement. If you are using 0 ah, then it >> provides 12ah of reserve. If you are using 1 ah for 1 hour, then it >> provides 11ah of reserve. >> >> It is not feasible to talk about reserve capacity without an electrical >> load analysis to determine how much power you are actually using. >> >> -Dj >> >> -- >> Dj Merrill - N1JOV - EAA Chapter 87 >> Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ - http://deej.net/sportsman/ >> Glastar Flyer N866RH - http://deej.net/glastar/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change >> options > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
