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> My only regret so far: I didn't heed my own gut instincts to get on board
> with Bob Nucholls' Aero Electric Connection for bulletproof electrical system
> design before doing my panel and wiring... with one of the mags replaced by
> an electronic ignition, I suddenly care alot more about any possible
> scenarios where the alternator goes off line and the battery starts to wind
> down......
>>I've experienced electrical system failures two times. If you turn off the
>>lights and keep your radio transmissions to a minimum, you'll have more
>>battery
>>than you have fuel. An alternator failure is simply no big deal, if your
>>battery is up to snuff.
The operative words here are "up to snuff" . . . . we replace tires when
the tread is almost gone, overhaul engines when conpression is low, etc
but we run batteries until they die . . .
The battery SHOULD be your MOST reliable source of electrical energy but
by the time it cranks the engine for the last time, it's usefulness as
a standby power source is long since departed. I've got a lot of readers
putting in electronic ignition with dual 17 a.h. battery installations.
I recommend replacing one battery every annual. That way you never have
a battery older than two years and always on less than one year old.
THEN . . . the alternator becomes a means for keeping batteries charged
and NOT a requirement for keeping one aloft.
Regards,
Bob . . .
AeroElectric Connection
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