>I have a small number of Yuasa NPC17-12 12V 17AH sealed batteries for sale
>at =A328 each. A few are allocated but there are 5 left. If there is
>sufficient interest I may have access to some more ex liquidated stock.
>
>I have spoken to a technical rep at Yuasa, who told me that although they
>are not directly recommended for starter batteries they do work well in this
>application; he has used one in his car for a number of years without a
>problem. They are certainly used in specialist applications such as F1 cars.
>
>The main point is re-charging. To guarantee no discharge of gas on a fully
>charged battery the terminal voltage should not be greater than 13.8-14.0V.
>Under these conditions the gas will recombine. Over this, some venting will
>occur.
These will be the Recombinant Gas batteries typical of 95%
of all sealed lead-acid sales and are in fact the battery
I would recommend for any Rotax 912 or smaller powered
airplane. The exact same capacity battery in the same
dimensions are made by perhaps a half dozen or more other
manufacturers making this particular battery an excellent
choice for future availability.
Bob . . .
http://www.aeroelectric.com
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