Dead battery
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- Leesommer
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Dead battery
Stupid me.... did a real rookie move and left my master on.... On for about 2 weeks. Battery stone dead... If I take it out and charge ..... What are my odds of bringing it back... only 1 year old.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Re: Dead battery
I can only say that my Concorde RG24-15M got beat up pretty badly when I had a Slick Start problem a few years ago, which triggered the 25-amp essential bus breaker problem several times. My (super-special for this type battery) BatteryMinder recovered it. Yours needs de-sulfation and it needs to be done properly, which this BatteryMinder will try to do. It's worth a try.
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Re: Dead battery
I have an alarm of sorts if the master is still on as I'm closing up - my attitude indicator makes this truly obnoxious high-pitched whine when its running
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Re: Dead battery
The screens are both lit up - hard to miss
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Re: Dead battery
Did your Hobbs advance a bunch? Mine did when I did the same thing last year. My battery was 5 or 6 years old so I opted to replace.
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Re: Dead battery
I’ve done same thing. Battery minder brought battery back from about 15v which is pretty discharged. Same battery as Rich. Using same battery for two years since and it is fine.
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Re: Dead battery
If the open circuit voltage on your battery is <=20 volts (I suspect it is), you will have to perform the Deep Discharge Recovery Procedure specified in the Concorde Battery Component Maintenance Manual (I assume yours is a Concorde), page 108, then do a Capacity Test on it to make sure it is airworthy:
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Re: Dead battery
Steve, You are correct... It was 2 volts and did the recommended for lead acid Gill. I will see if it is back this morning.
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Re: Dead battery
Not too hard, actually. I "heard of a guy who" left the master on and ran the battery down - at Oshkosh, no less. Didn't even notice the screens while "he" put the canopy cover on.
I just did some training with Tim McConnell, the best CFII I ever saw, and he clued me in on a technique that I will be using from now on. Never turn the position light switch off. Impossible to miss in a hangar, and even if you do not notice the lights on as you walk away from the plane on the ramp, your FBO will probably call you on your drive home to let you know you left them on.
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Re: Dead battery
Amazing. I know the same guy!ultraturtle wrote: ↑Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:48 pmI "heard of a guy who" left the master on and ran the battery down - at Oshkosh, no less. Didn't even notice the screens while "he" put the canopy cover on.
One of the many benefits of LED position/strobe lights is that the current drain is so low that we always leave these on. Except strobes for courtesy on the ramp at night, or reports of a nut job with a laser.Never turn the position light switch off. Impossible to miss in a hangar, and even if you do not notice the lights on as you walk away from the plane on the ramp, your FBO will probably call you on your drive home to let you know you left them on.
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