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02-22-2016, 02:13 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Windsor, CO
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New Press release from EarthX
Again, as promised EarthX is letting your know first when we have something new to announce! In addition to Rotax Engines, Aerovee Engines, and Viking Engines....we are proud to say UL Power Engines USA are also using and endorsing the EarthX aircraft line of batteries.
EarthX now approved by Kaolin Aviation, the USA distributor of the UL Power Engines
Koalin Aviation is the North American Service Center for UL Power engines and a full service aviation maintenance company which offers builder assistance services located in Sandersville, Georgia. Koalin Aviation is also the designer and developer for Fire Wall Forward (FWF) Kits for installing UL Power engines into various kit airplanes.
UL Power light aircraft engines are truly modern engines featuring FADEC (full authority digital engine control) with multi-point electronic fuel injection, and dual electronic ignition (with variable timing), excellent power-to-weight ratio, and high fuel efficiency in a conventional configuration: Air-cooled, direct drive, horizontally opposed four-cylinder. UL Power Engines have been developed specifically for use in light aircraft and are manufactured to the highest standards which is why they recommend the EarthX brand of lithium batteries in conjunction with their engines for a light but powerful experience.
Fly Lightly,
Kathy
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02-24-2016, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Windsor, CO
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New product annuncement from EarthX!
Another announcement from EarthX lithium batteries. We have a new battery box available now for the very soon to be released ETX680C aircraft battery. This battery will have all the same spec's as the ETX680 but in a compact size due to many of you requesting this as an option. Here's the details about the battery box:
Custom fit Aluminum Battery Box for ETX680C
$49.00
Custom made aluminum battery box designed specifically for the EarthX ETX680C, the newest aircraft model to be released in March 2016! This battery box was engineered to be strong enough to withstand 30 G of force yet only weighs 4.9 ounces or 140 grams and will fit your ETX680C like a glove. This unique design allows for simple, easy installation with the dimensions: 5.9″ L x 3.4″ W x 4.5″H.
Fly Lightly,
Kathy
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02-28-2016, 09:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
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We installed a 900 in our bush plane project last week, testing it for a magazine project. We had a battery box designed for the PC680, and it took a little bit of shim between the box and the firewall to get it to slide in nicely, but that mod took about a half hour to accomplish - easy, but you can't just expect it to slide into a tight PC680 box without a little work. Now if we had to put a 680 in, we could just add a shim - goign that way is simple.
The real news is that we did the first engine start yesetrday, and I was absolutely shocked at the power in this battery! We did the typical cranking with top spark plugs out for about thirty seconds to build up oil pressure, and the starter was spinning the engine so that the prop was a blur. Then we put the plugs in - and it spun over almost as fast - and this with high compression pistons!
I'll report back as we get some time on the battery as to how it performs, but so far - I'm impressed. More to come!
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03-14-2016, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Windsor, CO
Posts: 257
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New ETX680C is ready now!
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Originally Posted by EarthX Lithium
Another announcement from EarthX lithium batteries. We have a new battery box available now for the very soon to be released ETX680C aircraft battery. This battery will have all the same spec's as the ETX680 but in a compact size due to many of you requesting this as an option. Here's the details about the battery box:
Custom fit Aluminum Battery Box for ETX680C
$49.00
Custom made aluminum battery box designed specifically for the EarthX ETX680C, the newest aircraft model to be released in March 2016! This battery box was engineered to be strong enough to withstand 30 G of force yet only weighs 4.9 ounces or 140 grams and will fit your ETX680C like a glove. This unique design allows for simple, easy installation with the dimensions: 5.9″ L x 3.4″ W x 4.5″H.
Fly Lightly,
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As promised, the ETX680C is available now! http://earthxmotorsports.com/shop/etx680c and we also now have turn key solutions for the LED battery fault light indicator for the aircraft batteries. One is 5mm in diameter with 4 feet of wire, http://earthxmotorsports.com/shop/lu...ount-indicator and the other is 17.8mm in diameter with a 6 inch lead, http://earthxmotorsports.com/shop/di...ount-indicator. The ETX680C has all the power of the ETX680, just in a compact size! McDonalds super sizes.....EarthX shrink sizes.
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03-16-2016, 01:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Montreal
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Issue with 2 earthX batterys
Purchased battery's in October 2015 and finally decided to install them
when opened box had surprise! It sounds and fills like lithium elements inside plastic case are moving when you shaking the case. According to my knowledge this is fire hazard situation did I get 2 bad battery's?? or all of them like this ????
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03-16-2016, 04:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Search VAF, I'm pretty sure I saw someone else mentioning having the same issue ... and from memory only at least, EarthX said "not dangerous, but should not happen, we will fix" (or something to that effect).
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03-16-2016, 05:43 PM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kamikaze
Search VAF, I'm pretty sure I saw someone else mentioning having the same issue ...
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That was a guy from down under, not sure what forum it was in. Return shipping charges were the issue for him.
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03-16-2016, 05:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 775
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike S
That was a guy from down under, not sure what forum it was in. Return shipping charges were the issue for him.
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Doug Reeves was following that earlier thread quite closely and closed it down as soon as it was resolved.
Maybe DR could point to where it was?
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03-16-2016, 06:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Windsor, CO
Posts: 257
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Contact EarthX
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Originally Posted by vluvelin
Purchased battery's in October 2015 and finally decided to install them
when opened box had surprise! It sounds and fills like lithium elements inside plastic case are moving when you shaking the case. According to my knowledge this is fire hazard situation did I get 2 bad battery's?? or all of them like this ????
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I have reached out to vluvelin via this forum after reading this posting as we at EarthX have not been contacted with any type of an issue or problem.
We did have a battery issue that was discussed on this forum as one of the foam inserts inside the battery was not placed as it should have been and it caused a slight movement of the cell pack inside. This part of the process in building the batteries is not automated. There are thousands of the EarthX batteries out in service with less than a handful that had a foam spacer not placed, but to err is human and we did take care of the customer 100% on this issue with a new battery. (This does not make them dangerous, nor actual non functioning).
But as far as this one....until we hear from him, we will not know what might have happened.
Fly Lightly,
Kathy
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03-16-2016, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 775
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EarthX Lithium
I have reached out to vluvelin via this forum after reading this posting as we at EarthX have not been contacted with any type of an issue or problem.
We did have a battery issue that was discussed on this forum as one of the foam inserts inside the battery was not placed as it should have been and it caused a slight movement of the cell pack inside. This part of the process in building the batteries is not automated. There are thousands of the EarthX batteries out in service with less than a handful that had a foam spacer not placed, but to err is human and we did take care of the customer 100% on this issue with a new battery. (This does not make them dangerous, nor actual non functioning).
But as far as this one....until we hear from him, we will not know what might have happened.
Fly Lightly,
Kathy
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Kathy
My impression of the previous thread was EarthX did respond to the problem in a good and customer oriented way to resolve the issue (it was not me with the problem - I just followed the thread).
John
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