mistergerf
Active Member
Had a great weekend in the LA area, until I went to flip on the master on Sunday ready for the trip home to HAF. The last thing I did on Friday night when we parked was turn on the master to record the flight numbers in the log book ... yeah, you guessed it ...
Long story short ... it was remarkably easy to hand prop the engine and get it going (thanks to the single impulse coupled mag). That is if you have enough juice in the battery to run the boost pump long enough to get the fuel injectors wet. That meant the battery had to come out and go visit with the maintenance facility for an hour.
I wish I had a light 12V reserve battery in my tool kit that could supply 6 or 7 amps for a minute or so just to get the boost pump running and to energize the Lightspeed ignition. I have an Aux power jack in the panel.
Anyone got any suggestions on such a battery ? I've heard that battery technologies have leapt forward in the recent years.
The PC680 battery doesn't seem to hold full voltage since the incident - is there an issue with running these batteries dead ?
(Observations: If you have the AFP injection system, you need someone in the left seat to close the purge valve once she fires. I'll think twice before removing my single impulse coupled mag in favor of a second Lightspeed. Parking brake valves are good !! Time for an "Overnight Parking Checklist".)
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Long story short ... it was remarkably easy to hand prop the engine and get it going (thanks to the single impulse coupled mag). That is if you have enough juice in the battery to run the boost pump long enough to get the fuel injectors wet. That meant the battery had to come out and go visit with the maintenance facility for an hour.
I wish I had a light 12V reserve battery in my tool kit that could supply 6 or 7 amps for a minute or so just to get the boost pump running and to energize the Lightspeed ignition. I have an Aux power jack in the panel.
Anyone got any suggestions on such a battery ? I've heard that battery technologies have leapt forward in the recent years.
The PC680 battery doesn't seem to hold full voltage since the incident - is there an issue with running these batteries dead ?
(Observations: If you have the AFP injection system, you need someone in the left seat to close the purge valve once she fires. I'll think twice before removing my single impulse coupled mag in favor of a second Lightspeed. Parking brake valves are good !! Time for an "Overnight Parking Checklist".)
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