I am considering replacing the battery in my -8 with a lighter weight model. I am replacing the metal Hartzell with an MT 3 blade so I’m losing about 10 lbs up front. I have the battery just behind the aft baggage area and have thought about the EarthX but they are ridiculously expensive and don’t seem to last any longer than normal batteries. I put an EarthX in my -4 many years ago and it made a HUGE difference in start power but the airplane had a big fat beast of an aerobatic prop on it so it needed it.
I have an IO-360B1B in my-8 and thinking with the lighter prop up front I might be able to use a PC680 but that’s a long way to the starter. Will the PC680 have enough juice for a good start?
No doubt EarthX would be more than capable but it’s kinda hard to justify at almost four times the cost for the same lifetime.
I have an IO-360B1B in my-8 and thinking with the lighter prop up front I might be able to use a PC680 but that’s a long way to the starter. Will the PC680 have enough juice for a good start?
No doubt EarthX would be more than capable but it’s kinda hard to justify at almost four times the cost for the same lifetime.