Ah, the lure of electronic wizardry
Cost, weight, complexity, additional failure points, difficulty in troubleshooting problems..........
Give me a simple old key switch.
Which is the most likely device to fail in the ignition circuit!!
Hi Peter,
I saw this note form your post;
" 3. Battery charging management system for light-weight Li batteries"
Interesting - I wonder if this function should be part of the Li subsystem, though. That said, are you looking at any specific Li solution? This is of interest on my end.
Marc,
How difficult do you see retrofitting a current system over to your new PPS system for the Beta testing?
I have a RV-8 with the rear mounted battery and not much room on the firewall but would be interested to give it a try.
So, review the thread and let me know if anyone has additional input.
We are actively working on the PPS, but I can't promise any dates yet. I'm pushing for ASAP as well though!
How about getting your support forum back on line?? There was some good stuff there and I'd hate to see it disappear!
Hi Mark,
I called you back, left you a message as well. VP is no longer renting the crimpers as Ballard does not have the infrastructure in place to operate that way. You can purchase the shop-grade crimper from any of our dealers. The online VP store is gone and all sales are through the dealer network as well. We will be updating that page to show where to purchase certain products or tools soon.
Mark,
I have the VP $75 crimper I could loan you. No rent.
Especially since these connectors are gold plated and hard to find...The last thing VP needs is a bunch of folks trying to use inferior tools to make these crimps. This will result in failures of the connectors or worse.
The PPS is scheduled for a second engineering review at Ballard in April...will know more when the review is complete.
I can say that we are looking at 4-6 months for deliveries to start...probably closer to 6.
...that will easily outperform the traditional parts and pieces of a primary electrical system.
Been a few months, haven't heard of any updates yet...