David Bell
Well Known Member
The slow cranking PC680.. many have been there. I reached out to the Marketing Director of Odyssey explaining the frustrations I have been through with their battery. He had a new one shipped to my home and gave shipping instructions to send my new weak cranking battery to their lab. Results revealed no problem with the battery. All circuitry, starter. etc in the aircraft checked out good.
On cross country flights, cranking amps work great, it’s the short “gotta run the plane” flights that the cranking amps aren’t there. Personally, I think it’s a heat issue causing the battery to not perform.
Well, I figured if I make a pigtail and route it into the cockpit, use the Noco GB40 Boost Plus, I won’t get left out with a weak crank. It works beautifully! 100$ we’ll spent! Obviously I created my own connectors for a clean installation.
On cross country flights, cranking amps work great, it’s the short “gotta run the plane” flights that the cranking amps aren’t there. Personally, I think it’s a heat issue causing the battery to not perform.
Well, I figured if I make a pigtail and route it into the cockpit, use the Noco GB40 Boost Plus, I won’t get left out with a weak crank. It works beautifully! 100$ we’ll spent! Obviously I created my own connectors for a clean installation.