RE: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 05:28 PM 29/10/03 +0800, you wrote: >Hi Peter and all, >I would ask what kind of a test showed the battery as good before the >flight. A simple no load voltage test does not tell how much capacity the >battery has available. It will show that the battery is charged. In my case >it did not tell m

RE: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Mike Borgelt
gt;-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike >Borgelt >Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:07 PM >To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia. >Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries > > >

RE: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread RF Developments Pty Ltd
Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:07 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries At 09:32 AM 31/10/03 +0930, you wrote: > > Two points in Nigel's very interesting and useful post stood

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Ian McPhee
scussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries > > - Original Message - > From: "Terry Neumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Dis

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Ian McPhee
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Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread hartr
On 29 Oct, Mike Borgelt wrote: > Run 2 7 A-h batteries. Use one routinely and keep the other charged. When > the first one dies in flight switch to the second. Then buy a new battery > for the standby position and move the old standby to the routine use position. Alice has three 7 AH batteries.

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 09:32 AM 31/10/03 +0930, you wrote: > > Two points in Nigel's very interesting and useful post stood out as being >of special interest : > > The first: >AS the design engineer of the T2000, I had in mind from the start to >design a transponder for use in gliders. The T2000 draw

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread John Giddy
- Original Message - From: "Terry Neumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries | | Two po

RE: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread RF Developments Pty Ltd
Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries Hi Peter and all, I would ask what kind of a test showed the battery as good before the flight. A simple no load voltage test does not tell how much capacity the battery has available.

RE: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread John Orton
Hi Peter and all, I would ask what kind of a test showed the battery as good before the flight. A simple no load voltage test does not tell how much capacity the battery has available. It will show that the battery is charged. In my case it did not tell me that the battery was over charged. I too

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Terry Neumann
Two points in Nigel's very interesting and useful post stood out as being of special interest : The first: AS the design engineer of the T2000, I had in mind from the start to design a transponder for use in gliders. The T2000 draws around 80ma on average, including the replies, t

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 12:39 PM 30/10/03 +1000, you wrote: > >- Original Message - >From: "John Orton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread John Giddy
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries | On 29 Oct, Mike Borgelt wrote: | | > Run 2 7 A-h batteries. Use one routinely and keep the other ch

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread stuart smith
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries > On 29 Oct, Mike Borgelt wrote: > > > Run 2 7 A-h batteries. Use one routinely and keep the

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread stuart smith
apacity of the battery. Stuart - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries > On 29 Oct, Mike Borgelt wrote: > > > Run 2 7 A-h batteries

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Chris
Chris Runeckles Universal Plastics Pty Ltd - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries > On 29 Oct, Mike Borgelt wrote: > > > Run 2 7 A-h batterie

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Peter Rundle
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RE: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Matthew Gage
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 30 October 2003 10:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries > Always charge discharged or partially so batteries as soon as p

Re: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries

2003-11-04 Thread Peter Stephenson
- Original Message - From: "John Orton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:28 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] NAS Changes & Batteries &g