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Finally received my 4 ohm 100W resistors to make up a resistive load for doing my battery capacity checks. I get 12.8A through the load and plenty of heating of the heat sink (so I added a fan, and a ...

Thanks Bob, once I get setup and gather some data, I'll post results.

Dave

Bob, that's pretty clever. In my case how "fancy" should I go? For connections to the load from the battery, I was thinking of simply using two leads of #10 wire with alligator clips on b ...

Bob, finally able to do the calculation on how you get a 1 OHM equivalent resistor out of the four resistors rated at 4 ohms in parallel along with power dissipation through the resistors...what a bla ...

Bob, I cannot imagine how to go about doing the voltmeter method with an electrical dependent engine running...hence my plan...

Once batteries are charged my normal inflight electrical load is appr ...

"Help us out with your mission."

Hi Bob, I simply want to put a typical inflight load on the fuly charged battery and perform the below method /test as my benchmark for battery capacity c ...

Looking for recommendations on a suitable DC clamp meter to do capacity checks on my EarthX batteries. Prices seem to be all over the place. Am curious what kind others might be having good experien ...

Great discussion so far...hits close to home as I have a similar configuration on my EAB though I have incorporated OVP and a disconnect from the PMA. Additionally, the two EarthX batteries I have (E ...

LOL

"...You'll begin to feel sorry
for the wire and shrink..."

Thanks Bob

I wish I had seen this early in my wiring endeavors! Related question to the topic...is there a "best" temperature setting for the heat gun when doing solder sleeve connections? Thanks for ...

However, one's
sense of craftsmanship may dictate
that they should be cut open, cleaned
up and corrected.

Kinda what I was thinking... Embarassed

Thanks to all who replied.
I have a another r ...

Thanks Bob! I did look at some NASA QC document with a few small pics regarding solder sleeve splices.

but...the question remains in my mind. Maybe something more definitive. Should I redo these ...

Hey Gang, here is a pic of a couple of splices I did with Ray-Chem solder sleeves. I overlapped the two wire ends under the solder band and then used a heat gun with reflector set at 650. Was wonde ...

Bob, here is a pic of the crimp tool I used. As I dug the tool out to take a picture, It dawned on me that I had used this on 14ga wires. The tool is not suitable for that size wire. So, it seems re ...

Thanks Bob, I need to look at the crimping tool box to see what I used to do the crimps. As always, appreciated the insight!! Dave

OK, had a chance to remove the wires from the connector shell. I would like to think all my crimps looked like the "good looking crimp and wire" I cannot imagine I would have proceeded wit ...

Here are a few pics of the connector in case anything can be determined by the pic. Will post pics of crimps when I remove wires and assess. Thanks for the input all. Dave

Gilles, I think you may be on to something! I likely "gobbed" on too much dielectric grease and prevented a good electrical connection as the grease heated up and spread over the metal to m ...

Recently, while inspecting the engine compartment after some routine maintenance, I noted a section of "browned and crispy" wire insulation. This particular wire was one of the 3 phase wire ...

Thanks for the reply Bob!