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 Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:37 am Post subject: Odyssey type batteries require a special type of charger? |
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This document by Eggenfellner
http://www.eggenfellneraircraft.com/Stuff-to-link-to/ESeriesInstallationGuide.pdf
says, | Quote: | | "Odyssey type batteries require a special type of charger. Never use a regular automotive charger and especially never use a trickle charger as these do not provide proper charge voltage or currents." |
This is not true is it?
Thanks, Joe
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:19 am Post subject: Odyssey type batteries require a special type of charger? |
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Total garbage, but nice marketing for Christmas. If they are using
something other than DC Volts in their battery, let me know.
What you will need to do is leave them on the charger for at least
overnight. That so called deep-cell marketing stuff needs extra time to
ensure a good charge. If there is any draw on your battery when your
ship is parked, they drop off pretty fast. They are good when they are
fully charged. They are good book ends when not.
If you need real power...
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/the-bloom-box-a-power-plant-for-the-h
ome-video/
http://www.bloomenergy.com/
Glenn E. Long
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bobmeyers(at)meyersfamily
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:26 am Post subject: Odyssey type batteries require a special type of charger? |
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Not only is it not true, Odyssey doesn't claim it is true. Odyssey
makes a line of chargers that they will be happy to sell you, but they
also publish detailed specs that will let you evaluate the suitability
of any charger - of which most automotive chargers will work just fine.
Most significantly they warn about using any charger that exceeds 15v.
Since no charger should really do that, it is usually only the
cheapest, most poorly made chargers that you have to worry about.
The above is the only thing that they warn can damage the battery.
The rest of their caveats talk about how best to achieve 100% SOC and
what you may may have to do depending on the charger you have.
Bob Meyers
Flight Testing Sonex N982SX Web Site Index http://N982SX.com
On Dec 9, 2010, at 7:37 AM, user9253 wrote:
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bobmeyers(at)meyersfamily
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:48 am Post subject: Odyssey type batteries require a special type of charger? |
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The Manual TIm has linked to is a good document, but for a more
detailed look at charging Odyssey batteries, their ''Application
Manual" is more complete. Again, although they say how perfect their
chargers are for their batteries, it is clear that a wide range of
devices can charge their batteries. As they discuss, a low amperage
13.5 volt trickle charger may simply take a long time.
Here is the link. Note pages 12 - 15 discuss charging and chargers.
http://www.odysseybattery.com/documents/US-ODY-AM-001_0406.pdf
Bob Meyers
Flight Testing Sonex N982SX Web Site Index http://N982SX.com
Bob Meyers
Flight Testing Sonex N982SX Web Site Index http://N982SX.com
On Dec 9, 2010, at 12:18 PM, Bob Meyers wrote:
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Not only is it not true, Odyssey doesn't claim it is true. Odyssey
makes a line of chargers that they will be happy to sell you, but
they also publish detailed specs that will let you evaluate the
suitability of any charger - of which most automotive chargers will
work just fine.
Most significantly they warn about using any charger that exceeds
15v. Since no charger should really do that, it is usually only the
cheapest, most poorly made chargers that you have to worry about.
The above is the only thing that they warn can damage the battery.
The rest of their caveats talk about how best to achieve 100% SOC
and what you may may have to do depending on the charger you have.
Bob Meyers
Flight Testing Sonex N982SX Web Site Index http://N982SX.com
On Dec 9, 2010, at 7:37 AM, user9253 wrote:
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> This document by Eggenfellner
> http://www.eggenfellneraircraft.com/Stuff-to-link-to/ESeriesInstallationGuide.pdf
> says,
>> "Odyssey type batteries require a special type of charger. Never
>> use a regular automotive charger and especially never use a
>> trickle charger as these do not provide proper charge voltage or
>> currents."
>
> This is not true is it?
> Thanks, Joe
>
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> Joe Gores
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=322731#322731
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