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How I installed a LiFePo battery and saved 11lbs!

DanH said:
Did Ron explain why?

Common sense says they're not giving up the whole cranking battery market without good reason.
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No, he did not.

He merely repeated these were designed as a "storage" battery...not to be used as a starting one.

Friendly folks, so I'm sure they'd be glad to discuss it further if interested.
 
ChiefPilot said:
If you're talking about the Shorai battery, it's CCA is 270amps - well over the max pull from the starter at about 200amps. Continuous approaches zero while the alternator is operating, and my electrical analysis spreadsheet shows a 12amp draw in the event of alternator failure.

>500 hours of operating in MN summers (>90?F), winter (<0?F), VFR/IFR, Day/Night, acro (incl. IAC and mock aerial combat) and zero failures. A complete discharge due to leaving the master on. It's still going strong...
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Not the battery being discussed.
 
Cad file?

Has anyone made a cad file for a battery box shim for a shorai battery in a pc680 battery box? Figured I?d check here first. Seems like it would be a neat 3D printer project.
 
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