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David Megginson
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I arrived to the airport on Monday to a flat battery, for the first time in (I think) over 10 years. The old car battery charger I thought was at the back of my storage box wasn't there, and who knows if it would have worked anyway after all those years, so I just pulled in a favour from the shop and they charged my battery for me this time.
tl;dr it's time for a new battery charger (14v electrical system, regular/non-sealed battery). Reading Mike Busch's article on airplane batteries, I see it's not recommended to charge them at more than 3 amp, and that you want variable voltage as they get near the full charge. Rather than spending hundreds on a special aviation charger from Spruce, these two inexpensive ones from Canadian Tire both seem to fit the bill (multiply by 0.75 to get USD prices). Suggestions? Warnings?
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...tery-charger-maintainer-0111964p.0111964.html
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...op-series-15-3a-battery-charger-0111978p.html
Thanks for any help.
tl;dr it's time for a new battery charger (14v electrical system, regular/non-sealed battery). Reading Mike Busch's article on airplane batteries, I see it's not recommended to charge them at more than 3 amp, and that you want variable voltage as they get near the full charge. Rather than spending hundreds on a special aviation charger from Spruce, these two inexpensive ones from Canadian Tire both seem to fit the bill (multiply by 0.75 to get USD prices). Suggestions? Warnings?
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...tery-charger-maintainer-0111964p.0111964.html
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...op-series-15-3a-battery-charger-0111978p.html
Thanks for any help.
