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Dead battery

Postby BUKS VAN NIEKERK » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:24 pm

hi

someone, please answer this very difficult question :wink: , what is the repercussions when flying with a dead (flat) battery, my old windlass got no electronic instruments,its so old they will stop making petrol for it soon :evil: or am i looking for early departure to the other side :? :?
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Re: Dead battery

Postby Duck Rogers » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:05 pm

So then, what's the battery there for?
Airspeed, altitude, or brains....you always need at least two
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Re: Dead battery

Postby Loco » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:23 pm

Duck Rogers wrote:So then, what's the battery there for?
Must be to charge the radio battery?

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Re: Dead battery

Postby BUKS VAN NIEKERK » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:04 pm

Thanks gents,
Problem sorted, then I don't need an battery,less is more
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Re: Dead battery

Postby Duck Rogers » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:04 pm

BUKS VAN NIEKERK wrote:Thanks gents,
Problem sorted, then I don't need an battery, less is more
What do you mean "problem sorted?" (**) (**)
Airspeed, altitude, or brains....you always need at least two
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Re: Dead battery

Postby Maathai Wangari » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:37 am

@BUKS VAN NIEKERK,

You should clearly mention what you actually mean. We are confusing to answer your question. I can better answer to your question if you clear it.
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Re: Dead battery

Postby falconp1 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:03 am

The battery was put to rest this weekend. The funeral was well attended. Spotted at the funeral were his brothers Exide and Willard. After the service everyone felt a little run down but tea and sandwiches soon had them all charged up.

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Re: Dead battery

Postby BUKS VAN NIEKERK » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:51 pm

Eish guys, sorry all, i don't get to the forum any more (**)

this is my storie, a new battery was fitted last year, my trike is fitted with a electric start,and worked like a new battery, then i noticed the electric start became more difficult as the battery looses power, i recharged the battery and it worked good again, now the thing is dead( flat) again, and NIE LUS to remove charge and refit, i don't have a lot of time to fly, because of change in job so :evil: i try and fly 30 min or so every weekend late afternoons, and thinking its not enough to recharge the battery, so what i do is pull start the microlight and do circuits, the instrument on it is a altimeter and speed indicator, so nothing else other than the starter works of the battery, and i don't charge my radio as the radio is brand new, radio battery fully charged at home, so can the engine cut out?, or result in a engine out, because of a dead battery, in my stupidity i don't thinks so, but want to be sure, hope this make sence,
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Re: Dead battery

Postby Duck Rogers » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:21 pm

BUKS VAN NIEKERK wrote: so can the engine cut out?,(because of a dead battery)
Under normal circumstances...NO
or result in a engine out, because of a dead battery,
Under normal circumstances...NO

......NOW it's sorted vhpy
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Re: Dead battery

Postby BUKS VAN NIEKERK » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:03 pm

HAHAHA, vhpy vhpy

Thanks uncle Duck and my other flying buddies

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Re: Dead battery

Postby Delmar02 » Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:53 am

I want solution for my smoke alarms batter which I have installed in my new home. Actually the smoke alarms better become dead after a very short term and I also didn't get any notification for changing the battery. so please suggest me what I should do which make it alive for long time or forever.
All the suggestion and recommendation would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

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