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irapilot
 Post subject: Lithium Battery
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:52 am 
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Has anyone tried using the lithium "Earth X" battery on their aircraft.....Ira
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 Post subject: Re: Lithium Battery
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 6:16 pm 
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My thinks John Evens is or is going to use one of these heaters in his Kit Fox ? ??? If I am wrong I will spank myself ! :P

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irapilot
 Post subject: Re: Lithium Battery
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 6:22 pm 
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Thanks daddy
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 Post subject: Re: Lithium Battery
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 6:56 pm 
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Ira, I have one that I'm using in 218TH. 4.8 lbs! Should work well
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jrevens
 Post subject: Re: Lithium Battery
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:12 pm 
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Rich Brazell wrote:
My thinks John Evens is or is going to use one of these heaters in his Kit Fox ? ??? If I am wrong I will spank myself ! :P

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Nope... those things are dangerous!!! My Fox will have so much performance that I don't worry about weight! ::)

Seriously, I didn't need to lose any weight in the nose, so it's a regular AGM battery for me. If I were to go Lithium though, it would probably be Earth X at this point in time. Definitely Lithium Iron, and a built-in BMS would be mandatory, but even so I'm still not really comfortable with the technology (or the price).

So let the spanking begin... no pictures please.

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