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My RV-6 has your D100, D120, AP74, & Heated Pitot/AOA installed.
We have flown 23 of the 25 hours required for an Airworthiness Cert in New Zealand.
The factory supplied battery failed of "old age" (I can relate to that being 82!), before first flight, so I had a new battery pack made up by a local very capable Avionics Engineer using the original Battery Management Board. This unit has now failed after 18 months. Simultaneously the battery side of the connector has failed & needs replacement.
In the past we would have simply purchased a new battery pack. BUT recent events have conspired to mean that this seems to be virtually impossible to obtain Dynon battery packs in far flung parts of the world. AND the high value of the US$, plus our government's hard-nosed taxing policies mean that we almost need to take out a mortgage to pay for said batteries IF we can find a shipping company willing to move them.
It strikes me that this must be a worldwide problem for which people must be developing their own "work arounds". It certainly is not a Dynon created issue.
To help their loyal customers can Dynon please produce a "Service Letter" advising Dynon customers on engineering their own battery packs.
DTA REQUIRED.
1. The pack is a VERY tight fit in my D100 & thus some sort of tape should be bound around the pack to assist with removal.
2. Plse advise P.No & source of connectors used.
3. Batter specifications.
4. External package dimensions.
5. Battery Mangement Board P.No/source, & assembly.
etc.
In short, give us the info you must be currently supplying your supplier who puts together your standby battery packs.
This is a growing issue for batteries "across the board", not just for aircraft.
In the meantime, to help me, what is the P.No & source for the standby battery connectors.
Thank You
Graham
We have flown 23 of the 25 hours required for an Airworthiness Cert in New Zealand.
The factory supplied battery failed of "old age" (I can relate to that being 82!), before first flight, so I had a new battery pack made up by a local very capable Avionics Engineer using the original Battery Management Board. This unit has now failed after 18 months. Simultaneously the battery side of the connector has failed & needs replacement.
In the past we would have simply purchased a new battery pack. BUT recent events have conspired to mean that this seems to be virtually impossible to obtain Dynon battery packs in far flung parts of the world. AND the high value of the US$, plus our government's hard-nosed taxing policies mean that we almost need to take out a mortgage to pay for said batteries IF we can find a shipping company willing to move them.
It strikes me that this must be a worldwide problem for which people must be developing their own "work arounds". It certainly is not a Dynon created issue.
To help their loyal customers can Dynon please produce a "Service Letter" advising Dynon customers on engineering their own battery packs.
DTA REQUIRED.
1. The pack is a VERY tight fit in my D100 & thus some sort of tape should be bound around the pack to assist with removal.
2. Plse advise P.No & source of connectors used.
3. Batter specifications.
4. External package dimensions.
5. Battery Mangement Board P.No/source, & assembly.
etc.
In short, give us the info you must be currently supplying your supplier who puts together your standby battery packs.
This is a growing issue for batteries "across the board", not just for aircraft.
In the meantime, to help me, what is the P.No & source for the standby battery connectors.
Thank You
Graham
