"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote in
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Oh, and the previous A&P advised me that I had a Gill G25 battery.
So, I ordered a Concorde RG 25XC to get the added cranking power.
Well, unfortunately, it turns out I have a Gill G35, so they ordered
the wrong battery and it would cause a 2-3 day delay in the
replacement to order the RG-35AXC. So, now I am going with a new Gill
35.

A lot of smaller A&P's don't actually have a load tester (or much of
anything else in the way of test equipment). Unfortunate, but that's
the way it is.

FWIW, one turbo-Arrow III owner to another, I really like the RG-35
series, but haven't had very good luck with them in my Arrow (in spite
of carefully checking voltages, copper cables, etc.). Other folks have
results that tends to follow one of two patterns. Either, like me, the
Concorde RG batteries are really good for only a few months and limp
along for another six or so; or they seem to work great for years and
years. [And I have seen what seems to be a breakdown between the two
results along the lines of the type of plane.... but don't know why.]

The wet cell type (like the G35 you are getting) seem to work better for
me. OTOH, I keep trying -- I now have a new RG-35AXC in there, and it
DOES seem to be lasting longer than the RG-35 or RG-35AX did (which
wasn't all that long).

I know you haven't had the Arrow long. It's a great plane and I think
you will enjoy it a lot. But you might want to start getting to know
more about the hardware. The logbooks can make some very interesting
reading (especially between the lines) and will tell you things like
what kind of battery you have, and when your vacuum pump was last
replaced, or the last time your AI was overhauled. Fun *and* useful
reading for a cold winter evening.

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