Cory, we fitted a new Gill 35 sealed battery on our Archer in July 2004.
That battery is now showing signs on a discharge test of being a little
weak.
So I am not convinced about the Gill sealed batteries.

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Roy
N5804F Piper Archer

"I have had some bad landings but I have never missed the runway"

wrote in message
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Hey all. I'm pretty certain I've convinced myself that my "bad starter"
and/or bad ring gear are actually my battery going bad. With the skytec
starter, it
makes sense that at high-load, the voltage could drop enough so the
starter solenoid
cannot hold the gear engaged to the flywheel. It pops back out while
cranking on a
compression stroke.

So, what are the thoughts on the different batteries? I'm pretty sure
mine is
the old Gill G35. It's been in there for at least 3.5 years. Any good
replacement
ones that might save weight, etc? FWIW it's a 180hp O-360 so it is high
compression.

Thanks
-Cory


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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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