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Lithium Ion rechargeables seem to have recently seen a 50% or so price drop.
A 4-cell, 14.8V, 8AH with charger and mounting plate can be had for $169.99 (USD). These are basically long endurance laptop batteries. This is still too much for me given that a SLA with the same capacity is around $25 but the downward price trend is hopeful. Someone contemplating a transponder, electric T&B and other juice hungry gadgets in a $100,000+ glider might see Li-Ion as a possibility now. Beyond price, my concern is voltage. 4-cell Li-Ion packs produce 14.8V and a detail in the spec sheet admits that a new, fully charged pack might produce 16.2V into a high resistance load. My avionics manuals say 16V max. Is that 0.2V overvoltage likely to be a problem? Bill Daniels |
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