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Old 06-22-2010 | 10:58 AM
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From: Grant, FL
Default RE: starter battery


ORIGINAL: Charlie P.

ORIGINAL: JohnBuckner

I would never use a lipo on a starter simply because when you have the best performing starter on the flight line it will also be the most 'borrowed' and this precludes you from accurately keeping track of its usage and the risk of destroying those expensive batteries from deep discharge. Something thats very easy to do.

I run my common starters at 16.8 volts with Nimh dual seven cell batteries from 1700mah, 3,000 and 5,000.

John

LOL! Agreed. No one ever asks for my 12v 7A lawn tractor battery powered starter. Guess that's 7,000 mAh!
That's what I use... works like a champ.