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Certainly you guys have heard of replacing the old wet cells with the dry cells. I make the new boxes for them. They attach to the fire wall in the same spot. No more battery service needed. No more acid vapors and a nice weight reduction of about 10 pounds. Odyssey is the brand name of the battery. I sell the new boxes for $70.00. The battery is pma'd but the installation requires an A&P sign off. Up here in Alaska most small planes have all been switched over to the dry cells.

It sounds like this mod could be made for just a little more than the price of a used old box. I think the se batteries only cost $200.00

Nope! This is the first I have heard of this mod. The battery in our plane is going on six years now so about at the end of it's rope. I am going to have to research this now.

Thanks Mike! You may be hearing from me soon!

Back again. Are these the batteries, Mike for I don't see any approved for other than PA-18 and PA-19?

http://odysseybatteries.com/applications/aircraft.htm

Bill

No, I hadn't heard of any dry cell that was PMA'ed or STC'ed for Cessna 100 series. Do you have a link for more information?

Aircraft Spruce has the batteries, but they only list the battery as approved for the Piper PA-18 and 19.

I glanced at the Odyssey website, and did not see any information about aircraft batteries, but I could have overlooked something.

If Spruce's info is not accurate or outdated, I'd like to see the current or corrected paperwork. I have seen a few instances where a supplier had outdated information in their catalog or on their website.

A more powerful, lighter weight, deep cycle battery would sure be an improvement, especially if the cost is reasonable, and $70.00 for a new, suitable battery box sounds just ducky.

Check my post above, Phillip. But even there I only found approval for the PA-18 and PA-19. (I had to look it up to find out what a PA-19 is.)

Bill

Thanks, Bill.

Somehow I didn't see that page when I looked. Anyhow, it's an interesting option, if such a battery is approved for our airplanes.

I wonder what some of our mechanics think about the prospects of getting a field approval for this type battery?

HERE [odysseybatteries.com] is the current PMA list that they have on their web site.

Thats the one. My friend is a dealer for the batteries. Our local faa has never given us any trouble installing them in our Cessnas. I'd check with your local inspectors and see what they say. I've seen them installed in 120's, 140's 150's, 152's, 172's, 170's and even 180's and 185's. They work really well with the light weight starters. Combined weight savings of over 20 pounds. On the 150/150's it allows the battery to be placed back up on the fire wall where it belongs. So now the battery stays warm and does not suffer from all of the line loss due to the long leads of the tail mounted version. I've got approved 337's I can copy folks for reference if they want.

Hey Mike:

I have been "on the road" for a few days. I am sending a check for an original box.

Thanks, Brandon

Sounds good