Hey folks, I was reading one of my JP magazines, and a column concerning these jumped out at me:
http://antigravitybatteries.com/microstart/It is time for me to buy a battery, and although I have followed and researched lithium iron battery technology, my weakest area of airplane construction is surely in the realm of electronic engineering. If I have an electrical talent at all, it resides in letting the smoke out of expensive airplane electronics! Anyone need an $800 paperweight? I have a nice Microair to keep papers from fluttering out of place on my desk :?
My thought was simple. These systems come with the ability to charge both under 12 volts and 120. They are clean, can fit in your front pocket, and have ports to charge your phone and laptop. They can provide 200 amps and 400 CCA intermittently. They cost $129 to $169 for the kit with all accessories, and as little as $89 for an extra battery unit. They are 6x3x1, and could easily fit through a small access door near the firewall. One could have one mounted on the firewall accessible through the hatch, and one that could be mounted in the cockpit to act as a backup or extra starting power on those cold days. The best part is that they could be simply and conveniently taken home and recharged or conditioned between uses, or even topped off at your hotel while traveling. No more dead batteries or worrying about hangar hazards when you are gone from the hangar.
There MUST be something I am missing here. Will one of you Masters of the Mysteries of Photons, Ions and Electronic Wizzardry tell me what is wrong with my thinking here? The price of both batteries would be less than a large motorcycle LiFePo battery.