by marsolgp » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:03 am
I have had an "AeroLithium" LiFePO4 battery in my Waiex since day one, (Sept '13) 130 + Hours. I did run mine down once, also because I left my master ON. Mine went to 2 volts and wouldn't take a charge…. Tried to contact Aerolithium, but never got a response (more on this later)… anyway, I thought I too had a $350 paper weight, but after a couple days I checked voltage and it was up to 8 volts. At this voltage the special charger started to work and it balance charged back up to 14.40 volts. This was about a year ago and it's been trouble free since.
Now, back to AeroLithium… their website is still up, but I've tried to get in touch with them several times with no luck. I like their product and would buy again. But they ain't around no more (apparently).
So… when I recently built another battery box to fit the AeroLithium battery, (My original box was built to fit the Odyssey PC535 I think) I also got dimensions for the EarthX ETX??C. They are the same as my current battery and this would be my replacement if mine ever fails.
One more note. These Lithium batteries don't have the capacity that a large lead acid does, so, when you're doing your ground run ups and adjusting aeroinjector and things, multiple starts,I use an old Concorde Battery I have laying around to save the LiFePO4 battery. Good Luck.
G. Marsolais
Waiex w/Turbo Aerovee
Rotec TBI, Sensenich Climb Prop
MGL Xtreme EFIS & EMS
A/P, iFly720 w/ADS-B