EOC members can access that article on the http://ercoupe.org <http://ercoupe.org/> website on page 9 of the February 2008 issue:
http://ercoupe.org/MembersOnly/Newsletter/%2708%20February%20Capers%20w%20ads.pdf or http://tinyurl.com/5eg4u2 Ed _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caliendo Dan Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:54 PM To: Ralph Finch Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Battery Suggestion If someone wants a pdf file of the article from coupe capers, I'm happy to send it. Or if someone will tell me how to add it to the database I could do that. The article is a synopsis of the Aviation Consumer article and they gave me permission to publish it in Coupe Capers. Dan Caliendo Ercoupe Mach 0.14 3658H On Nov 30, 2008, at 6:00 PM, Ralph Finch wrote: Aviation Consumer in January 2008 ( <http://www.aviationconsumer.com/issues/38_1/maintenancematters/5741-1.html> http://www.aviationconsumer.com/issues/38_1/maintenancematters/5741-1.html, must be subscriber to read link) did a review of batteries. The headline reads "In flooded designs, Gill and Concorde are close. But owners complain—and our tests show—that Gill sealed models aren’t as long-lived as the Concordes." I tried a couple of Gill sealed batteries and they didn't last more than 2 years. Now have a Concorde sealed battery going past 2 years and it's as strong as when new. With the battery almost right over the spar, I won't use anything other than a sealed battery.
