If I had a battery freeze I would replace it before flying. It could have cracked the case or warped the plates and could over heat. Ron
---- profedihmc <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, so I go to the airport to take my new ol' gal out for a spin > and, as luck would have it, when I got in and reached down to toggle > the master switch to the "on" position, low and behold it was already > there! Don't know how, mind you, it's always the last thing I check > before leaving the airplane and it was locked, so... > > Anywho, the battery was dead as Caesar and frozen to boot. The line > guy removed it from under the luggage compartment and took it inside > and we put the plane back up. Good news: the battery thawed and was > charged and held said charge perfectly. Question: for future > reference, is there an STC for an external port for the battery to be > jumped if it's dead or a way to hook up a trickle charger? Does that > sort of thing require an STC or is there just a way of doing it with > a kit or something? > > Also, I asked in an earlier post about the turning radius of a 415C > with a double fork Cleveland nose gear. I got several interesting > entries but there didn't seem to be a consensus. I cannot physically > lift the front end off the ground nor am I in the least way > mechanically inclined. Don't know what gene it is that men get who > are able to turn wrenches and swing hammers; all I know is that I > didn't get that one and I'm not afraid to admit it. I could write a > technical manual, mind you, but I'm just not a mechanic. Is there no > where to turn for an informed answer to that question concerning the > turning radius? I'm trying to prevent damage to the nose gear by > someone parking my plane using a tug. I need to mark the gear > somehow and having the radius would help me explain it to the local > mechanic so he could mark it for me. > > Thanks! > > "Couper" Carl LaVon > N415CB '46 ERCO 415C > KJVY >
