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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Whether you use a digital or analog, you
should always check under a load.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A (good) digital meter will give accurate
and repeatable readings while a ESV will make it easier to “see”
quick drops due to bad servos or heavy loads when you move the controls (the
digital meter will integrate the samples). For these reasons I like the ‘Voltwatch’
but you have to have one set to the correct voltage range. Techniques to do
this are on the ‘net.</span></font></p>
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<p><b><i><font size=4 color=navy face="Brush Script MT"><span style='font-size:
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color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Marshall</span></font></i></b><font
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> [mailto:</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Gray E Fowler<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, September 05, 2008
1:57 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>General pattern
discussion</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NSRCA-discussion] Advice
on battery checkers</span></font></p>
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</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>Since it appears my new plane crash was due to a
"new" battery failure or some kind of high drain, it is time to get
back into the habit of checking the stinkin' batteries before every flight.
This is a habit I had early on, but 8 years in pattern and no battery problems
made me lazy. I used to have that cheapo $19.95 hobbico Expanded Volatge reader
or some such, but what is out there that I really should be using for my new
$2000+ airplane? Please let me know what you guys think! <br>
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Gray Fowler<br>
Senior Principal Chemical Engineer<br>
Radomes and Specialty Apertures<br>
Technical Staff Composites Engineering<br>
Raytheon</span></font></p>
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