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Forum: Electrical and Electronics

09-25-2009, 06:40 AM

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Starter Battery Failure

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Posted By Ed in Montana

Re: Starter Battery Failure

Two new Optima Yellow top starter batteries installed with an extended wire setup (which I need to crawl under and take a look at). Total cost: $900, with $550 for the batteries and $350 for labor.
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics

09-23-2009, 05:52 AM

Replies: 25

Starter Battery Failure

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Posted By Ed in Montana

Re: Starter Battery Failure

T minus 72 hours and still counting to the Saturday morning launch for Moab and points south.

Day Three of SMB still being in the Ford shop.

Okay, I think I understand this stuff, after...

Forum: Electrical and Electronics

09-22-2009, 05:19 AM

Replies: 25

Starter Battery Failure

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Posted By Ed in Montana

Re: Starter Battery Failure

How do you boil your batteries on shore power? I thought shore power recharged your house battery and the battery separator kept the house and starter batteries apart.

Forum: Electrical and Electronics

09-21-2009, 08:20 PM

Replies: 25

Starter Battery Failure

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Posted By Ed in Montana

Re: Starter Battery Failure

The question is, do I replace the starter batteries with standard Ford batteries or Optima heavy duty batteries? One previous battery thread is not complementary about Optima batteries.

And thank...

Forum: Electrical and Electronics

09-21-2009, 08:16 PM

Replies: 25

Starter Battery Failure

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Posted By Ed in Montana

Re: Starter Battery Failure

Battery Status Report

Started up the Sporty this morning after the first freezing night of the fall season. After three attempts the diesel engine started roughly, but with no lights on the dash...

Forum: Electrical and Electronics

09-21-2009, 06:04 AM

Replies: 25

Starter Battery Failure

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Posted By Ed in Montana

Re: Starter Battery Failure

Thanks DaveB. I thought that clicking sound was the battery separator, but I have not heard that sound before when the SMB has been plugged in. Don't have an inverter since we don't have a...

Forum: Electrical and Electronics

09-20-2009, 06:41 PM

Replies: 25

Starter Battery Failure

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Posted By Ed in Montana

Re: Starter Battery Failure

Thanks EMRIDER. I was wondering how many miles people get on the starters before replacement is necessary.

I just hate when you have sudden unexplained electrical failures! The Scangauge showed...

Forum: Electrical and Electronics

09-20-2009, 05:05 PM

Replies: 25

Starter Battery Failure

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Posted By Ed in Montana

The mission launch clock is on hold

Until this electrical problem is fixed. The SMB has 26,000 miles (once around the Earth) on it's original batteries.

Anyone have advice on new starter batteries? And could this be a partial...

Forum: Electrical and Electronics

09-20-2009, 05:03 PM

Replies: 25

Starter Battery Failure

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Posted By Ed in Montana

Starter Battery Failure

Yesterday at T-minus 6 days 12 hours and 30 minutes to the September 26th launch date for the second SMB Colorado Plateau mission of the year, the SMB experienced total starter battery failure....

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