BrendAn
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is that the jabiru in 2018, he was lucky to get out of that one.
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what is the actual problem with jabiru charging systems.
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12V 650CCA LiFePO4 Lithium Motorcycle Battery YTX20 YTX30L Harley davison WWW.EBAY.COM.AU 12V 650CCA. LiFePO4 Lithium. Powersport Lithium. Motorcycle Battery. Battery Type Height: 130±2mm. Width: 87±2mm. Length: 150±2mm. i thought these being designed for motorbikes would have a similar charging system to a jabiru its 650 cca not 800 like i said earlier
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i may need to get the starter tested too, the brush end of the starter is the only part of the system getting warm after winding it over. battery leads stay cold. it is on the cool mornings that it doesn't like to turn over,
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thanks glen. i will stick to agm then. i think the cables are 10mm so should be fine. i have read that moving the earth lead to the back of the jabiru starter can help, i will try that.
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hi, wondering what the latest consensus is on fitting lifepo4 batteries to aircraft. from what i understand they are safe unless punctured. they are able to be charged by any charging system . i want to use it for my jabiru / xair. 800cca for 2 kg, my battery lead run is over 3 mt and the 270cca agm is struggling.
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quite a nice looking little plane with good leakdowns done recently, but 25k reserve is more than what its worth.
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Not even halfway to reserve yet
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You pay full excise then claim fuel credits on each bas report if eligible. That's with diesel, I guess commercial aircraft operators may have a similar system.
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We pay $2.80 p/l down here. I would think it would be similar up your way.
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How do you get the discount on avgas
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Thanks don.
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They didn't get much uptake in the jabiru kit so now they just supply parts for the people that own them. Doesn't mean I can't ask what the outputs were.
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From what I have read the edge performance engine is popular because they get the horsepower without the complexity of the 916 . It's lighter too. It's interesting that they buy brand new crate engines from Rotax to modify on the understanding that all reference to Rotax is removed and replaced with edge labels. So edge absolve Rotax of any liability and provide their own warranty. The edge perf welded cranks have proven as reliable as the rest of the mods. They also made turbo and EFI kits for jabiru at one stage. I would love to know what output they achieved..
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Hi don. Is there an agent for aero marine in Aus yet. And do you know the price landed in Australia.
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Sorry Marty. I am home now and I looked but mine don't go back that far.
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I said I don't expect to convince you. It's not an insult. You can't be upset over that.
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Just pointing out that edge seem to be having success with what they are doing with Rotax engines. It doesn't really have anything to do with the thread .
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answer all of those questions in part 2, comming soon, but in short: They rebuilt the engine from ground and up. They start off by precision welding the crankshaft to make it a solid “one piece†crank to handle the increased power. Next they machine the crank case half and install piston oil squirters which job is to keep the pistons cool under high loads. They change the overload clutch settings in the gear box, install forged pistons with 8.3:1 compression ratio which had Teflon coated skirts and ceramic coated crowns. add their fully sequential fuel injection system with lambda sensor and the ECU has auto-tune features and individual injector trim to balance out any EGT spread. And they add the turbo and turbo exhaust and tune, break in and test the engine for 99 minutes on their test bench. They've stressed the cranks to well above 200hp, and broken a few, so they know exactly where the limits are... More than 250 such engines have been built since 2006 and none has failed. Some has more than 1200-1500 hours. So they have a perfectly good track record! Hope this helps? found this on a kitfox forum. don't expect to convince nev but they seem to be ok.
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i would have thought the welding process would involve some way of protecting or re heat treating the crank. i will see if i can find any stories of edge performance cranks failing.
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Pretty sure edge weld their 912 cranks and they are not dummies. On the downside I just found an article on the edge 155 HP 914. It has to stripped and inspected every 500 hrs.
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Excellent info . Thanks for that.
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That is a very tidy machine.
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good luck to them selling that with the $25000 reserve. thats 5 to 10k more than the planes value plus the 16.5 % pickles tax.
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i always wind my jab motor over with mags off until oil pressure needle moves. i don't know if it really makes any difference though.
