Wind power for BC65?

[taylorcraftbc65]

I have a question guys, I have a JRC HavCom, amd a Garmin
GPS. I want to be able to power both without the fear of the batteries going down on long flights.
I would like to use a wind powered generator to supply
power to them, I may even buy the Garmin that has the
satelite driven flight instruments should I need to go vfr on top.
Which Gen./Alt. should I use? How much? Where do I get it?
how should I mount it?
Thanks for all your help so far, I'm going to make that gather-
-ing, so help me. Sabrina

[crispy critter]

Wind and Brakes

Sabrina,
Did you ever get the brakes fixed?I have not been able to locate the wish bones(horse shoes)that you asked about in an earlier post.I do have some cable to make your new brake cables with but you need to tell me what size your old ones are.I think the origianls were 1/16 but didn't last ever long and most people went to 3/32.....am I right about that???
I plan to go see Forrest sunday if the weather holds,do you want me to pick up the wish bones from him if he has a good set?Let me know by saturday evening.

[taylorcraftbc65]

Wind generator and brakes

Kevin,
No I do not have the brakes together yet. I found a set of horseshoes yesterday, and felt on top of the world. But today,
I found out that I have NONE of the springs, or the any of the
adjusters for the right side. The springs I could probably match up
at an auto parts store, as well as the cable. But the adjusters
are going to be impossable. I was getting ready to just disconnect the brakes, and save my money for a complete system
including new gear legs from Grove. So this afternoon I was
Under the planet. It just seems to be impossable to find parts
to a system that hasn't been used in decades.
I will pay for anything that you guys can ferret out, I'm not
asking for charity. except that what happens if six weeks from
now one of you guys needs the very parts you just sent me?
Not even the factory makes these parts. Sabrina

[M Jones]

Handheld batteries

Hi Sabrina,

You might also consider one or two of the small rechargeable batteries to power your handheld nav/com and GPS. California Power Systems (http://www.800-airwolf.com/), among others, has small 3mAMP, sealed batteries that you can trickle recharge. My buddy flies a gyro with a Rotax and uses one of these. I've got a couple in "temporary" mounts for use with my GPS196 and Icom. You could get by with one, but using two ($30 each) means you don't have to use a filter circuit (the noise in the comm. is awful if you connect both to the same battery and have the GPS on at the same time without a filter), and of course twice the power. I don’t use my radio all that much, but only need to recharge every six months or so. I also keep the internal batteries in both handheld units for backup.

If you’re interested, try searching the above web site for “9349”. That’s their part number I guess. The little one of the three pictured is what I’m talking about. It uses 1/4" spade terminals. Don't forget the in-line fuse for each too. Just a thought…...

Mike

[taylorcraftbc65]

Wind Gen. and batt. pwr.

Thanks Mike, I'll check that out in a few moments, after I read the forums. Sabrina

[Dick Smith]

battery source

Sabrina, this link takes you to Wheels and Wings, which sells stuff related to sailplanes.

http://www.wingsandwheels.com/page24.htm

The 7 amp.hour battery that I use is one they sell. Model PS-1270; it weighs about 5 .75 lbs. I rigged mine with a cigar lighter receptacle. They also sell a new battery that is rated at 8 amp.hr. It weighs a fraction more, but I think I would go with it if I didn't have the "7". They also sell chargers which are designed to match the batteries. The battery brand is PowerSonic. It's a very common brand that is widely used in emergency lighting for exits. I use mine to operate a JRC handheld and can connect a Garmin 195 to it using a dual cigar lighter "splitter". Dick

[taylorcraftbc65]

Batt power

Thanks Dick, that is the combination I will be taking to La Grange
in the plane. NONE of you guys have given any examples of wind generators, I guess it is not required with the technology of the
new batteries. Sabrina

[David Price]

Sabrina, Try this site out for a wind generator.
This is what Hans, is using on his,
" AROUND THE WORLD IN A TAYLORCRAFT",
in a 1946 BC12D A-65-8.

http://www.basicaircraft.com/product_bpe14.htm.

[taylorcraftbc65]

Wind generator

Thanks David, I just got off their site the web, after reading how one of them saved the bacon of that piper pilot with a full nav/com suite, I'm impressed. and it only weighs 5 LBS. great.
Sabrina

[Robert Lees]

$645 is a lot of money. How about a bicycle dynamo, model aircraft prop and 12V voltage regulator?

We actually use two sealed lead-acid batteries: one powers the radio and intercom, the other powers the gps. When the radio battery gets weak, we have a two-way switch that swaps the power sources around. The gps is happy to operate on the run-down battery, and the radio can now run from the other battery which has hardly been drained by the low-power gps.

The batteries, switch gear, intercome and wiring all fit in the left hand glove-box.

Picture at www.taylorcraft.org.uk/panel9.jpg

These batteries last about 40 hours flying time, and are easily removed for charging at home.

Rob

[taylorcraftbc65]

Wind Generator

Thanks Rob,
I didn't think that the batteries would give me that long a life in the air. This is certanly a lot to think about, and you are right, that is a lot of money, especially concidering I'm STILL not through with the follies with my brakes.
You have a fellow European on the board now. Check out the
post from Mirko A.K.A. Psyconaut on the discussion forum.
Sabrina

[Jim Meeker]

Wind Generator

Sabina
I justed wanted to say I have had the Basic Aircraft wind alternator on my plane since 1997 and have flown coast to coast with it twice. I use it to power a hand held radio and gps plus a transponder. It works great. It is a bit expensive but if you plane on keeping the plane a while the cost per year drops and it is nice to have a reliable on board power source especially on long cross countries.
Cheers
Jim

[taylorcraftbc65]

Wind Generator

Well Jim, while I love to fly in and out of remote strips to hunt and fish, I realize that I might have to fly through a few class "Bs", and "Cs" to get there, so an avionics suite would be nice. Sabrina

[crispy critter]

Brakes

Sabrina,
Do you only need the adjusters for the right side or do you want me to look for both sides?I will also see if Forrest has any springs.

[taylorcraftbc65]

Brake parts

right side only. I found a box with a new horseshoe, and saddle, but no springs or adjusters. Sabrina