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PA24-250 12Volt battery

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PA24-250 12Volt battery

by Adolfo Ortiz » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:26 pm

It's come time to replace the battery in the Comanche.

The common brand is Gill.

Any recommendations on other brands over Gill?

Thanks

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Re: PA24-250 12Volt battery

by Andrew Foster » Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:09 am

Go for the Concorde sealed battery
Been great for years now on our 61 250

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Re: PA24-250 12Volt battery

by JIMICS2452 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:34 pm

I have used Concord RG35ACX for over 12 years in multiple aircraft. Average lifespan in hot SW FL is around 6 years. I would not consider anything else.

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Re: PA24-250 12Volt battery

by Timothy Poole » Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:44 pm

We replace every Gill we come across with the Concorde maintenance free batteries.

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Re: PA24-250 12Volt battery

by LeWayne Garrison » Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:29 pm

Concorde batteries have better cold cranking amps and generally spin the prop faster. As to length of service I am not sure.

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Re: PA24-250 12Volt battery

by Adolfo Ortiz » Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:13 pm

Thanks everyone!

Concorde seems to rule here.

Will go for that

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Re: PA24-250 12Volt battery

by BobPicker » Sat Feb 25, 2017 11:56 pm

If you have not replaced the battery yet, you may need to modify the spacing of where the cables come through the side of the battery box. The Gill has different post spacing compared to a Concorde.

I replaced my Gill with a Concorde and absolutely love the Concorde. No longer have ANY battery acid migration out of the cells and have not had to even remove the battery for more than 5 yrs to clean and repaint the box. Testing a Concorde is equally easy as outlined on their website documents. If your plane sits for a very long time, an occasional top charge should be done using a high quality charger recommended by Concorde. In our case this has not been required for the entire time we have had the aircraft considering we fly it about 75-100 hours per year.

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Re: PA24-250 12Volt battery

by Kristofer Duckett » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:04 pm

I had a gill. Starting was very slow... once I changed to Concorde I saw t the change instantly. I am sold on the Concorde from now on.

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