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Roy Smith wrote:
 
> snbird@ibm.net wrote:
> > This part I don't understand.  How does the battery fail suddenly
> > and catastrophically?
 
> If a cell shorts out, it can pretty quickly take down the entire
> electrical system, especially if the rest of the battery was marginal > to begin with.

Thanks for the info!  Airplane electrical systems are one of my 
weakest points.  Until we have a problem with ours then I suppose
I'll get educated fast :)

Can the alternator fail in a mode which drains the battery almost
instantly?

Snowbird


