Dan Gordon

He believes the starter might have had an intermittent issue. But in reality he flat told me that he really doesn’t know what the cause...

Yeah! Bloody Dynamo — sings Figaro and zaps you with his lightning gun. A killer in Xmas tree clothing…

A&P didn’t have to replace anything. Went through the system starting at the battery and working forward, cleaning all connectors...

Yes sir. That’s next on the docket. 3 batteries were tested with no luck. Unless there is an electrical gremlin, it should be the...

Yes sir. That’s next on the docket. 3 batteries were tested with no luck. Unless there is an electrical gremlin, it should be the...

Same issue with the other battery.

Battery is only 5 months old. It holds a charge.

Starter was benched tested and is good. Going to clean the original cables coming off the battery and or replace them with copper...

Yes, that’s his plan. Thanks.

My mechanic is going to pull the starter and bench test it…

My battery was low on water, it’s been filled and put on a trickle charger. The bolts are reading low. My mechanic will test another...

If it was a really weak battery, the contactor would chatter. That's caused by the starter's low resistance causing enough of a voltage...

Could also be a gunked up starter bendix. Very common with the OEM starters. Proper remedy is to pull the starter and clean the gunk or...

I will check the battery. Maybe it had enough juice to start the plane one time and that is it.

The first stop is to check the battery. If the open circuit voltage is 12.0V, the battery is 60% discharged. A fully charged battery...