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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by vibrex
No power issues really, aircraft was not powered up. Ground Power cable was attached but no power applied.
Power surges or other electrical issues could have damaged the battery during times that the plane was powered up. That seems a more likely possibility to me than "massive coincidence".
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