Start/service aircraft battery system

A start/service aircraft battery system comprising:

• a housing on wheels/dolly for convenient movement to a space adjacent an aircraft to be started/serviced, an electrical output cable carried by the housing and attachable to the aircraft to be started/serviced;
• a control panel on the housing including a start/service switch having a start position and a service position and a bulk charger switch with electrically coupled associated relays;
• a starting battery and a larger service battery carried by the housing, the starting battery being coupled to the electrical output cable through the start/service switch in the start position and the larger service battery being coupled to the electrical output cable through the start/service switch in the service position;
• the housing further including a charging system having a power source input electrically coupled to the starting battery and through a two stage charger to the larger service battery, the two stage charger being electrically coupled to the larger service battery through the bulk charger switch with electrically coupled associated relays;
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• the starting battery being removably attached to the start/service aircraft battery system for individual starting operations.

A method of starting and servicing an aircraft including the steps of:

• providing a start/service aircraft battery system comprising:
• a housing on wheels/dolly for convenient movement to a space adjacent an aircraft to be started/serviced, an electrical output cable carried by the housing and attachable to the aircraft to be started/serviced;
• a control panel on the housing including a start/service switch having a start position and a service position;
• a starting battery and a larger service battery carried by the housing, the starting battery being coupled to the electrical output cable through the start/service switch in the start position and the larger service battery being coupled to the electrical output cable through the start/service switch in the service position;
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• the starting battery being removably attached to the start/service aircraft battery system for individual starting operations;
• moving the housing adjacent an aircraft to be started/serviced, placing the start/service switch in the start position and connecting the electrical output cable to the aircraft;
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• once the aircraft is started, moving the start/service switch to the service position.