In a marine area, check out thr boat covers. Used ones may be free or cheap. An over sized one may have enough material to easily do a plane, Virg
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 09:49:16 -0400 "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> writes: > I checked with a marine canvas shop, but it was too expensive so I > made it > myself. I used Sunbrell canvas which is a good UV blocking marine > canvas > and the materials were about $800.00. I probably have about 20 > hours labor > in the cover. Other than the home economics class we had to take in > junior > high 20 years ago I have no other sewing experience so it is pretty > easy and > anyone can do it, or talk their wife into it. > > At the time the difference between a hanger and a tie down here was > about > $300 a month if you could even get a hanger so it was pretty much a > no > brainer for me to keep it otside. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of Robert L. Stone > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 10:54 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount > > > Hi Brian, > I noticed in the second picture at the bottom of this e-mail > you have a > cover that covers your KR completly. Where in the world did you get > that > cover, I suspect you had it custom made??? > > Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx > rsto...@hot.rr.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:10 PM > Subject: RE: KR> Battery Mount > > > > You can look at www.engalt.com/kr2.htm and click on engine. I had > a > > simple > > aluminum sheet metal box with no sides and long bolts on the top. > This is > > the way the plane was when I bought it and it worked fine. It had > some > > insulation wrapped around the battery. > > > > The one thing I would prefer to have if I was starting from > scratch is an > > enclosed box to contain the acid if the battery leaks. You can > buy cheap > > bigger battery boxes at boat supply stores. I assume that you can > find > > motorcycle size plastic battery boxes from motorcycle parts > suppliers > > also. > > Make sure that you also have some kind of strap to keep it from > coming out > > the top in negative G maneuvers. > > > > Brian Kraut > > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > > www.engalt.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > > Behalf Of jscott.pi...@juno.com > > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:53 PM > > To: kr...@mylist.net > > Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount > > > > > > Mine is done very much like Larry's upper battery. It sits on a > piece of > > 1/4" angle aluminum with a pair of long holddown bolts and a > simple strap > > to hold the battery tight against the firewall. > > > > I was told that with my battery sitting about 3 inches from the > left > > exhaust pipe, my battery wouldn't last a year. The first one > failed > > after 4 1/2 years and 325 hours. The second one is 4 years old > with 210 > > hours behind it and still functions normally. > > > > Jeff Scott > > N1213W > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:25:00 -0500 larry flesner > <fles...@midwest.net> > > writes: > >> > >> > I need to mount my sealed 15 amp battery onto my firewall. > >> Does anyone > >> >have a picture on their web sight that shows what you have > done? > >> Jim Morehead > >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> > >> When I moved my battery (main battery) to the firewall, I > started > >> to build a box/holder but found I didn't have room for anything > >> but what you see in the picture at the following address. The > >> battery is setting on a small piece of 1/4" alum angle that is > >> fastened to the firewall. The front vertical piece has a small > >> alum angle on the bottom edge of the battery to keep it from > >> slipping upward. There are three 1/4" bolts that hold the > battery > >> to the firewall. This is a rock solid mount and there is zero > >> movement of the battery. 175 hours and no problems. > >> > >> http://www.krnet.org/mvn2004/040929139.jpg > >> > >> My small backup battery, top battery in the picture, is mounted > >> in a similar fashion. > >> > >> Larry Flesner > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> Search the KRnet Archives at > >> http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > Virgil N. 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