I made a bracket and fitted the battery on the firewall ,on the engine side, in the middle between the engine mounting legs. The cables to the starter are heavy and so is the battery. To save weight I also used a bike battery and kept the cables as short as possible.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pond Family" <[email protected]> To: "'KRnet'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 5:17 AM Subject: KR> Battery placement > HI Gang > I've got enough of my home repairs completed I can once again turn > my attention to the little bird in the back yard. C-GGGW is a standard KR2 > (6 gallon wing tank)with 350 hours on it using a hand prop 1835VW engine. > The original engine was tired and needed replacing before it my turn to fly > it. > > As I wish to have the full Cadillac model I replaced the engine with an > 1835VW with starter and alternator. > > I know the best time to set the ideal location for the battery is at the > airport but... If you were going to place a bet on the usual location for > the batter where would it be? For now I'll be using an affordable motorcycle > battery with the idea of one day replacing it with the ODYSSEY BATTERY > > The only reason I'm asking now is get the wiring installed (with enough > slack). > > Darren Pond > Private Pilot Night Rated > Cambridge Ont. > [email protected] > KR2 C-GGGW in the garage for little bit longer. > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
